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2012 album from the veteran Alt-Rock band. This past spring, the band, joined by Grammy-nominated producer Chris 'Frenchie' Smith entered an Austin recording studio with a clean slate. The songs on Play. Rock. Music. are some of the best the Toadies have ever released. The trademarks of the band are all present - Lewis's howl, the chugging guitars, the unrepentant angst - but they're also improved upon. Play. Rock. Music. shows off a band in full...
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During late spring 1967, tens of thousands of young people began streaming into San Francisco, kicking off a counterculture revolution and cultural explosion that was the Summer of Love. Now, on the 50th anniversary of that revolutionary event, acclaimed journalist and pop culture historian Harvey Kubernik takes us on an insider's look at the happenings in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and beyond--in the months leading up to, during, and after that...
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Many American college towns have their own story to tell when it comes to their rock and roll roots, but the story of Gainesville, Florida is unique: dozens of resident musicians launched into national prominence, eight inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a steady stream of major acts rolling through on a regular basis. From Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Stephen Stills and the Eagles' Don Felder and Bernie Leadon, Gainesville cultivated...
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When rock and roll emerged in the 1950s, ministers denounced it from their pulpits and Sunday school teachers warned of the music's demonic origins. The big beat, said Billy Graham, was "ever working in the world for evil." Yet by the early 2000s Christian rock had become a billion-dollar industry. The Devil's Music tells the story of this transformation. Rock's origins lie in part with the energetic Southern Pentecostal churches where Elvis, Little...
14) Weezer
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Weezer's self-titled, tenth studio album (referred to as "The White Album"). The first track from the highly anticipated album, "Thank God For Girls", has charted across multiple genres.
15) Brothers
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The Black Keys create an intensely focused and deeply soulful album with the follow-up to 2008's Attack and Release. The duo's sixth album also includes the Danger Mouse-produced single Tighten Up.
"Grade of B+ ... real songwriting and real hooks ..."--Entertainment Weekly.
" ... a tight musical alliance ... a complete rock sound ..."--Billboard.
"3 1/2 out of 4 ... a tough, taut outing ..."--USA Today.
"4 out of 5 ... their tightest disc yet."--Rolling...
17) By the horns
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By The Horns is Julia's second solo offering, and her first since the multi platinum success of Angus and Julia Stone's Down The Way album. The songs have been composed in California, refined in France and sculpted in Australia and India and as the summer turned to fall in New York City, they poured through her hands to the ears and hands of Producer Thomas Bartlett who has worked with Doveman, Antony & the Johnsons and The National and is currently...
20) Tape Deck Heart
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Already a UK success story, Turner is a product of Britain's post-hardcore punk scene who first made waves as the vocalist for Xtra Mile Recordings outfit Million Dead in 2001. In 2006 he kicked a budding solo venture into gear, quickly drawing fans with his signature sound-punk, American and UK/Irish folk music, with a little country thrown in. Since then he's released four full-length albums, growing his audience every step of the way while performing...
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