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 Regrettes: ‘How Do You Love?’ Debra Kate Schafer July 30, 2019 Albums, Reviews Evert since their angsty, feminism-driven first single, “A Living Human Girl,” there has been something about The Regrettes unforgiving attitude and their riot grrrl, pop, and classic rock musicianship that ha... Read More...
aBIRD: “Hard Times In Two Dimensions” (Mint 400 Records) Debra Kate Schafer January 16, 2019 Albums, Reviews With fresh start in mind and intensity in his lyrics, Adam Bird has taken the creativity he always had and the musicality he always wanted and blended the two to create the perfect concoction of new and ... Read More...
