From the Record Crate: Pink Floyd – “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (1967)

Genius is so elusive; There are many ways to measure a person’s intellectual capacities and a library’s worth of studies about categorizing the several ways these abilities intersect, yet we’re still not quite there with dissecting what genius exactly is.…

From the Record Crate: Roger Waters – “Radio K.A.O.S.” (1987)

After an emotional election this past November, similar to the one that occurred in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan, people should get the chance to revisit Roger Waters’ Radio K.A.O.S, a project that many criticized when it first came out in 1987.…

Album Review: Roger Waters – “Is This The Life We Really Want?”

Nobody seems happy these days. I know I’m not. Neither does Roger Waters, the singer and bassist who once led one of the most influential bands of all-time (it’s Pink Floyd, in case you needed a hint). Now a solo…

Music news: Pink Floyd to release rarities box set

Photo Credit: Pink Floyd Pink Floyd has announced a new box-set that features long-sought after rarities and unissued material from the group’s first seven years of existence. The Early Years: 1965-1972, a 27 disc set retailing at $550, will be…

2016 Grammy Award Winners Full List

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held last night and were host to performances big (Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar), small (seemingly impromptu Stevie Wonder and Miguel performances) and whatever The Hollywood Vampires was supposed to be. During the three and…

2016 Grammy Nominations: Our Thoughts and Predictions

The 2016 Grammy nominations were announced this morning, and as always they were a bit of a mixed bag of obvious selections and oddball choices no one saw coming. It’s no secret that the Grammys aren’t often taken very seriously,…