In the last few years, we've seen a wave of nostalgia for the pop culture of the '80s, reaching near apotheosis in the Retro Wave genre with artists like D-Noise and Robert Parker. Few, however,...
My favorite album of 2017 has to be one that I've listening to the most, right? Well, that would be a really old recording: Frank Sinatra's "Swinging Brass". To describe why it's a favorite would...
This is honestly a tough one for me, as there were some truly great records that came out over the last year from Queens Of The Stone Age, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS, Foo Fighters, Frank Carter &...
In a year with fantastic albums by Run the Jewels, Slowdive, Kendrick Lamar, and Zola Jesus, my favorite “new” album of the year was recorded back in the early 80’s. For my favorite album of...
Robert Plant is a rare bird. A titanic figure in rock music, he could easily overstuff his war chest by playing each summer’s Way-Back-When concert circuit, flailing through half-hearted versions...