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Glutton For Punishment

“One to Watch,” according to The Guardian. A cover feature and five stars from NME. Many other glowing reviews. A haunting album cover—I’ve been known to dive into a new album solely because the...

Heartache In Room 14

The Altons, from Southeast LA, have made a name for themselves over the past 10 years in the soul revival world—so much so that Mary J. Blige sampled their song When You Go (That’s When You’ll Know) on her...

Pinball Wanderer

Andy Bell is an incredibly busy and prolific musician. With a career spanning over four decades, he has played with numerous bands—including Ride and Oasis—as well as pursued a solo career. In less than a...

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Look Up

By Ringo Starr

The Beatles are rightly considered one of the most, if not the most, famous rock bands of all time. They were there almost from the start of the genre’s popularization and etched their name into the annals of rock and...

Thin Lizzy Acoustic Sessions

The Acoustic Sessions

By Thin Lizzy

A few months ago, I was surprised to read a news article announcing the release of a new Thin Lizzy album. “Sure, Look! That must be a mistake!” I thought. “They haven’t released anything new under...

Uncovered

By Al-Qasar

The listener might recognize the melody, but not the words. “Uzan, dokun” roughly translates to “Reach out, touch faith” in Turkish. Yes, it is indeed Personal Jesus—but how did Depeche Mode’s...

Aghori Mhori Mei

By Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan (and by extension, the Smashing Pumpkins) has never been content to rest on his laurels. For better or for worse, the band has constantly striven to evolve, with each successive album embracing a unique...

Anno Domini 1989–1995

By Black Sabbath

When the story of Black Sabbath is being told, it is often Ozzy Osbourne and (to a lessor extent) Ronnie James Dio that take central stage in that narrative. And rightly so, given that they are two titans of heavy meal...

Luck And Strange

By David Gilmour

When he released his new album, David Gilmour claimed it was perhaps his best album since Dark Side of The Moon. I wouldn’t go that far. To me, I would say it is maybe the best since Wish You Were Here. (And no, I am...