A longtime music journalist, whose work has appeared in/on MTV Hive, Thrillist, American Songwriter, Paste, the Hartford Courant, and the Food Network.
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22 Years Ago: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ Album Released
Following up the foot-in-the-door mainstream success of 'Mother’s Milk,' the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their high-water mark, the most popular record of their career, ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik.' Today, it turns the ripe old age of 22.
25 Years Ago: Nirvana Blow the Doors Open on ‘Nevermind’
Nirvana's 'Nevermind' is arguably the most important album of the '90s.
10 Best Beatles Covers by Alternative Rockers
Read our picks for the 10 best covers of Beatles songs done by alt-rock musicians.
Mike Doughty Discusses ‘Veronica Mars,’ His New ‘Covers’ Album + the Movie Star That Nearly Jumped Out His Window
At this point in his career, Mike Doughty should be a professor at some small Upstate New York liberal arts college. You can just imagine him sitting by the fire, grading papers with a small lap dog in repose by his feet.
10 Best Kinks Songs
The Kinks are one of those special British bands that have influenced practically every guitar group covered on this site. Think of them as a Rosetta Stone for what's good about rock music.
Mark Lanegan, ‘Imitations’ – Album Review
Mark Lanegan is one of the few '90s alt-rockers who can boast that pre-‘Nevermind’ Nirvana guested on his solo debut (the nearly lost gem ‘The Winding Sheet'). He also also inspired Kurt Cobain to cover his version of Ledbelly’s ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’ for Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged in New York,’ released months after Cobain's suicide.
Moonstone Continuum, ‘Hors D’oeuvres’ – Exclusive Video Premiere
Experimental rock outfit Moonstone Continuum hail from the great state of Minnesota, which has spawned such folk, pop, punk-rock and alt-country gods as Bob Dylan, Prince, the Replacements (newly reunited) and the Jayhawks. There must be something in that Minne-soda.
Mike Doughty, ‘Super Bon Bon’ – Exclusive Video Premiere
If you're a Mike Doughty devotee, you know he’s the former lead singer of the '90s alt-rock band Soul Coughing, and that he's had an absolutely rad -- no other way to describe it -- solo career.
MGMT, ‘MGMT’ – Album Review
MGMT’s 2007 debut album, ‘Oracular Spectacular,' was by all measures of modern stardom a huge success. The single ‘Time to Pretend’ was the unofficial song of the summer,' and follow-up cuts ‘Kids’ and ‘Electric Feel’ still get their share of radio plays. It was a revelation, even though the band got dissed for having received liberal arts educations at Wesleyan, and for not being the world’s best
Sara Savery, ‘Angel’ – Video Premiere
There isn’t much information out there about Danish singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sara Savery, which, in these times of massive digital media attack, is actually kind of a feather in her cap.