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I'm able to pull the stick out of my ass long enough to enjoy a tribute performance when it is worthy, and the Australian Pink Floyd Show is more than that. The post Rock Concert Review: The…
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In its efforts to cram so much information into so small a space, the narrative becomes unfocused.
The film captures everything I love about Queen -- the outrageousness, the audacity, the bigness of it all.
There was an entire "New York School" that the punks were inspired by and a part of, whether they always wanted to be or not.
To their credit, replacing Freddie Mercury is not something his surviving bandmates have ever tried to do.
There is no doubt that Marc Myers is doing noble work -- if only Anatomy of a Song was more exciting to read.
Why did rock and roll become white? Music critic Jack Hamilton's extraordinary new book provides a challenging answer.
Even if homophobia and fear of AIDS had little impact on Freddie Mercury's decision to keep the location of his ashes a secret it hardly ruins Mercury's Ashes.
1975 was when they officially began their reign. A fab year for sure.
If Real Life Rock's page count seems daunting, fear not. There isn't an entry you'll want to skip.
A by no means complete round up of some recent releases in rock, from Keith Richards to the Libertines.
The highlight of the concert came at the midway point, when Noel Gallagher started strumming an acoustic guitar as a tambourine tapped behind him.
Palma Violets' bruising performance Tuesday secured their place as one of the best live acts in the world.
When no-one was looking, Ian MacKaye and a group of young people like him created one of American alternative music's most important and unique scenes.
If you're interested in ol' reliable Noel Gallagher songs, there are a couple of examples on Chasing Yesterday
Unlike past concerts where Dylan gave what he could but the audience gave nothing back, at the Orpheum Bob seemed to be genuinely enjoying himself on stage.
Stealing All Transmissions is slim, but nearly every page is filled with insight and originality.
The newly released Live at the Rainbow '74 set proves that Queen had been slaying audiences since the beginning of their career.
The fourth edition of Boston Calling boasted the music festival's strongest lineup to date and the performances did not disappoint.
On more than one occasion in The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs Greil Marcus argues that the original recordings of some of his picks don't hold a candle to their cover versions.
The Black Keys clearly wanted to write moody, trippy, mostly hookless tracks, and as far as moody, trippy, mostly hookless tracks go, the ones on Turn Blue aren't so bad.
Whether it was intended or not, Searching for Sugar Man did more than delve into the past of Sixto Rodriguez; it created his future.