This is a tougher question that it ought to be, but maybe put me down for The War on Drugs. Ask 100 people who they think is the best Rock band from […]
Who’s the greatest Rock artist/band from Philly?
America’s low self-esteem problem
The coming generations have a lot of reasons to hate Baby Boomers. The spiraling national debt. Climate change. Looting Social Security. Having to listen to sixties music all the time. But perhaps […]
Keith Flint RIP: “We were dangerous…”
We were dangerous and exciting! But now no one’s there who wants to be dangerous. Prodigy singer Keith Flint is dead from suicide at age 49. I can’t begin to properly eulogize […]
Why today’s music sucks #getoffmylawn
An S&R staff conversation on the “Loudness Wars,” low rez, headphones, streaming services and more: it’s all about fidelity. Lex Regardless of whether you think the content of modern music sucks, from […]
wintersmith’s Best Albums of 2018
I found lots of music to like in 2018. Here’s a brief overview, plus a link so you can sample it all yourself. Earlier in the year I did a 2018 so […]
A day of mourning for George HW Bush
It’s a new world order. …and a thousand points of light are less than nothing in a million miles of darkness. The Turning – Samhain 1991 1. In this dry land crickets […]
Dr. Tyson, please sue Amet for libel
And have done with it for the sake of justice By now, Dear Reader may have heard that Fox and Cosmos are investigating Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson over multiple allegations of sexual […]
Bohemian Rhapsody: your mileage WILL vary
The new Queen biopic is deeply flawed and powerfully rewarding all at once. Sorta. Maybe. My friends know how much I worship Queen and, therefore, how much I was anticipating/dreading Bohemian Rhapsody, the […]
It’s Election Day. Go Vote.
Vote. It matters more than it ever has in your life. Welcome now to a special Tuesday edition of #SaturdayVideoRoundup. These artists believe in the power of the American people. If you […]
2018 album release notes: Fiction 8, The Lost Patrol, Mod Hippie, Hot Nun and The Well Wishers
And now, some other bands who are kicking ass this year… 2018 has been a lively year for new music, with a variety of big and semi-big artists releasing albums. My favorites […]
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