Billy Corgan and Company are slowly but surely delivering on a promise made. That promise is the epic Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, a 44+ song collection released one at a time for free via the Smashing Pumpkins website. Every 4 songs a new collector’s edition EP is released. Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Volume II: The Solstice Bare [...]
Over the past 20 years or so The Black Crowes carved a niche as the quintessential American rock n’ roll band. They did this by studying and practicing to receive an honorary PhD from the School of Rock. The Crowes are students of the trade, learning from the songwriting nuance of bands like The Beatles, [...]
Ok, Ok so I’m loving Warpaint. Although their name may be better suited for a hardcore metal act, they are an all-girl alternative rock band from L.A. Comprised of actresses, musicians in other L.A groups, and a former Chili Pepper for a brief time they flew quietly under my rock radar until this song, “Undertow” [...]
As I anxiously await the next golden nug from the boys in My Morning Jacket I find myself digging deeper into their old stuff. “Tyrone” is originally an Erykah Badu number, I think, but Jim James adds his haunting take on the vocals while the band builds a stripped down (for MMJ) and straightforward rock [...]
Oh man. I haven’t thought about these guys in a while. The SoCal punk with a weird angst-y gang influence, turned thrash, then prog-metal, then funk-metal band is certain to shred Firestone with energy and volume. Although Mike Muir (the badass with the low-slung blue bandanna) is really the only original member, I’m sure the [...]
Swedish shoegazers, The Radio Department, released an album a few months back. Clinging to a Scheme is their third full-length release and features a spacey, relaxed, low-fi feel something like Wilco meets Saint Etienne at a chill wave concert. “Heaven’s on Fire” – not to be confused with the awesome single from KISS‘ 1984 album [...]
Thievery Corporation opened up the double headlining show and powered through a more uptempo set than usual. They were heavy on the reggae and the percussion, pumping up the large crowd for one of the most anticipated electronica shows I’ve seen. Thievery dug into tunes from Radio Retaliation like “Sound the Alarm,” “Radio Retaliation,” and [...]
