Run-D.M.C. will be releasing expanded versions of their first four albums, from their self-titled debut to oft-cited classic Tougher than Leather. All reissues will feature bonus tracks of rare material and live...
A Wright To DreamDreaming Wide Awake is less soul and R&B than Salt, but Lizz Wright's sophomore album manages something that its predecessor fails at: to expand on a range of styles to create a mosaic of superb music. Craig Street (k.d. lang,...
Ahmet and Dweezil Zappa are taking their father's music on the road. The Zappa Plays Zappa tour will run through Europe this fall. A DVD of the tour may be available in the future for those who won't be able to catch the overseas shows. Dweezil is...
Karl Mueller, bassist for popular 90s rock band Soul Asylum, passed away on Friday of throat cancer, one year after diagnosis. He was 41. The band completed a new album earlier this year and are in negotiations about seeing its...
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is reportedly suffering from abdominal pains and has canceled the remaining dates of The Mars Volta's European tour. Rodriguez-Lopez's specific condition is not known and so later dates with System of a Down are still...
An Honest DelightStephen Malkmus, lead singer of the irreverent lo-fi indie-rock band, Pavement, began his solo career with an enjoyable self-titled debut. He then proceeded to follow up that album with a lackluster effort entitled Pig Lib....
While Damon Albarn has been in the news thanks to the latest Gorillaz album, his Blur bandmates are now in the news for their legal troubles. The specifics of the dispute are unknown, but band members are reportedly suing each other. Bassist Alex...
A New BeginningEqual Vision Records has been known in the hardcore and punk scenes for years, giving us acts such as Ten Yard Fight, Floorpunch, Coheed and Cambria, and more recently, scream heavy acts such as Fear Before the March of Flames and...
Love HertzAttempting to recreate any sound of yesteryear can be a very difficult task to accomplish. The band or artist walks a fine line teetering on the verge of musical reverence or cheap novelty – this is what typically sets...
Ruck Without RockIn the late nineties Heltah Skeltah rocked the world with some of the hardest rhymes and rugged production in hip-hop. After seven long years Sean Price, representing half of the fatigue-sporting duo, returns with his first solo...