R.E.M.’s first appearance on “MTV Unplugged” shows a band on the rise Their second shows a band in decline.
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I still can’t believe Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.
I liked the lede on this one. My wife came up with the blog post headline. I was trying to think of something other than a variation of “Backstreet’s back… …
Lou Reed was a genius. But not because he was a great musician.
Toad the Wet Sprocket return with their first album since 1997.
Liam Gallagher sounds like he’s desperate.
For a guy who refused to perform Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for many years, John Fogerty sure is making up for lost time.
Welcome back, Dave. Was “Different Kind of Truth” worth the long wait?
Maybe when Stewart Copeland is done being a drummer, he has a possible career as a political spin doctor.
“Chinese Democracy” is Axl Rose’s “Star Wars” prequel trilogy.
This is an old favorite of mine. I originally wrote it for my Livejournal blog and decided it was time to import it over here. Still holds up, except for the fact that the Verve broke up shortly afterwards. That and the Robbie Williams line about not wanting to rejoin Take That.
One of my best social media moments. My Tweet about #RejectedGrammyCategories made the Daily Rehash list. I’m there with the likes of John Fugelsang and Denny’s. This marks the second …
Here’s my review of Depeche Mode’s concert at the Barclays Center during the recent “Delta Machine Tour.”
For a band that always loomed larger than life, “Celebration Day” was a fairly restrained and modest effort.
The closest we’ll ever get to a Blind Faith reunion.