‘90s Modern Rock Chart-Toppers in Need of Critical Re-evaluation
For 21 years, from 1988 to 2009, Billboard published something called the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Since renamed Alternative Songs, it was designed to measure the success of cool underground music,...
View ArticleRanking: Every Arcade Fire Cover from Worst to Best
The honest artist understands they belong to a historical spectrum and that their work is a conglomeration in homage or response to their multitude of life influences: be they historical, familial, or...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Bonnie Raitt – Dig In Deep
When I first read that Bonnie Raitt only wrote five of the songs on her latest record, Dig In Deep, I was bummed. I thought her 20th album was supposed to be a callback to her glory years, a reclaiming...
View ArticleClosing Time: Why More Bands Need to Say Farewell
Welcome to Producer’s Chair, a mini-column in which Editor-in-Chief Michael Roffman offers his own career advice to artists and various figureheads in the film and music industry. In this installment,...
View ArticleDonnie Darko Returns: Director Richard Kelly Talks ’80s Nostalgia, Tears for...
In 2001, filmmaker Richard Kelly introduced the world to Donnie Darko, a peculiar suburban teenager from Virginia, who had a penchant for strong literature, Smurf Theory, and girls named Gretchen. He...
View ArticleRanking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best
Artwork by Steven Fiche (Buy Prints and More)As formats have changed from records to tapes to CDs to MP3s to streaming, few things in the music world have remained constant. It’s somewhat surprising...
View ArticleTop 50 Albums of 1987
Decades is a recurring feature that turns back the clock to critical anniversaries of albums, songs, and films. This month, we dial it back to the top 50 albums of 1987.Ah, yes. 1987. I remember it...
View ArticleTop 25 Songs of 1987
Decades is a recurring feature that turns back the clock to critical anniversaries of albums, songs, and films. This month, we dial it back to the top 25 songs of 1987.Fine Brothers Entertainment,...
View ArticleThe Five Best and Worst Replacement Singers
Feature photo by Heather KaplanStone Temple Pilots have officially announced that their search for a singer to replace the late Chester Bennington has come to an end. The unnamed new singer will make...
View ArticleINXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly misses the the days when men could sexually...
Geraldo Rivera: “News is a flirty business & it seems like current epidemic of #SexHarassmentAllegations may be criminalizing courtship & conflating it w predation.”Kirk Pengilly: *Hold Me...
View ArticleCourtney Barnett covers INXS’“Never Tear Us Apart” for Apple ad: Watch
Courtney Barnett soundtracks a new Apple commercial for Australia. The clip, titled “First Dance”, features the Melbourne rocker’s new acoustic cover of the INXS hit “Never Tear Us Apart”. The visual...
View ArticleA Running List of Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Omissions
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has revealed its list of nominees, and once again, people are pissed. At this point, it’s an annual tradition and one that will certainly never fade away.This year’s...
View ArticleUnreleased Michael Hutchence recordings to appear in new INXS documentary...
The spirit of Michael Hutchence shall live on. As Billboard reports, two previously unheard recordings from the late INXS frontman will appear on the soundtrack to a forthcoming documentary centered...
View ArticleThe life and sensuality of INXS’ Michael Hutchence explored in trailer for...
For over two decades, Michael Hutchence was the beloved frontman of iconic Australian rock band INXS. Though the frontman took his own life in 1997, the ARIA Hall of Famer’s legacy has lived on through...
View ArticleINXS Mark “INXS Day” with Shabooh Shoobah Reissue, New Live Album
INXS played their first show on August 16th, 1977. 45 years later, the band has officially christened the date as “INXS Day,” and they’re celebrating by reissuing their album Shabooh Shoobah, sharing...
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