Editor’s Note: This interview is taken from a Z Review series called Juxatposeurs in which celebrities connected by common themes interviewed each other and explored…
One of the world’s most popular indie bands have made a comeback. Arctic Monkeys have released their sixth studio album, Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino,…
THE ORIGINAL: Pink Floyd (1979) This is one of my all-time favorite Pink Floyd songs. I’m sure you remember it from The Wall. This song…
THE ORIGINAL: The Kinks (1964) I’ve often said that this is one of the first punk rock songs – actually it’s a tossup between this…
It’ll get you, life. It’ll wear you down to a nub if you’ll let it. The only way to survive is to get in touch…
SONG: Tears of a Clown ORIGINAL: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967) COVER: The English Beat (1979) THE ORIGINAL This song is total Motown genius,…
If you’re an aging Gen X-er like me, chances are you have an indie rock snob in your life. That indie rock snob may even…
Neil Young is both a brilliant and utterly infuriating artist. If you’re a fan, he’s the man who created some of the most timeless music…
THE ORIGINAL: Marvin Gaye (1964) This is a Holland-Dozier-Holland classic that’s Motown to the bone. Marvin Gaye’s voice is velvety perfection, the beat is slow…
Roxy Music was only in business for about a decade, but during that time they made incredibly daring music that was at times so unique…
Attracting our attention mainly for the track Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems featuring rock goddess Stevie Nicks, Lana Del Rey has just released her best album,…
Original vs. Cover: “Love Is All Around” – Sonny Curtis vs. Hüsker Dü The other day, in a fit of nostalgia, I retrieved an old…
For the last decade or so, as Baby Boomer acts have been slouching toward their eventual demise, many of them have been engaging in the…
I’ve been a DJ since the ‘70s. I’m also a bona fide music fanatic who gets a kick out of turning people on to stuff…
Original vs. Cover: “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Eurythmics vs. Marilyn Manson I’ve been a DJ since the ‘70s. I’m also a bona…
I really thought they had solved the problem this time. Remember Napster? No, hang on. Do you remember cassette tapes? No, sorry. It’s Friday. Do you…
The California stoner metal band Sleep has returned from a decades-long absence to release a surprise new album, The Sciences, on the unsuspecting masses, courtesy…
I’ve suffered from depression since I was a teenager, but it only started to include panic attacks when I was in my late 20s.
It’s hard to picture it today, but there was once a time when the music of Metallica was perceived by the masses as incomprehensible, unprecedented…
Original vs. Cover: “Hard to Handle” – Otis Redding vs. The Black Crowes I’ve been a DJ since the ‘70s. I’m also a bona fide…