Paul Weller is still evolving, this time into a smooth soul man
Important news broke last month in the U.K. about the Jam, the early punk heroes famous for hits like "Town Called Malice," "This Is the Modern World" and "That's Entertainment":...
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Itchy-O comes from Denver to swarm, cluster and make noise
For four years, the band was called the Itchy-O Marching Band. It made sense at the time. There were at least 30 members, including a large drum section and wriggling...
After Semisonic, songwriter Dan Wilson is usually someone else’s genius (like Adele)
Dan Wilson noticed something curious about Adele. On live recordings of the smash they wrote together, "Someone Like You," the British pop superstar frequently avoids the impossible high notes she...
Oh Wonder is failing at the whole anonymity thing
After a show in Montauk, N.Y., London singer-songwriter duo Oh Wonder grabbed breakfast in a small town en route to the airport. A young fan immediately recognized Anthony West and...
Tom Russell’s ‘Folk Hotel’ keeps it simple, beautiful — and Hank Williams pays a visit
Tom Russell had a dream about Hank Williams Sr. and wrote a song about it. "I asked him, did he need a drink?" he sings. "He said, 'Son, you can...
Your guide to Lolla after-parties
One of many great things about Lollapalooza is its many bands that have painstakingly worked their way up from clubs to theaters to the big rock festivals. So when they...
Ice-T corrals hip-hop legends on the Art of Rap tour
It wasn't Ice-T's intention, when he produced the 2012 documentary "Something for Nothing: The Art of Rap," to return hip-hop's most important old-school acts to the stage. But he couldn't...
Paul Shaffer: Same dude, same band, different time
A long, long time ago, in the distant political era of 2013, Paul Shaffer was bandleader for "Late Show with David Letterman" and heard of the Roots playing an instrumental...
A Mamby on the Beach guide to don’t-miss acts
By the time Mamby on the Beach came around in 2015, Chicago was already packed with big-time rock festivals — Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Riot Fest and so on. But the people...
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has the gift of timing
Advice from Metallica's Robert Trujillo: If you ever find yourself standing before Zakk Wylde, longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Black Label Society metal frontman, do not, under any circumstances, slap...