It can be argued that Riot Fest is a festival for people who hate what bigger festivals have become and in that sense, it's my festival. It's our festival.
Even though I classify Dahlia Seed's Survived By as a summer album, it is also one of my top 20 favorites ever, and I often visit it multiple times a year.
The new Eric Clapton record, titled simply I Still Do, begs a smartass question: did he ever?Depends on what you mean: capable of greatness or average?
Ginger Baker's No Material played without setlists or prepared material and was all improv, explains M Milner, and remains a compelling listen decades later
On his new record, Painted Bird, John Zorn has assembled a talented group of musicians to create some of the most compelling noise I’ve heard all year
Are you going to Free Press Summer Festival this year? Need to know what acts to catch? Then Daniel Jackson's got what you need with his FPSF 2016 Preview.
In this revealing piece, Aaron Cooper revisits his relationship with the Beatles' 1967 classic Magical Mystery Tour, and reflects on life's second chances.