Albums

The Moment We Found Nirvana - An Oral History

Before they even set foot in the dilapidated L.A. studio where they would record ‘Nevermind,’ Nirvana had already had a tumultuous year. they’d ditched their fifth drummer, broken a contract...

The Doors’ Waiting For The Sun

Since age 11, I’ve been pretty deeply invested in geek culture. Not the “cool” geek culture that’s taken over the culture at large in the past several years. No, my...

With The Game, Queen Broke All the Rules, Inclu...

“And nobody played synthesizer,” brags the liner notes of Queen’s self-titled debut album. Released in 1973, the album came out during a time when synthesizers were just beginning to make...

Record Bin: How Otis Redding Remade Soul On "Ot...

What is soul music? What are the defining characteristics of the genre? Are there any? Those are good questions and ones which don't necessarily have an easy answer. But if...

Album Review: Who's Next In Rolling Stone Circa...

Who's Next, regardless of what you may have been led to believe to the contrary, is neither the soundtrack to the realization of Pete Townshend's apparently-aborted Hollywood dream, the greatest...

Tramps Like Us: The Birth of Born to Run

It's hard to believe now, but Bruce Springsteen almost didn't reach stardom. He had a nice local following in New Jersey and, for some reason, pockets of fans in Virginia...