David Lynch brought back his daily weather reports near the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and has continued them via his David Lynch Theater YouTube Channel. Most days are short and similar — Los Angeles weather doesn't change a whole… Read More
The 2021 Grammy Nominations were announced today, and the criticisms of The Academy are rolling in. The Weeknd — who received zero nominations despite releasing a highly acclaimed, chart-topping album that produced a chart-topping single and two other highly-charting singles,… Read More
Back in February, Mick Fleetwood staged an all-star tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green that celebrated the original lineup of the band. Sadly, it turned out to be the last public performance by Green, who died in July at age… Read More
RMR became one of this year's most viral breakout stars with "Rascal," a sort-of-country/trap rewrite of Rascal Flatts’ “Bless the Broken Road" that came with a video that the world could not take their eyes off of. Then he followed… Read More
It’s hard to imagine why Chris Stapleton would feel the need to start over just now. Five years ago, his debut solo album Traveller put him into permanent stardom (such as stardom ever is), and he’s only followed that with… Read More
Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series has gained a stellar reputation over the years for meticulously and lovingly analyzing classic and important albums. Almost every self-respecting rock music fan has at least a passing familiarity with the more than 150 albums covered… Read More
I love Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis , I love Habibi, and I love Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. However, there’s one word choice that I’ve always hated having to make when talking about these books with other people: Do I tell them… Read More
In the late-'60s and early-'70s, New York's Blood Sweat & Tears had a string of soulful, horn-punctuated hits including "Spinning Wheel," "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "And When I Die." But by 1972, the hits had dried up.… Read More
This is the kind of story that doesn't need embellishments. John Lydon has a flea problem after letting squirrels into his Los Angeles home. They are biting, and have specifically targeted his groin. “I looked down there this morning at… Read More
Trent Reznor: industrial auteur, Generation X icon, Grammy Award winner, lavishly-praised film composer. When Reznor was toiling late nights to piece together the first Nine Inch Nails album Pretty Hate Machine (1989), did he ever conceive that the angst-laden electronic/rock… Read More