On Tuesday night the parking lot outside Merriweather Post Pavilion was expectantly converted into a hippie convention.
There were the aging members of the love generation who chased swigs of straight bourbon-whiskey with drags from their Marlboros and temporarily satisfied their anticipation for the show with stories from the glory-days.
All the while the new-age [...]

I’ll be honest: before his death yesterday, I never gave much thought to Michael Jackson. Beyond the hits and a mild interest in all those scandals, I didn’t know much about the King of Pop, and didn’t care to. Yes, his work affected a lot of people, and a whole generation grew up with his [...]

So I’ve never listened to Tegan & Sara before, but they really kill it on this acoustic cover of Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark.” There’s also no synth or eighties flavor to it. If you’ve always passed on this Springsteen classic because of that corny eighties sound, take another chance with this one. It’s worth [...]

More Beatles news. Remember when we reported that The Beatles were going to be featured in their own “experiential journey” through the Rock Band franchise? Well that experience now has a release date – 09/09/09.

Super Bowl XLIII has come and it has gone. On top of what was an amazing football game, we were also treated to a 12 minute long, energy packed set from Bruce Springsteen, the E Street Band and more including a choir and help from the horns section of the Max Weinberg 7. They say [...]

RollingStone is back at is again. So far they’ve done Songs, Albums, Guitar Songs, and now Singers. I am having a hard time figuring out what the exact requirements are for this list – whether it’s voice quality, vocal style, lyrical context, innovation… If you can figure it out, let me know. The list is [...]

“Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” is still bad ass 28 years later.

Let us commiserate (a word we all learned from Blink-182) with our nation in light of recent financial events by listening to a beautifully done spiritual from Louis Armstrong.
Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen