Bottoms Up
“What was that all about?” a man in a black button-down shirt hollered over the obligatory bass of Beyoncé’s “Crazy
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GABRIELLE: It’s 7:34 p.m. and Todd and I are seated in our parked car behind a chain link fence in
View ArticleYoko Ono Shimmies, Shakes and Shines with Clapton, Midler, Simon, and Sons
“I have to tell you,” Yoko Ono said to her audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Tuesday night,
View ArticleFor Your (Re)Consideration: In the Beginning There Was My Hatred for Eric...
It is such a gift, bloody and beautiful and ethereal and visceral, to be able to make music (much less release it). And this track was such an abuse of this grace, this privilege. And on the exact day...
View ArticleJoe Satriani Spreads the Gospel of Shred
"As crazy as it seems, I just really love music...I can't believe that a little kid from Long Island got to do what I got to do."
View ArticleIn Defense of ‘Dad Rock’
Going through 2016’s new albums, I find more “dad rock” icons are releasing better new music than the whippersnappers who ridicule them.
View ArticleEric Krasno Makes ‘Blood From a Stone’ Look Easy on His Inspired Solo Debut
For nearly 25 years now, Eric Krasno has built a repertoire as one of the most talented and in-demand guitarists in professional music.
View ArticleRIP Piano Master Leon Russell, a True Musician’s Musician
“The wondering wanderer. That's the whole bag—the songs, the performance, the whole lifestyle. Make people wonder. Make myself wonder, too."
View ArticleDid Neil Young Really Kill Buffalo Springfield?
Fifty years ago this week, Buffalo Springfield forecasted the comedown of the '60s on their self-titled debut.
View ArticleThe 10 Best Live Albums of 2016
Live recordings of concert performances, be it archival or recently sourced, rank among some of the best ways to experience music in 2016.
View ArticleEric Clapton’s Richters Yield $74M, Auction Houses Prey on FOMO: Science …...
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View ArticleThe Best in Jazz: Kurt Rosenwinkel’s New Album ‘Caipi’ Is a Must-Listen
Kurt Rosenwinkel has been one of the most important jazz guitarists in the game for the last quarter-century.
View ArticleEric Clapton’s 5 Most Underrated Solo Albums
We often hyperbolize great artists as masters of evolving their genre, but few can truly stake that claim like Eric Clapton.
View ArticleNow’s the Time for Bruce Springsteen to Prove He’s Not a Fake
Unless he goes to campaign for Georgia Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff, don't try to tell me Springsteen's really protesting.
View ArticleThis Is All You Need to Hear to Understand Prince Was a Genius
On the one-year anniversary of his death, we're reminded of the one thing you need to hear to truly "get" just what made Prince so special.
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