Angelically, Lauryn Hill opens this gut-wrencher with quite lonely vocals – a refreshing yet gloomy follow-up to “The Beast.” This back-and-forth presents as a theme throughout the album, exhibiting the musical range of not only Hill but the trio as a whole.
There are two sides to every tale, but there might be even more in the case of a band split. Every Time I Die, bassist Stephen Micciche is the latest to speak out about the disagreement between Keith Buckley and the rest of the band, which led to the group’s recent breakup.
John Hinckley Jr., the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is looking for musicians to form a new band.
The Doors, like so many other legendary 1960s bands, were indeed a sum of their parts. They came dangerously near to being shadowed by the presence of Jim Morrison, one of rock’s original rock gods, more than any of their contemporaries. He drew significant attention thanks to his onstage stunts, which frequently included drunken encounters with fans, cops, and girls. However, the band’s music is what makes them relevant 40 years after their debut album was released. Before Morrison’s untimely death at the age of 27, they released six mostly excellent albums. All of these are included in this Top
This spring, sonic Youth will release the rarities compilation In/Out/In instead of reuniting. After the divorce of the band’s leading duo, bassist-vocalist Kim Gordon and guitarist-vocalist Thurston Moore, the pioneering alt-rock group disbanded in 2011.