Rock Music Reviews
Listen Natalie Maines: A Country-Music Rebel Rocks On Her Own
May 8, 2013 – On her new solo album Mother, the singer-songwriter branches out from her work with Dixie Chicks.
Listen Marc Ribot Isn't Trying To Comfort Anyone
April 30, 2013 – Robert Christgau says Ribot's new hard-rock album with Ceramic Dog ranks among his most daring.
Watch Tegan And Sara Reach Out To New Audiences
March 11, 2013 – The twin sisters from Canada depart from their indie roots to try their hands at pop.
Watch David Bowie Awakens To 'The Next Day' Of His Career
March 7, 2013 – Bowie's new album plays like a collection of singles, with each performed in a different style.
Watch Jim James: On A Spiritual Quest In The Digital Age
February 13, 2013 – The My Morning Jacket singer seeks authenticity in a world of artifice on his first solo album.
Listen Is Fleetwood Mac's Expanded 'Rumours' A Bit Much?
February 4, 2013 – The reissued 1977 album includes several bonus tracks, but critic Tom Moon wonders if it's worth it.
Read 'Sound City': Music And Memories In An L.A. Landmark
January 31, 2013 – Dave Grohl lights up a famed L.A. studio for one last session in the documentary Sound City.
Listen The Unsung Pioneer Of Louisiana Swamp-Pop
January 8, 2013 – In the early 1960s, Joe Barry combined Cajun and country music into a whole new sound.
Listen Turning Up The Volume On The Electric Blues
November 29, 2012 – A new compilation traces the history of electric blues from its rocky start through its heyday.
Watch The Insect Trust: An American Band Deconstructed
November 20, 2012 – Free jazzers, hippie rockers and country-blues musicians made up this ragtag late-'60s band.
Watch Neil Young Still Vital On 'Psychedelic Pill'
October 30, 2012 – Whenever things get too cozy on Psychedelic Pill, Crazy Horse is there to rearrange the furniture.
Listen The Big Man Behind 'Shake, Rattle And Roll'
October 22, 2012 – Big Joe Turner's hardest-hitting R&B singles have been collected on a new compilation.
Listen More Than This: The 'Complete' Roxy Music
October 15, 2012 – Ed Ward connects the dots of the band's eight studio albums, which were just collected in one box.