For fans of a certain age, Big Star was our Velvet Underground — the band that everybody sounded like, but nobody (well, nobody but us) actually knew anything about. R.E.M., the Replacements, Matthew Sweet, they all owed something You May Also Like: Those Pretty Wrongs (feat. Big Star’s Jody Stephens),Read More

Though he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year as a member of the Small Faces and Faces, for a time beginning in the late 1970s Kenney Jones was best known as drummer for the Who. You May Also Like: The Who’s disjointed, disappointing It’sRead More

If ADD is the new normal, then Deerhoof are right at home — as the wacky next door neighbors in a sitcom. On a wave of squalling guitar, gamelan percussion and sweetly sung but odd phrases that are repeated You May Also Like: Deerhoof – The Magic (2016) Deerhoof, feat.Read More

Tony Banks goes in-depth on “The Musical Box” from 1971’s Nursery Cryme. Credited to each of Genesis’ five members, it remains one of the band’s most layered and satisfying early compositions. You May Also Like: Here’s how Genesis’ ‘The Musical Box’ gave rise to Eddie Van Halen Genesis’ Tony BanksRead More

Age and precipitous weight gain had, by this point, robbed Solomon Burke of his mobility — but, as this 2006 performance at Montreux illustrates, none of the passion and power that once made him the Boy Wonder Preacher You May Also Like: When Miles Davis Finally Looked Back on ‘MilesRead More

For a band that has been through a revolving set of members at every position save for frontman David Coverdale’s, Tommy Aldridge’s comeback with Whitesnake is that rarest of things: A happy reunion. You May Also Like: Sail Away: Whitesnake’s Fantastic Voyage, by Martin Popoff (2015): Books The Dead DaisiesRead More

The Nineties brought many surprising events that delighted long-suffering Steely Dan fans who’ve had nearly no new output from either Becker or Fagen since 1982’s The Nightfly. You May Also Like: Best Jon Herington Steely Dan-related guitar performances: Steely Dan Sunday Walter Becker, “Hard Up Case (Live at Slim’s 1995)”Read More

Al Jardine has opened up about the sad end to the Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary tour, which saw Mike Love — owner of the band’s brand — decided to continue forward with only second-edition member Bruce Johnston. You May Also Like: Brian Wilson’s No Pier Pressure was almost a BeachRead More