The Beatles have the White Album. Metallica has the Black Album. Rush has the Maligned Album. Test For Echo. Hardly a favorite among the Rush elite, Test for Echo, the band’s 16th studio album, was released earlier this month in … Continue reading Album Review: Rush – Test for Echo
The suicide of singer Ian Curtis tore the band Joy Division apart in 1980 but the surviving members of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephan Morris soldiered on reforming as New Order then capitalizing on the post punk new wave … Continue reading Top 10 Best* New Order Songs
Well, what took so long? After decades of inactivity, ok maybe a little exaggeration but not by much, Semisonic returns with the EP You’re Not Alone, the band’s first collection of new music in nearly 20 years. Semisonic captured fame … Continue reading Album Review: Semisonic – You’re Not Alone
Growing up in Orange County, CA during the 80s, little did I know that a wave of punk rock music had washed ashore that would etch its mark on the music landscape forever. Probably, because I was wading around in … Continue reading Album Review: D.I. – Ancient Artifacts
I’ve never reviewed a single release before and won’t make it a habit for the future, however when I saw New Order dropped a new song then quickly discovered this band in prime form, it deserved some attention. I was … Continue reading Single Review: New Order – Be a Rebel
Yesterday, while Oregon burned, I took a gander south of my backyard at the haunting smoke enveloping the sky. An unprecedented sight. I walked back in the house and my wife had popped on the R.E.M. song “It’s the End … Continue reading Album Review: R.E.M. – Document
Metallica continues to push boundaries and expand their musical horizons, nearly 40 years after these pioneers of heavy metal got their start, with the August 28 release of S&M2, their second live collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony. Metallica first … Continue reading Album Review: Metallica – S&M2
September 3, 1991. I left 29 years ago today, far from home, with no way to get Rush’s new album Roll The Bones. Listening to local rock radio 95.5 KLOS throughout the previous month, DJs teased the new Rush song … Continue reading Album Review: Rush – Roll the Bones
