'The Song Remains the Same' Remains an Essential Led Zeppelin Listen
Decades later, Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same is still beguiling and definitive, and it sounds better than ever with this Rhino remaster.
12 Sep 2018
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12 Sep 2018
Taken By Canadians Hit the "Side of the Road" (premiere)
With their new single and video, Taken By Canadians mixes psychedelics with the blues for an electrifying and liberating rock performance.
09 Aug 2018
Don't Quit Your Day Job, Brother Wayne: MC5 and 'The Hard Stuff'
This rock memoir reads like Kramer set up an AA meeting and then didn't want to stand up and give his share.
07 Aug 2018
Boz Scaggs Goes Into and 'Out of the Blues'
Out of the Blues is the final part in a trilogy of genre albums that have seen Boz Scaggs take a step back as a songwriter, contributing just a song or two to each release.
24 Jul 2018
Zevon Never Dies: 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' Epitomizes That Wonderful Feeling of Being a Zevon Fan
James Campion's touching, personal study of Warren Zevon's music serves as a reminder of the lasting intimacy of Zevon's songwriting.
24 Jul 2018
With Rainbow Colors Blended: The Grateful Dead's 'Anthem of the Sun' at 50
Anthem of the Sun is where things really took off for the Grateful Dead. Rhino's new deluxe edition is a reminder of how explosive and musically adventurous this band already was back in those early days.
19 Jul 2018
Rock Duo Royal Blood Lay Heavy Riffs on Brooklyn
Royal Blood's two sold-out NYC shows were still a blast in spite of their bassist's injured foot.
20 Jun 2018
Chris Robinson Soars As the Crow Flies in Oakland
There's a Gen-X revival in the air that conjures that rebellious feeling when the Black Crowes were kicking ass and taking names as rock 'n' roll upstarts with a deep background in the blues.
06 Jun 2018
Jackie Venson Goes "Rollin and Tumblin" with a Stellar Performance (premiere)
Jackie Venson's new music video brings us more of the guitar-centric dynamic blues that has put her on the map.
31 May 2018
Blues Rockers Welshly Arms Preach the Gospel on "Down to the River" (premiere)
Cleveland's Welshly Arms blend soul and gospel with rock in a powerful mix on "Down to the River", a tune that will burn up the festival circuit this summer.
10 May 2018
Ian Anderson Reflects on 50 Years of Jethro Tull
Famed singer-flautist Ian Anderson is marking Jethro Tull's 50th anniversary with a tour and new best-of album and he tells us all about it.
10 May 2018
Arthur Alexander Proclaims, "(She Got Me) Wang Dang Doodle"! (premiere)
Former Poppees/Sorrows man Arthur Alexander emerges with first-ever solo album, One Bar Left and corker of a new single.
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26 Apr 2018
The Messenger Birds Serve Up Rumbling Commentary on "Self Destruct" (premiere)
Garage-blues duo Messenger Birds offers a biting and ominous perspective on America's sociopolitical landscape with "Self Destruct".
03 Apr 2018
'How the West Was Won' Captures Led Zeppelin at Their Magical Peak
If the Valkyries deliver you to Valhalla, these are the songs the gods will sing inside.
02 Apr 2018
Jack White on Which 'Star Trek' Captain He's Like in the Studio and Why Hip-hop Feeds His Bold New Sound
To make the just-released Boarding House Reach, White sought musicians who've played with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.
27 Mar 2018
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