Friday, September 30 2011
Nirvana: Nevermind (Deluxe Edition)
Over time, it has become clear that this is an album about the feelings of one man (not a generation), and his struggle between rock purity and pop sensibility is what makes this classic.
Thursday, March 3 2011
No Past Resignations: The First Two Foo Fighters Albums
Foo Fighters might be at the peak of their fame now, but it was those first two albums that stand as the conclusive proof that Kurt Cobain wasn't the only brilliant songwriter to have spent time in Nirvana.
Thursday, July 29 2010
On TV This Week: Paul McCartney and the PBS Special with a Long Title
As a fan of both Paul McCartney and the Beatles, I heard quite a bit about this special, and had low expectations. The event seemed focus too much on itself and its guests instead of the real reason they were there.
Tuesday, April 13 2010
Slash: Slash
The Guns ‘N Roses/Velvet Revolver guitar-slinger gathers some of the most recognizable voices in popular music for his brand new solo album and... er, it doesn’t work out.
Friday, February 19 2010
Them Crooked Vultures: 8 February 2010 - New York
Them Crooked Vultures are a supergroup in the "classic" sense of the word, which is to say they inspire a slippery question: at what point does a no-pressure jam session end and a real band begin?
Thursday, August 23 2007
Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape
For anyone who experienced the heyday of Nirvana, it's still surreal that the lanky, string-haired drummer is the guy who'd be on magazine covers and writing #1 rock radio hits 15 years later.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Nirvana Unseen
['Nirvana Unseen' is] a head-trip because MTV would never let a band do something like that now.
