Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
RIP Mark Lanegan: His Essential Playlist: We celebrate the late singer’s legacy with a 30 song Spotify playlist. Today, the music world lost a titan, the gravelly voiced, inimitable vocalist Mark Lanegan, has died at the age of 57. While the details are scarce (the singer had been suffering after a long and treacherous bout […]
Episode 11: 25 Albums Turning 25 In 2018: The Best Albums of 1993-SLIS Podcast: celebrating a watershed year for alternative music. Following on the heels of our podcast episode ranking the best albums from 1988, co-host Chris Logan and I decided to tackle all the best albums turning 25 this year. To do so, we […]
SLIS’s 17 Best Rock Albums of 2017: picking the best alternative and metal albums from a year that tested our sanity. Let’s not mince words. 2017 was pretty shitty (remember when we thought 2016 was bad? Oh those were the days!). From the political landscape to natural disasters, mass shootings and the loss of icons, […]
The Afghan Whigs ‘In Spades’ Review: The Whigs expand their nocturnal, cinematic sound on their latest release. [rating=4] Five years after their reunion and three years after their comeback album Do To The Beast, Cincinnati alt-soul titans The Afghan Whigs return with In Spades (out May 5th on Sub Pop Records), an album that builds upon […]
SLIS’s 30 Best Rock Songs of 2014: the best rock, alternative and metal tunes of the year. Last week I revealed my list of best 2014 albums. But it’s only fair to do a list of best songs too. There were great singles released this year, and given not all albums are created equal, I’ve […]
SLIS’s 14 Best Albums Of 2014: the best discs that got us through a somber year. With 2014 on its way out, and all major releases having given ample time to absorb, it’s time to count down the best music of the year. Here are the 14 discs from veteran and newbie acts that hit the right […]
Afghan Whigs Announce ‘Gentlemen’ 21st Anniversary Reissue: Group’s seminal album gets deluxe release from Rhino Records with ‘Gentleman at 21’. It’s been a big year for the Afghan Whigs. They released their excellent comeback album Do To The Beast and played a killer Coachella set. Their U.S. tour kicks off on Wednesday. And today they revealed they’re releasing […]
Riot Fest Official 2014 Lineup Announced: Lollapalooza and ACL take note, THIS is a festival lineup. Riot Fest has been going 10 years strong, as a mid-size music festival, but for its 10th anniversary that’s about to change, because the official 2014 lineup isn’t just their biggest yet, it’s the best festival lineup this year. […]
Check out the full Webcast lineup for Coachella 2014 Tomorrow kicks off the first weekend of the 2014 Coachella Music Festival. For those who couldn’t make it down to the desert festival, you’re in luck; the official webcast schedule was just announced. The webcast will air on the festival’s three official YouTube Channels, all of […]
Afghan Whigs ‘Do To The Beast’ Review: Cincinnati alt-rockers return with a more polished version of their gritty soul-rock swagger. [rating=5] If they’ve seen it all, show them something new. That’s vocalist Greg Dulli’s appropriate opening salvo on Parked Outside, the first track off Do To The Beast, the first new Afghan Whigs album in […]
