rock

Jerry Joseph Takes a Walk on the Bright Side

Jerry Joseph Takes a Walk on the Bright Side

Rocker Jerry Joseph takes a bite of the Big Apple, enlisting producer Eric Ambel to make a NYC rock ‘n’ roll record, Baby, You’re the Man Who Would Be King.

Stewart Copeland and Hazelrigg Brothers ‘Derange’ the Police

Stewart Copeland and Hazelrigg Brothers ‘Derange’ the Police

Stewart Copeland and the Hazelrigg Brothers remind us that the Police’s body of work is ripe for reinvention. But do they go far enough?

Paul Rodgers’ New LP Marks Return of One of Rock’s Best Voices

Paul Rodgers’ New LP Marks Return of One of Rock’s Best Voices

Paul Rodgers’ voice hasn’t diminished over the decades and remains as expressive and powerful as ever, even though Midnight Rose doesn’t match his best.

10 Underrated Rock Singers

10 Underrated Rock Singers

Too many bands feature rock singers that merely get the job done and not much else. Here we list ten unheralded vocalists who caught our ear and stayed there.

Thelma and the Sleaze’s ‘Holey Water’ Is the Rock Album We Need

Thelma and the Sleaze’s ‘Holey Water’ Is the Rock Album We Need

Thelma and the Sleaze continue their reign as the queens of loud, gaudy, disreputable rock ‘n’ roll on Holey Water, one of the funnest rock albums of the year.

The Breeders’ Long-Beloved ‘Last Splash’ Is Re-Issued Again

The Breeders’ Long-Beloved ‘Last Splash’ Is Re-Issued Again

It’s too bad these new songs weren’t parlayed into the bulging bag of goodies that was the 20th-anniversary re-release of the Breeders’ Last Splash.

Demi Lovato Refashions Herself on ‘Revamped’

Demi Lovato Refashions Herself on ‘Revamped’

More than just having fun updating her work, Demi Lovato refashions herself and her music to reflect the person she is today, which is bold and defiant.

‘Where Were You?’ Compiles Leeds Music From 1978-1989

‘Where Were You?’ Compiles Leeds Music From 1978-1989

On Where Were You? the Leeds of 1978-1989 sounds like the times, but not a particular place. In that sense, it’s true indie music.

Telling His Story: An Interview with Bernie Taupin  

Telling His Story: An Interview with Bernie Taupin  

Bernie Taupin, legendary songwriting partner of Elton John, reveals all in a new book detailing his creative partnership, hatred of touring, and love of cowboys.

The Pretenders Are Still in Fighting Shape on ‘Relentless’

The Pretenders Are Still in Fighting Shape on ‘Relentless’

The title Relentless encourages expectations of a youthful, hard-rock Pretenders album, but it’s dominated by lost-love ballads and slow-burn confessionals.

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ Awakens the Angsty Teenager in All of Us

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ Awakens the Angsty Teenager in All of Us

Olivia Rodrigo sings of fame, pain, heartbreak, and growing up on Guts. There’s rage, yearning, and reckless behavior here that transcends generations.

Between the Grooves of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’

Between the Grooves of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’

In 1984, funk rock legend Prince combined music and film into a major extravaganza called Purple Rain, and it went to the top of the charts for 24 weeks in a row.