At first glance I thought to myself, ‘Oh god, ANOTHER band from NYC’. Now, that sounds horribly unfair, and in a way it is. I acknowledge that. But there are times – especially as a blogger – when you feel like most every band out there sending missives to your mailbox is from Brooklyn. And [...]

Muse – you really do love them or hate them, don’t you? I’ve rarely met anyone who is merely lukewarm or indifferent to Matt Bellamy and his crew. It seems the band’s special brand of bombastic, over-the-top rock spectacle isn’t for everyone, but I absolutely eat it up. It’s so far out there, so ridiculously [...]

I realize that at first glance you might think Radiohead are showing a rather juvenile sense of humor with this song title, but no, that would be you. Harry Patch was the last surviving British veteran who actually fought in the trenches of WWI, and recently passed away at the ripe old age of 111. [...]