Top 10 Songs by Tom Waits
May 31, 2025
Tom Waits seemed to arrive fully formed straight out of a Jack Kerouac novel. He was an eccentric beat poet who wrote gin-soaked piano ballads before turning his attention to incorporating avant-garde elements into his musical short stories. All of these things, against the…
The greatest guitarists of all time are musicians who didn’t just dazzle with their fretwork but were also constant innovators who inspired others to pick up the instrument. Some of them got on the radio; many of them didn’t. Some of them got to play their riffs…
"Jeremy" Meaning by Pearl Jam Explained
May 10, 2025
Pearl Jam achieved something most musicians can only dream of – near instant success. But this meant that, early on, the band faced accusations of riding grunge music and, more specifically, Nirvana’s coattails. When “Jeremy” was released as a single…
Top 10 Songs by Alkaline Trio
April 28, 2025
Alkaline Trio is a supremely undersung band in rock music. Too melodic for punk, too bouncy for emo, and too workaholic to be slackers, Matt Skiba’s group has carved out an incredible discography. Alkaline Trio is one of the finest bands in alternative music, one of…
Victory Point and combobox Reviewed
April 14, 2025
Victory Point – Puppies and Kittens
“Punk-rock PR & Consultant” is the job I’m gunning for. And if bands like Green Day know what’s best for them, they’ll hire me to tell them just what line they can push and how far they can extend it before lifelong…
Jane’s Addiction was the very first alternative-rock band for whom the major record labels battled. They did it through great songs and through an extremist approach to presentation. The group’s end through a stage fight may have been said. But when all is said…
The 10 Best Songs by Free: Walk In Their Shadow
March 20, 2025
Free was one of the first truly great blues-rock bands capable of taking a minimalist, but muscular guitar-based sound and making it a success with giant live crowds, as well as radio listeners. But the group members were also young and plagued by personal demons. Where does…
Creedence Clearwater Revival was akin to an athlete with a near-perfect record who says goodbye to the big time only a few years into their career having won everything. Behind, the group left an impeccable collection of simple, well-crafted and incredibly famous roots-rock…
Top 10 Songs by Misfits: Legacy of Brutality
January 30, 2025
Misfits came to punk rock as men on a particular mission – to horrify and to seduce. In the process of bringing their highly melodic, horror-obsessed, muscular punk to a small, dedicated fanbase, they also created a musical style.
The legend of the Misfits grows…