How do things like this go unreleased? Ex-Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk wrote some beautiful music for the soundtrack to the film United States Of Leland You May Also Like: Joe Sofra, “One of Those Things” (2020): One Track Mind Sluka, “Happy In Your World” (2021): One TrackRead More

I hadn’t intended on writing about the breakup of R.E.M. again but then I heard an interview with Michael Stipe and Mike Mills and got to thinking about the future of rock music. Specifically, will there ever be a new era of “The Big Rock Band”? You May Also Like:Read More

Mazzy Star’s music always had this sense of sweet reverie. Still does.

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There’s just something about Neil Young. His present-day persona along with his musical past form a sort of rolling time capsule in my head. Very strange, much like the man himself. You May Also Like: Neil Young Set a Solo Course on ‘Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House’

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For Dream Theater, album No. 8 was their fourth with a lineup including Jordan Rudess on keyboards (the keyboard slot being the weak seat in the band). The band apparently listened to fan’s comments about the last two extremely hectic, overly chaotic albums and scaled back their penchant for excessive,Read More