The Cult—The House of Blues, Cleveland OH, Nov. 15, 2010
The Cult up close
The Cult: One of rock's enduring bands in a time of transition
“We’re in the middle of a sort of transition right now,” Ian Astbury told the crowd that had packed Buffalo’s Town Ballroom Friday night. Two thousand-plus fans had come to see The […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Jimi Hendrix pod
Results: It’s been a thoroughly disheartening few days for the favorites, as #9 Steely Dan becomes the third straight seed to bite the dust. The upstarts in this case are Los Lobos, […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Steely Dan pod
Results: Those guys over there waving the white flag? Yeah, those are the Tournament of Rock handicappers. They’ve given up trying to guess how our voters are going to behave in the […]
TunesDay: The Lost Patrol's epic retro-futurism
Here’s how the blurb at CD Baby puts it: Cinematic ethereal, spaghetti western flavored retro-futuristic music with powerful female vocals. // A sweeping, cinematic, wide-screen journey that combines ethereal sound scapes with […]
ArtSunday: the nonlinearity of influence
“I’m interested in what motivates you, and how you understand the world.” He glanced sideways at her. “Rausch tells me you’ve written about music.” “Sixties garage bands. I started writing about them […]
