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Tombstones In Their Eyes’ Robust New Record

April 16, 2021

The world is just a handful of days away from the release of Tombstones In Their Eyes' brand new, highly anticipated fifth album. And let us tell you, it's hypotonic. Do you know that carnival ride, the... Read More...

Black Stone Cherry’s “The Human Condition” – Groovy, Gritty, and Warm

Debra Kate Schafer

October 30, 2020

Albums, Reviews

Black Stone Cherry's rock and roll attitude and storytelling talents work hand-in-hand, making this new record the saving grace of 2020. “People, people, your attention, please,” kicks off Black Stone C... Read More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Neil Young with Crazy Horse—Colorado (Reprise Records)

Dan Alleva

October 30, 2019

Albums, Reviews

Colorado, the latest album from Neil Young with Crazy Horse, is a tour de force and return to form for Young. The album marks his first album in seven years with the garage rock/proto-grunge group that Young f... Read More...

Liam Gallagher—Why Me? Why Not. (Warner Records)

Dan Alleva

October 16, 2019

Albums, Reviews

Liam Gallagher weighs in leaner and meaner on his second LP, Why Me? Why Not. The album is the follow-up to 2017’s commendable, As You Were, which was Gallagher’s first proper solo album after the disbandment ... Read More...

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — ‘Infest the Rats’ Nest’ (ATO Records)

Dan Alleva

October 15, 2019

Albums, Reviews

On their latest album, Infest the Rats’ Nest, the Australian seven-piece King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have put forth an unabashed homage to heavy metal and thrash—undoubtedly making this fifteenth rele... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Rightfield Are Putting Arkansas On The Map

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

Savannah Conley On Making Feelings Her Full-Time Job

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

STEVE EARLE/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 14, 2021

PINC LOUDS RETURN TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK AFTER A WINTER OF WOODSHEDDING

JORMA KAUKONEN/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 21, 2021

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: BIDEN AT THE CENTURY MARK

Reality Check: LOW BAR ANOMALY

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Tombstones In Their Eyes’ Robust New Record

Black Stone Cherry’s “The Human Condition” – Groovy, Gritty, and Warm

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

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Morrissey, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Dinosaur Eyelids

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Gang of Four, Puss N’ Boots, Spice Girls, Bloodhound Gang, Ross the Boss

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

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from the Pet Shop Boys, Guided by Voices, Posehn, Demons & Wizards, and Tombs

Neil Young with Crazy Horse—Colorado (Reprise Records)

Liam Gallagher—Why Me? Why Not. (Warner Records)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — ‘Infest the Rats’ Nest’ (ATO Records)

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

Rightfield Are Putting Arkansas On The Map

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

STEVE EARLE/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 14, 2021

PINC LOUDS RETURN TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK AFTER A WINTER OF WOODSHEDDING

JORMA KAUKONEN/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 21, 2021

Rightfield Are Putting Arkansas On The Map

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

STEVE EARLE/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 14, 2021

PINC LOUDS RETURN TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK AFTER A WINTER OF WOODSHEDDING

JORMA KAUKONEN/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 21, 2021

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