The 100 Best Punk Bands of All-Time: Great Rockin' Swindles
December 16, 2024
Punk-rock was an attitude at first, but it was doubled with an eye-catching fashion sense and a good marketing ploy. Then, it very much became a sound – something powerful enough to cut through any speaker and distinguish itself from disco rhythms and grandpa guitar…
The 5 best selling pop-punk bands of the 90s
October 14, 2019
Few genres are as beloved by music critics as punk rock. While the genre has always shifted in and out of the underground, the 90s were a time of great commercial appeal for punk rockers. A select few crop of bands sold a colossal amount of records. Others, rarely the same…
Why Foo Fighters Cannot Afford to Resist Nostalgia and Why This Is Bad for Stadium Rock
June 25, 2026
Foo Fighters have beaten the odds. The Dave Grohl-fronted post-grunge band has faced personal loss and controversy in recent years. But in 2026, they have a new album out and are back touring as one of the biggest rock groups in the world. But why isn’t the group…
The greatest rock singers possess, essentially, the courage of lion tamers, the sensitivity of romantic poets, not to mention pipes that would distress dogs in a nearby city. Rock singers are a special breed in themselves. And, while there have been plenty of great ones over…
Top 100 Greatest Rock Bands and Artists of All Time
April 30, 2026
The greatest rock bands and artists of all time all have their mythology. There are so many incredible stories about them that I sometimes doubt that they were ever real. But then I remember the songs, the albums, the posters on the wall.
Assembling a list of the 150…
The Top 10 Vocal Performances of Maynard James Keenan
February 3, 2026
There really isn’t anyone quite like Maynard James Keenan, a fact that becomes obvious from the first moment you hear him sing. And, despite helping to create two highly successful alternative-metal bands, it’s his eccentricities and art-rock pursuits that occupy most of…
A Mess and Self Torque Reviewed
November 18, 2025
A Mess – I Wish Me a Merry Christmas
Ugh! A terrible time is upon us, and you’re about to feel it more acutely than most if you happen to be a music fan and record collector. It’s that time of the year when, seemingly, every single pop and rock singer starts…
The greatest rock songs of all time innovated, bewildered and inspired passionate reactions. The greatest rock songs of all time are played loudly and in near-perfect rotation on oldie rock stations, devoted rock fans’ playlists and in the struggling music shops still…
"Ocean Man" Meaning by Ween Explained
July 1, 2025
Ween was a marvelously accomplished band with a bizarre sense of humour. Guess which one worked in the group’s advantage? The duo spent the 90s, seemingly, releasing classic album after classic album. Yet, they’re best known for one song that was featured on a…