Everybody's Dummy

Derivative retro-pop isn’t an easy genre to sustain, even when a band has the chops of the Smithereens. Blow Up (the title another nod to ...

While we’re hardly qualified to make such a diagnosis, Paul Westerberg is probably bipolar, with each aspect of his personality constantly ...

Having made their bones as a popular arena concert attraction, the double live album was a natural step for Journey. Plus, they took the op...

Advances in technology gave the Dead more confidence to create in the studio, and Aoxomoxoa shows how that worked both for and against the...

Every year Rush gained confidences, and every year they put out an album to prove it. A Farewell To Kings builds on their strengths, with ...

Despite his affinity for rock ‘n roll and motorcycle jackets, Bruce Springsteen has longed to emulate dusty folksingers. Whereas Bob Dylan ...

With alacrity if not tenacity, Morrissey emerged as a solo artist hot on the heels of the last Smiths album. Obviously, a voice like his is...