Here’s something that you can use to win a bar bet: Name the five best-selling rock singles of all time. Notice that I said “best-SELLING” not “best-STREAMING.” Here we go. At number five,
Read More[These ten covers were all released as singles. Good idea? Bad? A contribution from Adam Morrison. – AC] Some of the most interesting cover songs are ones where an artist interprets a track
Read MoreYes, The Strokes have been around for a quarter-century, so it’s no real surprise that their people have started mining the vaults for archival material suitable for box sets. Come February 24, Rough
Read MoreOnce upon a time, buying music was VERY expensive. If you go back to the 1950s, the average price of an album was about $5.50–and that’s in 1950s dollars, which means if you
Read MoreOne of the best things about being a member of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club–the band’s official fan club–has been the semi-steady stream of collectible releases. Launched in 1991, about a year after the
Read MoreBack in the early 1990s, just before Soundgarden was to have their big breakthroughs with Badmotorfinger and Superunknown, Chris Cornell spent some time hanging out with director Cameron Crowe around the time he
Read MoreThe Great Lakes Blizzard happened on this day in 1977–40 years ago–which saw Buffalo and the surrounding area hit with 10 feet of snow in less than a day. And now, some music
Read MoreAnother day, another re-release. This time, it’s New Order’s compilation album Singles. Including all of the band’s greatest moments from 1981’s debut “Ceremony” to “Blue Monday” from 1983, all the songs have been
Read MoreWhat’s your preferred format of music? CDs? Vinyl? Digital files? Streams? A little bit of each, maybe? And once you start drilling deeper, things get even more complicated. HD/Hi-Res audio. Neil Young’s Pono
Read MoreAs much as I like albums (or at least the concept of albums), let’s face it: we’re living in an on-demand a la carte world. If you can get just the songs you
Read MoreFuture Islands made their national network debut last month and the resulting discussion has been, well, vigorous. But in a good way. Watch. http://youtu.be/1Ee4bfu_t3c
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