Category Archives: Music You Should Know

BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY - IRREVERSIBLE A few years back I was at SxSW at a fairly empty venue when a band kicked off their first song sounding like a mix of Morrissey and Arctic Monkeys. At the time th...

THE BLACK CROWES - A POUND OF FEATHERS The guitar is screaming, the guitars are muted and fuzzy, high hat is sharp and tight for The Black Crowes return. A Pound of Feathers has that Southernrock swag...

MORRISSEY - MAKE-UP IS A LIE As someone who has purchased tickets to a Morrissey show that would inevitably get cancelled, I always approach news about the artist with hesitant optimism. So, I was han...

THE BAND - THE BEST OF THE BAND (REMASTERED VINYL REISSUE) The Band called it quits with a bang with a giant goodbye show (featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young to name a few guests) on T...

DEPECHE MODE - MEMENTO MORI: MEXICO CITY Depeche Mode have a deep connection with their fans in Mexico. Dave Gahan has spoken about the live shows there are "a religion." With their most recent album ...

GUNS N' ROSES - LIVE ERA '87-'93 As a live act, Guns N' Roses was unpredictable. They could be raw, energetic, feeding off the crowd and regurgitating that intensity right back at them. It could also ...

THE BLACK CROWES - amorica. DELUXE EDITION Gorman In the Morning host, Steve Gorman, might be on tour with his new band (Howl Owl Howl) but his old band, The Black Crowes, are reissuing their most adv...

THE CRANBERRIES - MTV UNPLUGGED With a voice like velvet wrapped metal, Dolores O'Riordan was a rare talent. Listening to the 1995 acoustic set at MTV Unplugged (finally getting an official press) str...

BLONDIE - NO EXIT (REISSUE) With news of Blondie being back in the studio, it's worth reflecting on their big comeback album, No Exit. After a 17 year hiatus, the band re-emerged, gaining new fans and...

CREAM - ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON MAY 2-3-5-6, 2005 When Cream reunited in 2005 after nearly four decades apart, fans braced for either magic or mayhem. Thankfully, they got a bit of both. This live al...