Albums
The Rolling Stones’ Tattoo You
A few months ago, I wrote a piece called “The Five-Albums Test” that some people loved, some people hated, and everybody seemed to disagree with—which was pretty much the response...
The Rolling Stones’ Tattoo You
A few months ago, I wrote a piece called “The Five-Albums Test” that some people loved, some people hated, and everybody seemed to disagree with—which was pretty much the response...
Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral' at 20 Ye...
Before Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor did upstanding things like marry, procreate, get ripped, and win an Academy Award, he made one of the most upsetting, misunderstood, and enduring album...
Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral' at 20 Ye...
Before Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor did upstanding things like marry, procreate, get ripped, and win an Academy Award, he made one of the most upsetting, misunderstood, and enduring album...
A Tribute to the Ultimate Smiths Album, 'The Qu...
Happy twenty-fifth anniversary to The Queen is Dead, released on June 16, 1986. Everybody agrees this is the Smiths' best album, except, bizarrely, the Smiths, all four of whom seem...
A Tribute to the Ultimate Smiths Album, 'The Qu...
Happy twenty-fifth anniversary to The Queen is Dead, released on June 16, 1986. Everybody agrees this is the Smiths' best album, except, bizarrely, the Smiths, all four of whom seem...
Iron Maiden's 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' Re...
Pomposity, insanity, galloping blasphemy: 1988’s Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is a mighty Genghian cleave of a record, a progressive concept album that contains all that is glorious –...
Iron Maiden's 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' Re...
Pomposity, insanity, galloping blasphemy: 1988’s Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is a mighty Genghian cleave of a record, a progressive concept album that contains all that is glorious –...
Van Halen's '1984' At 30: Classic Track-By-Trac...
Who could have imagined that a synthesizer, not a guitar, would put Van Halen over the top? But that was indeed the case when the first blast of Oberheim OB-Xa...
Van Halen's '1984' At 30: Classic Track-By-Trac...
Who could have imagined that a synthesizer, not a guitar, would put Van Halen over the top? But that was indeed the case when the first blast of Oberheim OB-Xa...
Remembering Public Enemy's Fear Of A Black Planet
"1989!" roars Chuck D at the beginning of 'Fight The Power', which shimmies and seethes with all the controlled, incendiary rage and intent of Public Enemy at their height. It's...
Remembering Public Enemy's Fear Of A Black Planet
"1989!" roars Chuck D at the beginning of 'Fight The Power', which shimmies and seethes with all the controlled, incendiary rage and intent of Public Enemy at their height. It's...