R.E.M. began crafting their follow-up to Out of Time, just as the album was becoming a multi-platinum blockbuster in the spring and summer of 1991. They wanted to do something totally different, from a musical vantage point. Where their seventh full-length studio release had been delicate (mandolins), pastoral (string sections) and often cheery (“Shiny Happy […]
We rarely review country albums but when it comes to Sturgill Simpson we will gladly make an exception. The seventh album by the Kentucky native is actually a more traditional country album than anyone hears nowadays. Simpson describes the piece as “traditional country, bluegrass and mountain music, including gospel and a cappella.” We describe it […]
While Freddie Gibbs may not have a whole lot of kind words to say about Benny The Butcher, he managed to shout out someone who helped him in his early career beginnings. On a track called “Rabbit Vision” from his new album, Soul Sold Seperately, Gibbs recalled wisdom shared to him by Jeezy. On the […]
Fathers of grimy, slimy, sticky, icky death metal Autopsy are poised to uncork their first full-length album of new material in eight years this September. Morbidity Triumphant (out September 30 through Peaceville Records), is an unquestioned and uncompromising Autopsy record, in all its blood and guts glory. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. In advance of […]
On paper, Alice in Chains had every reason to be a happy band when it began working on its sophomore full-length album. The Seattle quartet had become one of rock’s hottest newcomers with its 1990 debut, Facelift. The slow-building set spawned a Grammy Award-nominated hit single in “Man in the Box,” was the first from […]
Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale recently joined Alice In Chains on stage on Tuesday, September 27 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina to perform the classic AIC song “Man In The Box”. A video clip filmed by a fan has surfaced on the internet. Bush has been on tour Bush is […]
Many high schools in many countries include music as part of their curriculum. Some students study music professionally in specialized schools in addition to their basic education or enroll in colleges. Higher education in this field is gaining in popularity, and new areas, including interdisciplinary areas, are emerging. The foreign music industry is growing rapidly, […]
Hip-hop has a special affinity for dogs. Snoop Dogg morphs into a Doberman Pinscher in his 1993 music video for “Who Am I (What’s My Name).” DMX—who has the name of his deceased pooch Boomer tattooed across his back—growls and barks like a dog on tracks every chance he gets. And Bow Wow remained on-brand with the titles […]
“This is the hometown shit, so you’ve got to make it loud,“ Dave Grohl declared as he took the stage in the early moments of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles. The audience, unsurprisingly, obliged. The Foo Fighters frontman was addressing a packed crowd Tuesday night at the Forum, as more than 17,000 people […]
Use Scan QR Code to copy link and share it Corey Taylor is set to make his return to the UK next month, and will be turning one show into a global livestream. Corey Taylor is scheduled to make his return to the UK next month for a series of solo shows, including a stop […]