Soda Stereo are one of the most important groups in the history of Latin American rock music, selling millions of albums and influencing countless ban…
Album Review: Palehound – “A Place I’ll Always Go”
With their 2015 full-length debut, the delightfully fuzzy Dry Food, Palehound established themselves as a pronounced addition to a division of indie d…
Interview: Kenneth Frost of The Cuckoos
If you love the psychedelic sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s, you should check out The Cuckoos. These Austin rockers―Kenneth Frost (vocals, keys), Dave Nor…
From the Record Crate: Eric B. & Rakim – “Don’t Sweat the Technique” (1992)
It’s both fitting and hauntingly ironic how I get to talk about this Eric B. & Rakim album from 1992 when the legendary rapper Prodigy from …
Album Review: Eli Young Band – “Fingerprints”
If you tune into any country station in the United States, you’ll hear older songs from the likes of Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood (“Before He Chea…
Album Review: Portugal. The Man – “Woodstock”
There are few, if any, other single events in American pop music more venerated than the original Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. As a watershed moment…
Album Review: Cheap Trick – We’re All Alright!
A good concert strategy is to start on a high note, sprinkle some hits throughout, and end on a high note. Naturally, since very few bands have enough…