Tag: rock n roll
Live!: The Hives – Irving Plaza – 3.24.13
In 1993, events were set into motion that would culminate in this very night. Had anyone known what would come of the birth of this Scandinavian troupe of Rock & Roll prophets, perhaps there would be intergalactic councils charged with the dissolution of such a formidable force. Thankfully for all of us – but, more [...]
Rewind: The Band – Don’t Do It – Rock of Ages
We’re changing up the format of Sunday Rewind a bit, now going even deeper by going one song at a time. So what track would we want to showcase for the debut of the format? The answer came pretty quickly when by chance, or fate, what could be the perfect rock track popped up on the shuffle. [...]
Best of 2012: Mylo’s Song & Album Picks
What a year – 2012 had some great new acts surface. I had much of the same routine this year trying to find new bands…Tuesday new releases on iTunes, Channel 35 and 36 on SiriusXM and of course waiting for bands to drop full length efforts after teasing us with their EPs. I may have [...]
Long Play: West End Motel – Only Time Can Tell
If you would have told me that one of my favorite releases of 2012 would be from the mind of Brent Hinds, I probably would have replied with a sideways vacant stare. For those of you who don’t know who Brent Hinds is, he is the brains behind some of the most celebrated metal of [...]
Single of the Week: The Rolling Stones – Doom and Gloom
How could it be anything else? The greatest rock & roll band perhaps of all time show on ‘Doom and Gloom’ that in their seventies, they still have everything that made them great in the ’70s. While A Bigger Bang was a great release, there is something present in ‘Doom and Gloom’ that seemed to be missing [...]
Sunday Rewind: Social Distortion – Live at the Roxy
One of the most enraging phenomena in the music world today are the many misconceptions tied to the punk rock genre. Punk rock began, and remains today in its true form, a boundless form of expression, immune to stylistic categorization. That is, and always will be, the crux of where punk rock came from and [...]
Sunday Rewind: Armand Van Helden – New York: A Mix Odyssey
This week’s Sunday Rewind is a bit of piggy-back onto yesterday’s review of Foals’ Tapes compilation. We are furthering ourselves down the road into crossover, genre-hopping fun. In 2004, Armand Ven Helden returned from the shadows to release New York: A Mix Odyssey. Over the course of a little more than 70 minutes, Van Helden [...]
The Interview: Nicholaus Arson of The Hives
2012 has been a monster year for The Hives. They’ve been headlining festivals the world over, played a sold out U.S. tour, and they released their first record in 5 years, Lex Hives. The reviews are in, and by and large, the consensus is that The Hives are indeed the law when it comes to rock and roll. [...]
The Interview: Flagship
Last week, we brought you a piece on a band out of Charlotte, North Carolina called Flagship. Boasting a massive sound and a hypnotic and engaging live show, Flagship are poised to be one of our Artists of the Year. In Part Two of our spotlight on Flagship, Mick was able to catch up with the [...]
Artist on the Rise: Flagship
When you dedicate a lot of time to scouring this fine world for new music, especially in these times of disposability and “here today, gone tomorrow”, it becomes increasingly difficult to pick out the bands or artists that have the make up for the long haul. To me, it’s also one of the most thrilling [...]
