Tag: Rick Rubin

Cover Story: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers • “Depeche Mode’s vocalist under the covers”

Brassneck | October 31, 2021 | 0 Comments

After over 40 years together, British synth-rock trailblazer Depeche Mode has become such a huge, propulsive force that its three core members — vocalist Dave Gahan, multi-instrumentalists Martin Gore, and keyboardist Andy Fletcher — don’t even have to be officially working on any new music to remain in the news. Their name alone seems […]

Spins • Tom Petty: ‘Finding Wildflowers”

Brassneck | May 10, 2021 | 0 Comments

Tom Petty Finding Wildflowers (Warner Records) Wildflowers & All the Rest was 2020’s premier rock and roll reissue project, celebrating Tom Petty’s justly canonized 1994 solo gem Wildflowers with a range of revealing packages. A 7-LP Deluxe version did brisk business, but the 9-LP Super Deluxe collection took a leap in price that exceeded many fans’ […]

Spins: Tom Petty • Wildflowers & All The Rest Deluxe Edition – Reviewed

Brassneck | November 1, 2020 | 0 Comments

Tom Petty Wildflowers & All the Rest Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros.) After seven gold and platinum-selling albums with the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty released his first solo album in 1989.Chart favorites including “Free Falling” and “I Won’t Back Down” helped the Jeff Lynne-produced Full Moon Fevereclipse even the success of 1979’s Damn the Torpedoes. When Into the […]

Cover Story – Liam Gallagher

Brassneck | December 3, 2019 | 1 Comment

What becomes a legend most? It’s an old question when it comes to pop stars and celebrities in general. Not rhetorical at all, but a real procedural, albeit aesthetic conundrum whose answer — either flamboyant or conversely simplified — can often have disastrous long-term results on the career of the said performer. You’ll […]

Cover Story: The Way Down Wanderers

Brassneck | February 28, 2019 | 0 Comments

Peoria natives The Way Down Wanderers may be new to many, but since dropping a self-titled debut in 2016, as well as a pair of EPs and a live recording, the quintet has steadily swelled their grassroots fan base with an alluring, frequently unexpected hybrid of heartland sounds. Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Austin Krause-Thompson, mandolin player/violinist/guitarist/vocalist […]