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Not everyone makes a point of deciding on their favorite vibraphonist, let alone takes the time to determine their favorite album by said vibraphonist – because, seriously, there are only so many hours in the day, you know? – but...

Body Count, Body Count: Why not kick things off controversially, right? Ah, it seems like only yesterday that Ice-T turned the world at large against him when he decided to try his hand at heavy metal and, with his new...

So, Damon Albarn has a new solo album out and that got me thinking about Blur. Man, I loved that band. They did a lot of different things and charting their development is somewhat of a master class in doing...

30 years ago today, the Cure released The Top, an album which, while not exactly what you’d call a happy-go-lucky affair, at least wasn’t as soul-numbingly depressing as its predecessor. In the wake of the none-more-black sentiments pervading every groove...

We came to dance! Oil up your best Robot because we've got 25 brand new tracks from all your, like oh my god, favorites including Ultravox, The Undertones, O.M.D., Soft Cell, Bronski Beat, Oingo Boingo, and more. This playlist update...

Last week I had Okkervil River's Will Sheff guest on my SIRIUS XM radio show. I've been a fan of Sheff's music for a decade, but that's not what eventually connected us. Earlier this year, I learned, via this excellent...

33 years ago today, Van Halen released the one album amongst their classic David Lee Roth era output which can reasonably described as “underrated,” inasmuch as you can use the word to describe an album that hit #5 on the...

During the ‘80s, more than a few rock ‘n’ roll types fell victim to a desire to freshen up their sound by giving it a bit of new-wave flair. Why do we say “fell victim”? Because although it proved a...

Throughout the course of the mid-1990s Britpop movement, the battle royale remained the same: Blur vs. Oasis. Which was bigger? Which was better? Well, they’ve both got plenty of top-notch radio fare in their back catalogs, so we’d hate to...