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BY XAVIER JOHNSON It’s been a long time coming for fans of The Mars Volta, a progressive rock standout that broke up in 2012 and is back with a North American tour to support their new self-titled album. Their first tour in a decade is a journey through the group’s …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON With over 50 years in the music industry as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer; Todd Rundgren is back with a new album, Space Force, that shifts the artistic focus from himself to an exploration of previously unfinished works by other artists. Fresh off being inducted into the …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Hailing from Lettsworth, Louisiana, blues legend Buddy Guy is rolling on with a new album featuring a classic blues sound played by one of the genre’s most iconic elder statesmen. The 86-year-old guitarist and singer has done just about everything there is to do in music from …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON It’s been a long time coming for fans of The Mars Volta, a standout progressive rock band risen from the ashes of a post-hardcore juggernaut. After 10 years, they’re back together with a new self-titled record that’s a clean slate for the group. The Mars Volta was …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Indie rock standouts Death Cab For Cutie just dropped their first studio album since the pandemic began, providing a comforting sound in the wake of a trying time. The band has defined the sound of indie rock throughout the 2000’s, rising to prominence with the landmark records …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Longtime British reggae standouts UB40 have found themselves in a peculiar spot over the past ten years as a group. Following over 20 years of consistency, lead vocalist and guitarist Ali Campbell departed from the band in 2008. Campbell was followed by keyboardist Mickey Virtue and multi-instrumentalist …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON The producer solo album became a lost art throughout the 2000s, but the unique form of hip-hop has reemerged over the past few years with a young crop of talented producers creating their own artistic vision after helping solidify other artists’ for so long. Prolific producer Kenneth …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Music auteur Jack White’s newest album Entering Heaven Alive is a stripped-down folk record that sits in remarkable contrast to the distorted and crunchy Fear of the Dawn he released earlier this year. Throughout his career with The White Stripes to his prolific solo work, White’s aesthetic …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Since its formation in 1992, Collective Soul carved out its place in rock music’s canon during the 90’s post-grunge movement that combined their weighty tones and unpredictable sound with more familiar, melodic mainstream rock sensibilities. The groundwork laid by groups like Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, and Bush …