black sabbath Archive
20 Dec 2022
Best Classic Bands: Essays and Interviews
Most publications — online and/or in print — assert a kind of temporary ownership of commissioned pieces; after that embargo, the non-exclusive rights to those works revert to the author. […]
02 Nov 2022
Mac Sabbath: You Deserve a Mac Today
The music of prime-era Black Sabbath has served as inspiration for countless bands, applying the drop-tuned, doom-laden style of the Birmingham, England, foursome to their own creative ends. But perhaps […]
23 Aug 2022
Five Unforced Errors and Musical Missteps
More from my “Take 5” series… Even rock’s biggest names occasionally release a dud. These five albums threatened to derail careers. And in some cases they did. Emerson Lake & […]
20 Mar 2018
A Look Back at Black Sabbath’s Debut Album
This essay first appeared in Best Classic Bands. Steppenwolf may lay claim to the first use of the phrase in a song, but a strong case can be made that […]
23 Dec 2016
Album Mini-review: Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath – Vol. II
File next to: Black Sabbath, Santana High-concept musical acts have been around for decades. Dread Zeppelin was one of the earliest groups to recast well-known music in a decidedly different […]
22 Oct 2014
Concert Preview: Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath
Shine a light into some of rock history’s less well-lit corners, and you’ll discover some strange yet intriguing detours. Among the most remarkable of these is the conceptual mash-up: combining […]
27 Dec 2013
Best of 2013: New Music
So far this week, I’ve taken looks at my favorite album reissue/compilations; my favorite music-related DVDs; the best concerts of 2013; and three interview subjects who passed away this year. […]