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Trends exist first in the minds of marketing geniuses, require repetition to achieve some traction with consumers and become redolent of t...

Recording software has made an enormous impact on contemporary music production. Through the manipulation of noises as expressed in ones a...

True talent isn't always recognized by the masses. Ingenuity shouldn't toil in the long shadow of mediocrity, though this is realit...

SIN AFTER SIN Definitely brings back many hazy memories of high school. Occasionally, side one of this disc would be in rotation in my ...

Produced over months of arduous sessions, the $100,000 wet dream that became The Soft Parade was universally panned when it first appeared...

Seano over at Circle of Fits always turns out thought provoking, incredibly well written posts. This one is no exception. For all of you w...

Absolutely bare-bones, lovely, unfinished, ethereal, ragged, uplifting and heartbreaking all apply to Oar, the lone solo recording by Alex...

Pure, unadulterated adulation greeted Saul Hudson and his mates as they appeared to dispense good will and face-melting solos to the thous...

Blondie always conjures up odd memories for me. When "Heart of Glass" was issued as a single back in 1979, my sister secured a c...

Anthemic radio staples (and smoke from many left-handed ciggies) filled the air around the Bell Stage tonight as Collective Soul brought the...

Everyone should be reminded on a regular basis that they are exactly where they should be in their current position in the cosmos. This wr...

Torrential rain did not deter fans of Queens of the Stone Age, who waited patiently in front of the Claridge Stage for skies to clear. Follo...

I see a lot of love out there tonight!!!! Indeed there was, with every ounce of it directed toward the Bell Stage on Tuesday night. You ...

Ottawa Bluesfest marked the 21st gig of Lady Gaga's artRAVE tour. Nine tour buses, truckloads of equipment, a personal entourage of 12...

Matt Andersen's voice is an absolute force of nature. The pride of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick walked out on the Claridge Homes Sta...

June 1964: You receive a phone call with news that is almost too good to be true. The Beatles are set to embark on their first world tour,...

In celebration of the 69th birthday of one of my favorite songwriters, here's a re-run of my original review of The Who Sell Out... ...

Have you ever dropped a ton of bricks on a carton of eggs? Swung a ball peen hammer at a rice-paper wall? This is the impact that Kurt ...

Brand new EP release by Chicago based band, Programmable Animal. This is a taster in advance of the full length disc that they plan to unl...

Years before regrettable forays into disco and bland, MOR pop pandering tarnished the otherwise decent track record of Rod the Mod, this v...