Alice in Chains’ ‘MTV Unplugged’ Is a Grunge Staple and a Series Standout
Twenty-five years after its release, Alice in Chains’ MTV Unplugged is an essential grunge album and a career-high point for the band.
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A KISS Army Loyalist on How KISS Transformed His Life and How the Band Should End It All
A KISS Army stalwart muses on the band’s legacy and a lifetime of super-fandom as KISS nears the “End of the Road”.
Danny Elfman Has a Lot of Problems with You People, and Now You’re Gonna Hear About It
Danny Elfman’s Big Mess sounds like a buzzing, pounding collection of white noise punctuated by occasional bursts of interesting string themes and downtempo.
Music Journalist Art Tavana Gets in the Ring with Guns n’ Roses
In his analysis of Guns n’ Roses legacy, Tavana considers the recklessness, decadence, and Kurt Cobain feud that overshadowed the brilliance of Appetite for Destruction.
Punk Rockers the T-Tops Are ‘Staring at a Static Screen’
Listeners are treated to 12 high-octane songs straddling the ill-defined spaces between punk, post-hardcore, and noise-rock on T-Tops’ Staring at a Static Screen.
Manic Street Preachers Were Reborn with ‘Everything Must Go’ 25 Years Ago
Manic Street Preachers’ Everything Must Go is a haunted album, yet its greatest accomplishment is that it never feels oppressive or weighty.
To No One’s Surprise, Metal Weezer Still Sounds Like Weezer
Rivers Cuomo can preach the gospel of Sabbath with all the sincerity he can summon; there’s still no other way to process Van Weezer than with a tongue planted in a winking cheek somewhere.
The Pale White Pack a Hard Rock Punch on ‘Infinite Pleasure’
The Pale White answer the question, “What if Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age had been raised on hard rock and Britpop instead of hard rock and blues?”
Nöthin’ But a Good Time Parties Like It’s 1989
Nöthin’ But a Good Time takes readers on a loud tour of the monster decade of the ’80s, but not for the reasons you’d think.
Greta Van Fleet Are Unaware and Unexciting on ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’
Greta Van Fleet seem to lack even a passing familiarity with the last four decades of recorded music on The Battle at Garden’s Gate.
The Vintage Caravan Return with Retro Rock Excellence on ‘Monuments’
The Vintage Caravan’s Monuments is a pristine example of how to do retro rock right. It’s an essential listen with an invigorating take on those older styles.