Jfarrari and Desvelo Club Reviewed
November 14, 2024
Jfarrari – Try
Listen, it’s only natural for fashion to change and the heroes of those fashion trends to change along with time. Back in the fabled 1980s, Simon LeBon, singer of pop sensation Duran Duran, once told reporters that his lyrics were influenced by more…
Ween - "The Mollusk" Reviewed and Revisited
September 27, 2024
Ween was a band ahead of its time. The world had been so fascinated or reviled by the band’s self-mythology and gross humour that it had lost sight of just how they were. Better than most, maybe the best of its time. “The Mollusk” made it clearer for some.
Nine Inch Nails - "The Downward Spiral" Reviewed and Revisited
September 24, 2024
“The Downward Spiral” by Nine Inch Nails is supposed to be an album under whose dark spell it’s easy to fall under. It’s an album rumoured to drive the listener mad. All of this may be true, at least in part. However, the fact that it is also one of…
The Meaning of the Lyrics of Oasis’ Second Single, "Shakermaker"
September 5, 2024
“Shakermaker” was the song that established Oasis’ reputation among British indie-rock fans. With news that the Gallagher brothers are reuniting in 2025 and knowing that they need to put together a setlist of old hits, it’s time to look at the…
Top 100 Greatest Rock Bands and Artists of All Time
August 20, 2024
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…
Top 150 Greatest Rock Bands of the 2000s
August 18, 2024
The greatest rock bands of the 2000s were often on the charts, had millions of fans worldwide, and some of them played to stadium crowds. This didn’t happen so long. Yet, in a commercial sense, this was the last stand of rock music for a while.
All of the exposure…
LOLA and Hello Echo Reviewed
August 13, 2024
LOLA – I hope the Sky is grey when I wake Up
Great artists, you’d expect, would be a bunch of fickle hard-liners mostly disinterested in pleasing others. Consequently, this is one of the reasons why really great artists are usually left out of the history books.
Top 100 Greatest Alternative Rock Songs of the 1990s
July 31, 2024
Alternative rock songs did the unthinkable in the 90s – they became global hits and cultural touchstones. This type of music had been growing ever since the previous decade. Still, few, if anyone, could’ve predicted the success, both artistic and commercial, of…
Bury Mia and Jackass band Reviewed
July 1, 2024
Bury Mia – Am I Ken Enough?
There’s no reason to lock yourself up entirely from pop culture. Sure, subcultures may be designed to make you feel secure and make you believe that your opinions are better than those shared by many. But, believe me, pop culture will…