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The most significant asset that Billy Idol Should Be Dead has is in its title, which is itself a half-hearted dark joke.
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World) is light on biographical material, but substantial as a work of music criticism.
I don’t understand Bob Dylan’s true believers, but won’t complain too much.
Netflix’s Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary is less interested in the band’s highpoints as it is their musical transformation.
And the years it's endured.
The United Kingdom barring him from performing is indefensible.
A 10-year amplified detour from classical composition.
Brandi Carlile opens The Human Tour in Philadelphia this week.
Bill Stump's impact on extreme music has been widely acknowledged, but his most important contribution was as an archivist.
J.D. Considine’s masterpiece.
I applaud Bandcamp for drawing a boundary on what’s acceptable to their audience.
Where you’ll find me.
Stormy water seamen scrutinize the smooth sailing soundtrack.
Dear God, hope you got the letter.
Sometimes one and done isn’t terrible.
Surprising that he lasted this long, but also that he achieved immortality, with habits like that.
Canon in D is Blues Traveler’s secret weapon.
No bad blood from David Lee Roth.
Young queen of country deservedly destroys the charts.
A book taught me about free improvisation, summer music festivals, and complicated charts.
Grunge died, Talk Talk survived.
The band mime their hit on Top of the Pops in 1982.
The country music star talks Religulous, quitting drinking, and never cancelling a show.
The legendary musician on The Beatles, "Helter Skelter," Yoko Ono, and more.
The Earth, Wind & Fire bassist talks dropping out of college, recording "That's the Way of the World," and being snubbed by Soul Train.
The legendary musician and Fleetwood Mac songwriter rates various modern covers of "Never Going Back Again," the third song on Rumours.
The band play a 41-minute set drawing from De-Loused in the Comatorium and Tremulant.
The Wisconsin legends cover Nirvana at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe in the fall of 1995.
The legendary musician talks to Howard Stern about working with Love on Hole's 1998 album Celebrity Skin.
A rare performance of the Whip-Start stand-out from WFNX in Boston sometime in 1994.