Music

 FALL MUSIC REVIEWS Pop-punk tabloid rapper Machine Gun Kelly claims his recent hit single “Concert for Aliens” is a metaphor for social unrest and the end of the world, which is undeniably...

NOW HEAR THIS! Best Album Reviews! This week’s column leads off with reviews of albums by two of the finest acts on Americana/roots rock scene. That genre is also represented by one of its most promising...

The Newly Released Documentary, “Other Music” The newly released documentary, “Other Music,” serves as both a love letter and sympathy card for a one-of-a-kind record store. So it’s...

Lady Gaga's Premiere Episode of Gaga Radio I’m the worst thing and the best thing that’s ever happened to all of you,” declares Lady Gaga in the premiere episode of” Gaga Radio,” a weekly interview...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''SURVIVE THE NIGHT" “Game of Assassins” director Matt Eskandari’s predictable but entertaining home invasion thriller “Survive the Night” (*** OUT OF ****) lives up to...

High Fidelity Wars v. 2020 By the time CD sales eclipsed vinyl in the late ’80s, the rivalry between digital and analog music fans was in full swing. Compact disc advocates welcomed them as a...

Brittany Howard Featured in Episode 2 of the New Tiny Desk Top Shelf Series NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series has held close to a thousand concerts since its inception in 2008. It’s hosted the likes of...

SONGS FOR THE PANDEMIC Fifty years ago, Neil Young and his bandmates recorded “Ohio,” a haunting response to the Kent State shootings where Ohio National Guardsmen fired 67 rounds of...

Interview With The Music of Cream Legacies are tricky. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can be an unbearable weight to carry around. One has to imagine that’s the case for Kofi Baker, son of late...

Five Rock Bands With Awesome Violinists The violin is a very versatile instrument. Centuries ago, the violin was mostly seen in courts and orchestras. However, as time passed, the violin evolved and was...