Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx has exorcised a lot of his demons and he’s now in a good place. Unfortunately, people in good places tend to make weak, pussy-ass art.
Among its members are veterans of the scene: Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost, Hamish Glencross of My Dying Bride, Andrian Erlandsson of At The Gates.
“Weird Al” continues to find the best tunes in today’s pop wasteland and mix lyrically topical parodies amidst nostalgic style parodies with clever wordplay.
Cowboy Junkies’ mission for Sing In My Meadow was to capture the feel of a live show, with psychedelic freak-outs and an atmosphere “thick with electricity.”
I can’t remember the last time I heard a 20-minute EP kick up this much big noise. This Louisville, KY band comes aggressive with each of these eight tracks.
Is an album of re-recordings ever really necessary? Can a band recapture the spirit of decades-old material? Lucky, Sick of It All know how to do it right.
Jonny Lives! swims in the Fountains of Wayne in the country of Weezer on planet Cheap Trick. They play power pop, and on some numbers, they really succeed.
If Nick Drake was around, he’d probably be a Garrett Pierce fan. On Everybody Breaks, Pierce sings about weighty psychological issues amid acoustic guitar.