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Ginger Baker: heartbreaker, hellraiser, trailblazer

Thu, May 16 2013 12:19pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Meeting Ginger Baker is a scary prospect.

The Popdose Interview: David Lowery

Tue, February 05 2013 2:12pm - Source: Pop Dose

Hearing the stories behind how the new Camper Van Beethoven album came together, we're not surprised to find out that God is a CVB fan.

An Unfair Review Of The 2013 Coachella Lineup: Day 3

Thu, January 31 2013 12:59am - Source: Swan Fungus

I might as well get this out of the way quickly, because every year some idiot shows up here thinking the views expressed in these posts truly reflect my opinions of the artists I choose to critique.

Grizzly Bear’s 10 Best Songs

Thu, September 13 2012 8:24pm - Source: Stereogum

As far as being a band in 2012 goes, Grizzly Bear has it pretty good.

DMX, Rock the Bells 2012: Rapper Brings Out Drag-On, Gives Memorable Quote About Women's Genitals

Sun, September 02 2012 7:54pm - Source: The BoomBox

DMX , who served as the headliner for day one of the Rock the Bells festival held at PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey Saturday (Sept. 1), was the highlight of the event.

Meyhem Lauren: Respect the Fly Shit

Thu, August 30 2012 5:38am - Source: Pitchfork Media

These days, people who think the state of "New York hip-hop" should be a pressing concern for all rap fans tend to be seen as joyless scolds or at least something pitiable along the lines of Civil War reenactors.

The Very Best: MTMTMK

Thu, July 19 2012 5:15am - Source: Pitchfork Media

A lot of comparisons to Paul Simon 's Graceland are cropping up in reviews of the Very Best 's MTMTMK , even though the two albums have completely different contexts, styles, and lyrical aims.

Royal Thunder: CVI

Mon, June 18 2012 5:34am - Source: Pitchfork Media

It's damn near impossible to escape the endless hackneyed tropes about moonshine and Dixie for any Southern band that dares to so much as hint at the blues or that lapses into fuzzy, bow-legged rock'n'roll.

Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here

Fri, May 11 2012 10:40am - Source: The Quietus

It's three o'clock in the morning in the Last Chance Saloon somewhere on the edge of town and the dehydration caused by the endless supply of cheap tobacco, nasty liquor and illicit substances is beginning to take its toll.

Natural Balance: An Interview With Zammuto

Thu, May 10 2012 12:38pm - Source: The Quietus

Conscious Luddite Nick Zammuto is nothing if not a contradiction.

Kindness – XOYO, London 21/03/12

Tue, March 27 2012 8:24am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

You'd be forgiven for thinking that the answer to the following question is 'nothing'.

After years of fiery electric blues and Southern rock, Warren Hayes considers unplugging for next solo project

Fri, February 17 2012 9:19pm - Source: Something Else!

Warren Haynes has become known, through his associations with the Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule, for playing uptempo, rollicking electric blues and Southern rock.

Live Review: The 22nd Annual Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert at NYC’s Carnegie Hall (2/13)

Tue, February 14 2012 4:20pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

I knew I moved to New York for a reason when I walked into the press entrance to Carnegie Hall and waited in line, slightly thunderstruck, next to James Blake and Antony Hegarty.

Singer Matt Berninger says band is working on new album

Thu, January 19 2012 5:12pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The nominations haven't been announced just yet, but Rolling Stone caught up with frontman Matt Berninger to chat about their chances at getting an Oscar nod, their previous experience writing for movies and his band's progress in writing a follow-up to their 2010 album High Violet.

DAVE MUSTEIN’S TOP FIFTEEN METAL ALBUMS OF 2011

Thu, December 01 2011 3:21pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Making this list in 2011 seemed like a much bigger…. thing, I guess, than making this list in 2010 was.

A Wild Life – The Line of Best Fit meets Joe Cardamone of Icarus Line

Wed, November 02 2011 11:12am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

There seem to be two versions of Joe Cardamone that exist in the world.

Tom’s Picks: Best of Summer 2011

Tue, October 11 2011 12:30pm - Source: Twangville

This is side two of last year's full length originally conceived of as a double album.

Also: DMX will finish new album after leaving prison; The Roots plan week of shows in New York

Tue, June 21 2011 10:01pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Vanilla Ice has created a new website called Vanilla Ice Real Estate to provide real estate guidance to his fans.

This Week in Badass:…In Which the Man in the Bucket Shows Up

Fri, May 27 2011 12:40pm - Source: Pop Dose

This Week in Badass is going to take a look at all the killer music that has reached my ears in current week, whether it be music that was just released or items coming out in the near future.

Drag-On – Darkman Back

Tue, May 24 2011 8:37pm - Source: Nah Right

If I'm not mistaken, you're a student, si?

Album Review: The Cars – Move Like This

Wed, May 11 2011 12:17pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

It's hard to say that fans have waited a long time for a new Cars record.

ALBUM REVIEW: Tapes ‘n Tapes – Outside

Tue, January 11 2011 7:59pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

The gritty guitars and vague orchestrations on Outside often suggest an untapped energy that is rarely really released.

Watching out for Kites Overhead

Fri, October 29 2010 3:41am - Source: i (heart) music

Before I write anything else about You Are A Secret, And You Must Never Tell It , the debut full-length from Kites Overhead , in the interest of full disclosure I should probably note up front that I'm good friends with the band's main/only member, Gene Kondusky.

#274 The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)

Tue, October 26 2010 6:18pm - Source: MOG

Since I've spent the past two weeks in the 70s and 80s, hip hop has been getting the shaft lately.

End Of Play 2010: A Hip-Hop State Of The Art Report

Mon, October 25 2010 3:23pm - Source: The Quietus

Bit late up the creek ain't ya, stranger?

Frightened Rabbit with Plants and Animals, Bad Veins @ the Showbox, Seattle, WA

Mon, October 18 2010 6:56pm - Source: Pop Wreckoning

Even though my night ended up with me being stranded outside the Showbox because my car got locked in a parking garage, I look at it as a "glass-half-full" night.

Matt & Kim w/Champagne Champagne and Fang Island at the Showbox at the Market, Seattle

Mon, October 04 2010 6:52pm - Source: Pop Wreckoning

Even though I'm a relatively young person, sometimes I do feel quite old.

The Last Of The True Believers: Ian Astbury Interviewed

Mon, September 27 2010 4:58pm - Source: The Quietus

One of a select bunch of seekers who were energised by punk rock and set off on an idiosyncratic path through rock & roll.

Book Notes - Monique Truong ("Bitter in the Mouth")

Tue, August 31 2010 4:19pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

50Prog50: The Best Prog Albums, Part One

Mon, July 19 2010 3:14pm - Source: Pop Dose

For some, the progressive rock movement was when rock 'n roll grew up.

Liveblog: Eurovision 2010

Sat, May 29 2010 9:22pm - Source: No Rock and Roll Fun

"There goes a moment, joining millions of other moments" explains Graham Norton, narrating a crash-through-Eurovision history which is focusing more on the Abbas than the Bing-Bip-De-Bop- bits.

Drag-On News

Ginger Baker: heartbreaker, hellraiser, trailblazer

The Popdose Interview: David Lowery

An Unfair Review Of The 2013 Coachella Lineup: Day 3

Grizzly Bear’s 10 Best Songs

DMX, Rock the Bells 2012: Rapper Brings Out Drag-On, Gives Memorable Quote About Women's Genitals

Meyhem Lauren: Respect the Fly Shit

The Very Best: MTMTMK

Royal Thunder: CVI

Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here

Natural Balance: An Interview With Zammuto

Kindness – XOYO, London 21/03/12

After years of fiery electric blues and Southern rock, Warren Hayes considers unplugging for next solo project

Live Review: The 22nd Annual Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert at NYC’s Carnegie Hall (2/13)

Singer Matt Berninger says band is working on new album

DAVE MUSTEIN’S TOP FIFTEEN METAL ALBUMS OF 2011

A Wild Life – The Line of Best Fit meets Joe Cardamone of Icarus Line

Tom’s Picks: Best of Summer 2011

Also: DMX will finish new album after leaving prison; The Roots plan week of shows in New York

This Week in Badass:…In Which the Man in the Bucket Shows Up

Drag-On – Darkman Back

Album Review: The Cars – Move Like This

ALBUM REVIEW: Tapes ‘n Tapes – Outside

Watching out for Kites Overhead

#274 The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)

End Of Play 2010: A Hip-Hop State Of The Art Report

Frightened Rabbit with Plants and Animals, Bad Veins @ the Showbox, Seattle, WA

Matt & Kim w/Champagne Champagne and Fang Island at the Showbox at the Market, Seattle

The Last Of The True Believers: Ian Astbury Interviewed

Book Notes - Monique Truong ("Bitter in the Mouth")

50Prog50: The Best Prog Albums, Part One

Liveblog: Eurovision 2010

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