The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’ Shines Brightly on Its Golden Anniversary
A tale of UK Mod culture and failed dreams, Quadrophenia is easily the Who’s best album, and perhaps, it’s the best rock opera ever.
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Are We Having a Conversation? An Interview With Butch Walker
Butch Walker delivers what is arguably his most ambitious release to date with American Love Story. "I'm calling everybody out," he says, about a record that he concedes may not be for everyone.
Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin Aims to Make a Lasting Impression with the Lasters
Former Lemon Jelly frontman Fred Deakin uses Kickstarter to fund a pop-rock passion project, but for all its good faith efforts, it ends up an unfocused mess.
The Lemon Twigs Have Written a Rites of Passage Musical About a Chimp
On Go to School, the Lemon Twigs have taken a lot of what made the first part of the 1970's vibrant and colorful and fascinating and applied those things to a contemporary work.
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Explores His ‘Ayreon Universe’ with Us
Dutch progressive rock/metal master Arjen Anthony Lucassen offers great humor and humility in reflecting on his Ayreon Universe career celebration.
Fucked Up: Year of the Hare
Can a 23-minute long track with acoustic interludes be the best punk song of the decade?