Results: Despite some informed debate as to whether or not Bob Marley truly belongs in a Tournament of “Rock,” the godfather of reggae nonetheless outdistanced his challengers by a significant margin. He […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Bob Marley pod
Results: As we continue our search for the greatest band of all time, a moral is emerging: don’t erode your own legacy. The Fillmore region’s #11 seed follows underperforming Aerosmith and Van […]
TunesDay: Ooh la la
One of my favorite musical sub-genres is sort of an off-shoot of trip-hop, a sultry urban electropop district where the downbeat influence of Portishead meets up with all kinds of interesting characters […]
TunesDay: mad dogs and Englishmen
Luke Haines isn’t very well known in America, and that’s a damned shame. He got a little attention here back in the early ’90s when his first band, The Auteurs, released their […]
The best CDs of 2007, pt. 1
It was a pretty good year in music. A handful of artists produced absolutely fabulous CDs and a lot more managed releases ranging from “worth the money” to “are you sure that […]
Satuday Video Roundup: Chicks That Rock, part deux
Three weeks ago we devoted Saturday Video Roundup to “Chicks That Rock.” Then we did an edition on some of the top male artists of 2007. My wife wanted to know why […]
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