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File: Deftones – 20th Anniversary of “White Pony”
Five Takeaways From Deftonesā White Pony 20th Anniversary Press Conference Earlier this week, Deftones’ frontman Chino Moreno, Keyboardist/DJ Frank Delgado, and drummer Abe Cunningham convened for a virtual press conference to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the bandās breakthrough third album, White Pony. Though the record dropped on June 20th, 2000, the album has […]
Spins: Rush ā¢ Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary
Rush Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (Anthem/Mercury/UMe) With the passing of beloved drum virtuoso Neil Peart early this year, the days are gone when Rush fans can anticipate new music from the Canadian progressive rock heroes. However, itās a great time to celebrate Peartās memory and rediscover the bandās rich catalog. The trio […]
Hello, My Name Is… Butch Walker
Mega-producer and solo artist Butch Walker fully understands the dire scope of our current coronavirus pandemic, which is forcing folks all over the world to shelter in claustrophobic place while the worst passes. But ā truth be told ā heās noticed no tangible difference in his day to day Malibu activities, he swears. āIām at […]
Q&A: House of Lords’ James Christian
One optimistic upside to our current coronavirus pandemic, wherever you happen to be in the world? You and your family are forced to shelter in place together. The downside? Err, you and your family are forced to shelter in place together. And House of Lords anchor James Christian admits that heās learned some hard lessons […]
Featured: Jay O’Rourke Band
Like many musicians releasing music during the pandemic, Jay O’Rourke had different plans before the virus hit. His bandās new 5āsong EP was originally scheduled as a full-length album, but COVID-19 changed all that. The acclaimed guitaristās third release in four years shows heās incredibly prolific. Boom Daddy Boom continues a course he charted on […]
Cover Story: Tim Burgess
Benjamin Disraeli believed that āChange is inevitable; change is constant.ā John F. Kennedy reckoned that āChange is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.ā But leave it to Charles Darwin to summarize it best: āIt is not the strongest of the species […]
Media – June 2020
Marc Silverman was already having a tough go of it, trying to do a sports talk radio show (Waddle & Silvy, afternoons, ESPN Radio AM 1000) in a time with no live sports, when he began to suspect there might be something wrong with his health. āI didnāt really have any symptoms. I wasnāt feeling […]
Featured: My Back Pages
First, let me preface this with a little disclaimer. Call me a misanthrope, but ā in all my 40-plus years of rock journalism ā I have never really been a sharer, outside of my stories. I see no use for social media; I donāt care what your opinion of my work happens to be; this […]
Spins: Local H ā¢ LIFERS
LOCAL HLIFERS(AntiFragile) Twenty-five years after their debut, Scott Lucasā Local H continues to defy the odds – not only by producing aggressive music that still matters but by being a band that appeals to both city and suburban crowds. Their musical magnetism continues to be strong across both musical spectrums, and thatās no small feat. […]
Spins: Cy Curnin ā¢ Lockdown
Cy Curnin Lockdown (Self) Fixx frontman Cy Curnin has returned with Lockdown, his fifth solo LP, his latest since 2013ās The Horseās Mouth. The town crier continues to roam the global village with a sweet voice that conveys bitter truths when it must. That voice may not always bring comfort, but it nonetheless assures us […]
File: Hello My Name Is… Cherie Currie
A full decade ago, ex-Runaways “front fox” Cherie Currie began work on Blvds of Splendor with former Guns Nā Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum producing. But a funny thing happened on the way to the glam-rock forum. āThe plan was to get it done and get it out there,ā she says of the set, which […]
Cover Story: Lucinda Williams
Many artists ā when looking back on their catalogs ā often wish that they could have done better, compositionally speaking. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20. But when Grammy-winning folk-rocker Lucinda Williams undertook her comprehensive tour last year, celebrating the 20th anniversary of her landmark third Car Wheels on a Gravel Road effort, she never once […]
Feature: Testament and Exodus – Coping with COVID
On paper, it looked like a brilliant idea ā the recent comprehensive “Bay Strikes Back” month-long tour of Europe, featuring Bay Area thrash-metal stalwarts Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel. It was just the timing ā Feb. 6 to March 11 ā that proved a bit unfortunate. It happened to coincide with the appearance of the […]
Q&A: Randy Blythe from Lamb of God
D. Randall Blythe ā Randy to friends and family ā understands that it doesnāt quite fit his profile as the dreadlocked, feral-throated frontman for molten metal outfit Lamb of God. But this Virginian doesnāt care. Right now, at this perilous point in time, and after everything heās survived ā including detention in a Czech Republic […]
Spins – The Boomtown Rats ā¢ “Citizens of Boomtown”
The Boomtown Rats Citizens of Boomtown (BMG) The Irish rockersā first album in 36 years finds them reinvigorated and ready to do the Rat. Citizens of Boomtownās palette connects to the groupās history while flinging them into sonic settings not yet invented when the group hung up its tails in 1986. Singer Bob Geldof has […]
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