HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Danzig, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, David J (Bauhaus/Love and Rockets), and Me and That Man Vinny Cecolini April 29, 2020 Albums, Reviews We begin this week’s edition of Hot Rocks with a special segment entitled “Hot Take vs. Hot Take,” where our intrepid Hot Rocks columnist, Vinny Cecolini, and our noble Managing Editor, Daniel Alleva, bring yo... Read More...
Fiona Apple— ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’ Debra Kate Schafer April 24, 2020 Albums, Reviews 2 In an almost sneak attack fashion, Fetch the Bolt Cutters is the first best album of the decade. Nothing is more fascinating than listening to Fiona Apple’s introspective narratives and visceral critiques a... Read More...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Morrissey, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Dinosaur Eyelids Vinny Cecolini April 10, 2020 Albums, Reviews The Strokes The New Abnormal (Sony) The Strokes have just released the best album—of 1982, that is. Though I’m not complaining, the adage “everything old is new again” certainly applies here. The New ... Read More...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Gang of Four, Puss N’ Boots, Spice Girls, Bloodhound Gang, Ross the Boss Vinny Cecolini March 17, 2020 Albums, Reviews GANG OF FOUR / This Heaven Gives Me a Migraine / (Gill Music, Ltd.) It’s been barely two months since innovative, post-punk icon Andy Gill passed from a respiratory illness and we’re still mourning. That’s ... Read More...
The 33rd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall/February 26, 2020 Everynight Charley Crespo March 17, 2020 Concerts, Reviews The Year of the Iron Mouse began with a musical bang at Carnegie Hall, when Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Margo Price, Sandra Oh, Bettye LaVette, Tenzin Choegyal, Matt Berninger, Phoebe Bridgers, the Resistance Reviv... Read More...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Ozzy Osbourne, Green Leaf Rustlers, … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Drive-by Truckers, Body Count, Outlaws Vinny Cecolini March 10, 2020 Albums, Reviews Ozzy Osbourne Ordinary Man (Epic Records) If this is Ozzy Osbourne’s final bow, then Ordinary Man is fitting farewell to a truly legendary career. Haunting, honest and introspective, not only is it th... Read More...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat: Bush Tetras, Skull Practitioners, British Lion, Skrizzly Adams Everynight Charley Crespo March 10, 2020 Concerts, Reviews Bush Tetras/le Poisson Rouge/February 21, 2020 Originally from Chicago, Pat Place relocated to New York City in 1975 to pursue a career as a visual artist. Falling in with the downtown music and art s... Read More...
Hot Rocks Arts Weekly March 3, 2020 Reviews PET SHOP BOYS Hotspot (x2) The Pet Shop Boys are quietly enjoying a Hall of Fame career. Who among the duo’s synth-pop, techno-pop, or new wave peers have been as consistent? Even Depeche Mode and Erasur... Read More...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat: Puss N’ Boots, Villins, Sonsombre, Sasha Dobson Everynight Charley Crespo March 3, 2020 Concerts, Reviews 1 Puss N Boots/The Bowery Ballroom/February 15, 2020 Norah Jones' debut album in 2002 wound up winning five Grammy Awards and selling 27 million units. She was a singer/songwriter known for playing piano, but... Read More...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from the Pet Shop Boys, Guided by Voices, Posehn, Demons & Wizards, and Tombs Arts Weekly March 2, 2020 Albums, Reviews PET SHOP BOYS Hotspot (x2) The Pet Shop Boys are quietly enjoying a Hall of Fame career. Who among the duo’s synth-pop, techno-pop, or new wave peers have been as consistent? Even Depeche Mode and Era... Read More...
