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The Real Meaning of the Lyrics to "Everlong" by Foo Fighters
December 29, 2024
Foo Fighters in the mid-1990s seemed like a band destined to become a well-respectable, moderately successful alternative rock band. But then “Everlong” happened.
The song drastically changed the career trajectory of the group and proved that Dave Grohl was a…
LOC DAWGS and Cleg Shartley Reviewed
December 26, 2024
LOC DAWGS – Glue
If the alternative rock and metal bands of the 1990s understood anything, it is that you can’t deliver songs about difficult topics to an audience before you upset your listeners a little bit. No, you don’t need them to riot or start writing you…
The Ram - “Unbound” Review
December 22, 2024
Rock n’ roll was meant to be short and to the point. It was to be the kind of thrill you didn’t admit to but something to which you kept returning. It was supposed to be a sound of freedom in a world that saw little worth in you if you weren’t playing by the…
Minor Manor - "Corridors" Reviewed
December 22, 2024
There are only so many colours with which to paint, only so many words, and a limited amount of sounds that an artist can use. And once they’ve exhausted every possibility, if they’re a good enough artist, they’ll realise that none of them are enough to help describe…
“Yellow Ledbetter” is one of the rare rock songs that can get an adult to sob uncontrollably. Yet, there are some who suggest that this is a nonsense tune where the lyrics don’t mean anything.
Powered by Mike McCready’s excellent guitar work and…
Good Wilson and Middle Monster Reviewed
December 19, 2024
Good Wilson – I let time tell
Everyone has plenty of things that we need to do, and very few of us know why we do them. This is not a plug for my guru retreat or a book meant to help you work four hours a week when most people +60 hours of work, much of it unpaid.
Primal Scream - "Screamedelica" Reviewed and Revisited
December 15, 2024
Primal Scream transformed themselves into the protectors of all things indie and underground. But before Bobby Gillespie was the high priest of all-night indie discos, Primal Scream was a band that, like Rodney Dangerfield, couldn’t get any respect.
KIllJoy and Burning Leaf Reviewed
December 13, 2024
KIllJoy – Violence Cookie
Rock n’ roll has been cleaning up its image for years. Its biggest stars are no longer on the back pages of greasy news rags being photographed stumbling through the streets at four in the morning. Nowadays, the biggest stars are…
I See Ghøsts and STOKE Reviewed
December 13, 2024
I See Ghøsts – Down Here
At the end of the day, humanity’s great thinkers only had two topics that they deemed worthy of discussing – success and failure. Yes, that may sound like a pretty humorless kind of work schedule, and it may be the reason why so few…