A bewitching, crepuscular journey into a the deepest kind of fragility, “This Love Is Here To Stay” sounds like that quiet voice that comes in the darkest part of night. You May Also Like: Chet Atkins, “Please Stay Tuned” (1985): One Track Mind Richard Turgeon, “Wanna Make Love” (2020): OneRead More

Dickson, Tennessee is the headquarters of Chad Bradford, a gifted singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who like a lot of musicians, honed his chops playing in cover bands You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Better With You” (2022): One Track Mind Joe Sofra, “One of Those Things” (2020): One Track Mind

Newly released music from an old favorite band always brings an odd mix of anticipation and trepidation before I push the play button. I always have a great sense of dread that it will be awful You May Also Like: Judas Priest, June 1, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget HowRead More

The only thing, it seems, that ever reliably pierced the twined armor of Bob Mould’s squalling guitar and emotionally serrated singing style was the former Husker Du frontman’s penchant for revelatory hooks. Same here. You May Also Like: Bob Mould Revealed New Depths on Sugar’s “Believe What You’re Saying” OnRead More

Blondie still sounds like Blondie, a space-age mixture of icy dance beats and fiery post-punk attitude. Finally, it seems, the rest of popular music has come around again to Debbie Harry’s way of doing things. You May Also Like: The Lickerish Quartet, “Bluebird’s Blues” (2020): One Track Mind Kansas, “WithRead More

The guys at the Dutch outfit Black and Tan Records had been known for bringing notice for overlooked American bluesmen such as James “Boo Boo” Davis, Big George Jackson and Harrison Kennedy. Lately, they’ve been going further by bringing their Delta blues into the 21st century. You May Also Like:Read More

Pete Townshend always seems to be mulling over new ideas, always seems to have a concept as fresh as it is grandiose. But then something happens along the way. You May Also Like: On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’ Stephanie Angelini and Vince Tomas, “MidnightRead More

Bobby Rush and Dr. John, Louisiana natives with a stake in this, lament how a city of song can so often be riven by violence — in a song that marks an emotional first-ever collaboration on Rush’s just-released new album Decisions. You May Also Like: Dr. John’s anger over KatrinaRead More

Wednesday night, Slayer made a surprise appearance to kick off the Revolver Golden Gods Awards with the debut of a new song, “Implode.” You May Also Like: Metallica, “Hardwired” from Hardwired … to Self Destruct (2016): One Track Mind Motley Crue, “Like a Virgin” (2019): One Track Mind

But for the lack of surface noise, “Needle of Death” could just as well be a just-dug-up vinyl relic from a bygone era — so complete is Neil Young’s trip back into age-old technological nostalgia. Then, the lyrics begin to pierce through the facade of hype built up around itsRead More