Bruce Springsteen‘s Wrecking Ball is, I guess, to the financial crisis as The Rising was to 9/11. Does it hold up to The Rising? Tough to say, time will tell. This Rising is a classic. It also dealt with an event that was much more cut and dried than the meltdown. We were attacked by… FULL STORY
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#BackintheDay: The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique
Well, there’s nothing like it. The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique didn’t sound like any record that came before it, or anything since.I remember buying it when it first came out, but I don’t remember why I bought it. I liked a bunch of songs…
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"(AHK-TOONG BAY-BI) COVERED" REVIEWED
There were so many great releases towards the end of 2011, so if you have missed this gem I’ll give you a pass. But it’s time to catch up! (Ahk-toong Bay-bi) Covered is a tribute to U2‘s classic Achtung Baby LP from 1991. The original is one of my favorite albums ever, so I was… FULL STORY
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Tom Waits: Bad As Me
Tom Waits is amazing. And so is his latest album, Bad As Me. I’m a big fan of Tom’s most recent records, the ones he’s done since signing to Epitaph Records‘ Anti- label. My favorite Waits album is 1999′s Mule Variations. That’s pretty much when I got into him. I was kind of prompted to… FULL STORY
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Faces – A Beginner’s Guide
I’ve thought that The Faces have been overlooked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for years, I’m glad that they are finally getting in. They’ve kind of been overshadowed by singer Rod Stewart‘s solo career: he’s been in the Hall of Fame for over a decade. With all due respect to Rod’s solo… FULL STORY
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Welcome to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame: A Beginner’s Guide to the Red Hot Chili Peppers
I was really excited to hear that The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the artists being inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame in 2012. I’ve been a fan for over twenty years: I was turned on to them in about 1989 when they released Mother’s Milk. I have gotten every album… FULL STORY
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Dear Bono: I Apologize (Sort Of)
A couple of weeks ago, I had a post called “Dear Bono: Shut up.” I was kind of bummed about a quote of his cited to UK publication The Sun where, in an interview about the 20th anniversary of U2‘s Achtung Baby, he said, “We’ve been on the verge of irrelevance for the last 20… FULL STORY
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The Rolling Stones Reissue Some Girls
The Rolling Stones released Some Girls in 1978 when I was nine years old. I don’t think I was aware of the concept that a band was releasing a new album, but I did associate certain artists with certain songs, I just had no idea if they were new or old. But I do remember… FULL STORY
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Lou Reed. Metallica. LuLu. WTF?
Gitmo, meet your new soundtrack! I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way (other than the fact that I’m against torture). But Lou Reed‘s unlikely double album collaboration with Metallica, Lulu, is one of the most abrasive albums I’ve ever heard, and one of the most difficult to sit through. I really admire the… FULL STORY
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Dear Bono: Shut Up!
Dear Bono:First off, let me get this out of the way. I’m not a hater or a U2 detractor. In fact, I have every U2 album. I went to see you guys on the Unforgettable Fire tour in April of 1985 and it blew my mind. I’ve seen every tour s…
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The Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
The Jayhawks are a band that I’ve always admired more than loved. I was in college when they released their breakthrough album, 1992′s Hollywood Town Hall. I heard the single “Waiting For The Sun” all the time, and although they weren’t where my head was at at the time, I knew they were a good group.… FULL STORY
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Primus – Green Naugahyde
Well, it’s probably not going to get any new fans, but for this long time devotee, Primus‘ Green Naugahyde is like hearing from an old friend for the first time in a long time. I bet Primus’ dedicated legion of fans are with me on this one. A year and a half ago, I wrote… FULL STORY
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Anthrax Worship Music (Belladonna’s Return)
After years of figuring out who their next singer would be, Anthrax is back with Joey Belladonna on the mic. A couple of years ago, after they fired singer Dan Nelson (who they found on MySpace, they toured with him, supposedly recorded with him, but then fired him before releasing anything), they did a few… FULL STORY
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Martin Scorsese‘s George Harrison documentary, Living In The Material World, has been in the making for a long time. It was worth the wait. The first half seemed like watching The Beatles Anthology documentary from a George-centric view, but there were some great scenes. I’d never seen the footage of an older, wiser George in… FULL STORY
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Gillian Welch – The Harrow and the Harvest
Gillian Welch recently released her first album in eight years, The Harrow & The Harvest. Or, I should say their last album. Even though Gillian’s name is on the cover, it’s Gillian and long-time partner and collaborator David Rawlings pictured on the cover, and they are the only two musicians on the album. This is… FULL STORY
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Too Much Hendrix? No Such Thing: Winterland Rocks!
A couple of months ago, I was driving a friend home in my car and playing the then-recently released Jimi Hendrix collection Valleys Of Neptune. I explained that it was a brand new release with (sort of) previously unreleased recordings. He asked, “where do they keep finding this stuff?” It’s a good point — for… FULL STORY
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The Nightwatchman’s New Releases
Last month, I wrote about The Nightwatchman‘s solo(ish) acoustic(ish) concert at City Winery in New York City. I’ve been listening to his two latest releases (The Union Town EP and World Wide Rebel Songs), both before that show and since. I think that Tom Morello is finally coming into his own as a solo artist.… FULL STORY
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Creativity has spilled forth from the classrooms of P.S. 8 and found its way onto the walls of the Urban Folk Art Gallery, thanks to the “How’s the Weather?” exhibition that features dozens of landscape paintings and drawings by first-grade students from the Brooklyn Heights elementary school. The group show marks the end of a… FULL STORY
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