Musicians that declined political endorsements (part 1)
April 15, 2016
Election season for the presidency in the U.S.A. is well under way . Many celebrities are lining up to publicly offer their support for political candidates. The public endorsements run the gamut from those rather obvious, to the odd and unexpected. For example, Jon Bon Jovi…
Lower Dens
April 10, 2016
Lower Dens is a band from Baltimore, Mayland that does a great job at creating a hazy, nocturnal indie-rock sound. The group is equally good at creating dense, languid soundscapes of dream pop or favoring more tense arrangements and vocals that echo folk-punk and indie rock…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the Henry Rollins Show
March 28, 2016
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, one of the definitive alternative rock bands in America was going through somewhat of a stylistic change by 2005. On their third album, Howl, the group stripped away their sound, taking inspiration from classic americana, and at least for the…
Wrong place, wrong time: The Vines on late night TV
March 14, 2016
The Vines are an Australian alt-rock band that became well known around the beginning of the 2000’s. Around the same time that groups like the Strokes, White Stripes or Interpol were featured heavily on covers of magazines as part of a “garage rock…
Bob Dylan was the 1960’s symbol for counterculture. Or by default he was the face used by mainstream media to describe counterculture. Especially with his “electrified” period of the late 60’s and his lyrics veering more towards the abstract…
Presidents are created by the mainstream
March 8, 2016
Rant : Presidents are created by the mainstream
The presidency in most countries in the world is fortunately a democratic process. There is universal suffrage giving the right to vote to all adults, regardless of status or…
Against Me! : Pints of guinness make you strong
March 5, 2016
Against Me! released their debut album, Against Me! is Reinventing Axl Rose, in 2002 and kept the promise of the title song, that of being the band “that plays loud and hard every night/That doesn’t care how many people are counted at the door“. In a…
Richard Ashcroft's greatest moments
February 28, 2016
Richard Ashcroft is set to release his new album These people, after six years of silence. The first single This is how it feels treads on familiar territory from the singer’s career and has received positive critical reception. This calls for a look back at some of…
Richard Ashcroft set to release new album
February 27, 2016
Richard Ashcroft (former singer of the Verve) has announced plans to release his first new album in six years. The forthcoming album is to be titled “These People”. The singer, described once by music press as the shaman of rock or the heir to Mick Jagger, has…