Charli XCX—Innovative, Introspective, and Iconic Debra Kate Schafer October 16, 2019 Features, Interviews When the now 27-year-old Charlotte Aitchison, better known as Charli XCX, decided to take a break and not jump straight into a third album, that didn’t mean that she was going to stop making music altogether. ...
Altin Gün—Golden Psychedelic Fusion Katherine Yeske Taylor October 16, 2019 Features, Interviews It’s hard to find a musical niche that hasn’t been explored yet, but Altin Gün seem to have pulled it off: based in The Netherlands, they exclusively play Turkish music—either traditional material that can be ...
Wilco—Joy Worth Fighting For Dan Alleva October 9, 2019 Features, Interviews No one would blame Wilco fans if they were to greet the title of the band’s new album, Ode to Joy, with a smirk—least of all the members of Wilco, themselves. After all, they are the band that titled their las...
Mick Rock—Rock of Ages Dan Alleva October 9, 2019 Features, Interviews For this journalist, to be in the court of photographer Mick Rock is an honor. One is seldom granted the privilege of climbing inside the mind of someone whose photography served as the foundation for modern r...
Joe Elliott’s Down ‘N’ Outz: On a Roll Vinny Cecolini October 9, 2019 Buzz, Features One of the benefits of becoming a rock icon: being recognized by, and often befriending, your musical peers and idols. Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott has never hidden his appreciation of, and passion for, seventies...
A Tribute to Jim DeSalvo Arts Weekly October 9, 2019 Buzz, Features 2 Friends, family, and the music world at large sadly lost hometown success and true friend, Jim DeSalvo, on September 23, after succumbing to injuries he sustained on September 12, when a wheel blew and detache...
Dream Theater—Throwing Arms Around a Memory Vinny Cecolini October 9, 2019 Buzz, Features I was wandering around the catacombs of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s Pista de Atletismo do Ibirapuera with assorted international media when we were greeted by an amazing sound. It was between band sets during the 1998...
The Head and the Heart—Like a Desert Mirage Dan Alleva October 2, 2019 Features, Interviews After a busy touring schedule in 2018, Seattle’s The Head and the Heart found themselves in a unique position once they began to get to work on their next LP. For starters, they were down two founding, integra...
Makin Waves with The Smithereens: 40 Years of Friendship & Fans Bob Makin October 2, 2019 Features, Interviews The Smithereens are a loud ‘n’ proud Central Jersey-originated rock band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden, three-minute power pop songs. Infus...
Melvins—Unusual Is Better Gregg McQueen October 2, 2019 Buzz, Features The Melvins hail from the small town of Montesano, Washington, but it’s not hard to envision them being spawned from an ancient tar pit instead, emerging from the bubbly ooze, instruments in hand, ready to sla...
