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23 Oct 2025
Blue Öyster Cult: A 50-plus Year Career of Evil
Combining muscle, malevolence, sarcasm and sophistication, Blue Öyster Cult became one of the hottest live attractions of the 1970s and beyond. The Long Island rock band’s earliest years found them […]
22 Oct 2025
Take Five: Great Performances by Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan is one of hard rock’s most celebrated vocalists. He’s best known for his work with Deep Purple; his vocal on the hit “Smoke on the Water” is among […]
21 Oct 2025
Shonen Knife: Girls (Still) Rock
Four decades-plus after their start, Japanese pop-punkers are in their ‘Best Place’ When Shonen Knife broke through to an American audience in 1981, the trio from Osaka, Japan had already […]
20 Oct 2025
BONUS POST: Preview – Mitch Easter and Gang
One of the best (and most underrated) bands of the so-called new wave era was Let’s Active. Founded by Winston-Salem musical wunderkind Mitch Easter, Let’s Active combined sophisticated pop with […]
20 Oct 2025
LaMP is Burning Brightly
Three esteemed players have joined forces almost by chance, and the result is one of music’s more dynamic and vital outfits. Combining a melodic jazz sensibility with the unpredictability of […]
17 Oct 2025
Three Days Grace: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… How do you handle the lead vocals live? Does Adam sing lead on material from the first four albums with Matt taking the lead on the […]
16 Oct 2025
Three Days Grace: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Transit of Venus came out in 2012. Adam, the band was set to go on a major tour when you left the band with little if […]
15 Oct 2025
Three Days Grace: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 1 of 3)
An edited version of this feature appeared previously in Goldmine Magazine. Hit-making rockers Three Days Grace are having it both ways: the band’s long-gone original lead vocalist has returned, now […]
14 Oct 2025
Take Five: Protest Songs from Beyond the “Protest Era”
Music as a vehicle for protest has a long and proud history. During the McCarthy era of the 1950s and the civil rights era of that and the following decade, […]
13 Oct 2025
30 Days Out, Oct. 2025 #2: Lemonheads, Mr. Jimmy, Indigo De Souza, New Mastersounds
A Chicago bluesman who relocated to Asheville. An Asheville singer-songwriter who has gone big. An Asheville favorite closing a chapter. And a hero of ‘90s alternarock. Those are among the […]