‘Diamond Star Halos’ review: Def Leppard falls short on latest album

Def Leppard reached their zenith in the ‘80s with the release of Pyromania, followed a few years later by Hysteria, arguably their best album. Their latest effort is entitled Diamond Star Halos, borrowed from a line in T. Rex’s song,…

Buckcherry Interview: Josh Todd on the new record and twenty years of Buckcherry

Josh Todd of Buckcherry talks Hellbound, new tour and twenty years of Buckcherry.

From The Record Crate: Humble Pie – ‘Smokin’’ (1972)

One of the early so-called “supergroups” of the late ‘60s, Humble Pie, formed in 1969 and released Smokin’ in 1972—the band’s fifth studio album, as well as Humble Pie’s highest-charting album. Coming out of the starting gate in 1969, Humble…

‘K.G.’ review: King Gizzard get creative with microtones

Throughout their now-tenured career, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have averaged just about two studio album releases each year. But their dedication to music creation isn’t just in the form of vast quantity. The main point of King Gizzard’s…

TYF Music Crash Course: Math Rock

Welcome to the first installment of our new music feature Music Crash Course, in which we highlight musical genres, movements, time periods, record labels, and scenes that are important to the history of popular music. In our first installment, Hunter…

Album Review: Vampire Weekend – “Father of the Bride”

Once the disappointment wanes that there’s nothing on here as stunning as “Diane Young” or “Hannah Hunt” (although lead single “Harmony Hall” comes pretty close), you’ll quickly fall in love with Father of the Bride as you have done every other Vampire…

Music News: Iggy and the Stooges Announce New Album

Iggy and the Stooges have revealed that they’ll be releasing a new album. The album ‘Ready To Die’ is the Stooges’ first studio album since 2007’s ‘The Weirdness’ and will be released via Fat Possum Records on April 30. It…