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Poll Results: Top 10 Alternative Rock Bassists As voted for by you! The results for our Best Alternative Rock Bassists Poll are in! I’ve compiled a list of the Top 10. There were several ties; entries 10-8 were tied at 3%, 7-6 at 4% and 5-4 at 5%. For tied entries I listed in reverse alphabetical […]
Stream 2013 Coachella Festival on YouTube, starting tonight. It’s that time of year again! The 2013 installment of the Coachella Music festival in Indio, California kicks off tonight. For those of you (like myself) who aren’t fortunate enough to be rocking out in the desert, we’re all in luck as you’ll be able to stream […]
Come take a ride on our list of the 40 Worst Band Names Ever conjured. Dave Grohl’s excellent SXSW Keynote address was a plea for musicians to rely on their inner voice and not use studio gimmickry as a crutch. You can read it in full here. When he spoke about his high school band […]
Check out our Top 11 List of The Best, most informative and entertaining Movie Commentaries. For film geeks like myself, nothing beats a good DVD or Blu-ray movie commentary track. A great commentary gives insight into the creative process; how cast and crew solved conceptual problems, salvaged happy accidents, and willed their vision into being. […]
Well the wait is over! The official 2013 Lollapalooza lineup has been announced and it’s making me itch to head back to Chicago. The announcement came earlier than expected due to a leak, but it appears this has been confirmed as the real deal. Headliners include New Order (read my recent album review), the newly […]
One year ago today, I had a vague goal; to channel my middle-age angst into championing all that I love in pop culture and goofing on all the stuff that I don’t. I was hoping I’d find enough people who felt the same way. I told myself I’d give it a year. If I’d made some […]
Steve Kilbey is one of the most prolific songwriters in rock. Through his work with seminal Aussie alternative band The Church, his solo projects and various collaborations, the man has been a flurry of activity. He recently released “The Idyllist“, an excellent solo album that showcases his versatility and clever lyrical gifts (click here for my […]
Nine Inch Nails returns with new tour and revamped lineup. Trent Reznor has been busy lately. In addition to starting a new music streaming service, he’s working with his new band How To Destroy Angels and participating in The Sound City Players and the upcoming Queens Of The Stone Age album (both featuring Dave Grohl and […]
The 2013 lineup for Bonnaroo, the annual music festival has been announced. It looks a typically diverse, all-encompassing bill for the summer music festival held in Manchester, Tennessee. Some of the headliners include Paul McCartney and Tom Petty , recent Grammy winners Mumford and Sons, Bjork, The XX and comedian Daniel Tosh. Other acts that […]
Coachella officially release their 2013 lineup and it’s as impressively diverse as past rosters. The California festival will be quite Brit heavy; headliners will include Brit-pop legends Blur, Manchester band The Stone Roses, and other English acts include The XX and New Order (check out my recent reviews of The XX’s Coexist and New Order’s Lost Sirens of both […]