Neil Young Continues the Archival Joy with ‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’
Even casual listeners can embrace Neil Young’s Way Down in the Rust Bucket and its nearly three hours of exciting music.
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The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne on Worry, Freetime, and His Band’s New “Head” Trip
Wayne Coyne: "I think you're hearing music that says, 'I'm concerned. I don't know how this is going to go and I'm scared. I don't know what to do.' I think that's just the nature of a lot of Flaming Lips music and I think it's the nature of a lot of people's states of mind right now."
‘Wildflowers & All the Rest’ Is Tom Petty’s Masterpiece
Wildflowers is a masterpiece because Tom Petty was a good enough songwriter by that point to communicate exactly what was on his mind in the most devastating way possible.
Mastodon’s ‘Medium Rarities’ Could’ve Used More Substance
Medium Rarities is the kind of album that will appeal mostly to longtime Mastodon fans.
The Flaming Lips Reimagine Tom Petty’s Life in Oklahoma on ‘American Head’
The Flaming Lips' American Head is a trip, a journey to the past that one doesn't want to return to but never wants to forget.
Fifty Years Ago the Grateful Dead Became the ‘Workingman’s Dead’
Psychedelic rockers the Grateful Dead changed directions in 1970 and went country with Workingman's Dead, becoming early folk-rock/country-rock pioneers.
Joni Mitchell’s Fearless Jazz Debut, ‘Ladies of the Canyon’ at 50
Joni Mitchell's foray into jazz was not an impulsive change. Rather, jazz has been the constant, undulating beneath industry demands and topical concerns that called for the acoustic guitar or the Appalachian dulcimer.
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Is More Whimper Than Roar
Calling the plot of Godzilla: King of the Monsters stale would be an insult to the fossilized potato chips hiding between your sofa cushions.
‘What Price Hollywood?’ and the Birth of the ‘Star Is Born’ Films
The A Star is Born films have been born, re-born, and born again for almost a century, making them part of America's cultural fabric. Here's a look at how it all started.
Ready for Her Cue: An Interview with Soul Legend Valerie Simpson
With dazzle, flair, and "all that jazz", Songwriters Hall of Fame legend Valerie Simpson makes her Broadway debut as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago: The Musical.
Formation: Look at the Powerful People
South London quintet, Formation, release a debut packed album with rich grooves tailor made for the dancefloor, but their socio-political ambitions fall disappointingly short.
R.E.M.: Complete Rarities – Warner Bros. 1988-2011
R.E.M. finally follow up Dead Letter Office with the orphaned Warner Bros. tracks. Prepared to be overwhelmed.