The Conversation: If you somehow missed The Cure influence on Blink-182’s “I Miss You,” the band has furthered their love over the years introducing a number of Cure songs into their sets. Though not huge on cover songs, Blink has performed “Just Like Heaven” and “A Letter to El...
The Conversation: If you somehow missed The Cure influence on Blink-182’s “I Miss You,” the band has furthered their love over the years introducing a number of Cure songs into their sets. Though not huge on cover songs, Blink has performed “Just Like Heaven” and “A Letter to El...
As Loudwire discussed in our “The History of Rush in 10 Songs” feature, the late ‘80s and early ‘90s is whenRushsteered most into pop-rock, synth rock, new wave, hard rock and alternative rock. AlthoughHold Your Fireis debatably more multifaceted and challenging than, say, 1989’sPres...
An aptly-named band makes an album that gets your blood pumping while it messes with your head. The Pixies were writing some of the catchiest hooks in indie rock, then harnessing them to songs about mutilation, strange sex, and lab monkeys. Plenty of important bands borrowed the Pixies’ so...
Over 400 music fans have voted on the 40+ Best Roots Rock Bands/Artists. Current Top 3: Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, The Allman Brothers Band ...
29. Feed – Debaser (Pixies cover) The unimaginatively-titledTribute To The Pixiesfeatured a bunch of Japanese rock bands tackling Pixies hits and deep cuts. Most of the covers don’t show more imagination the album title (it didn’t come within a million miles ofour recent Best Tribute Al...
While they may be punk icons rather than rock ones, Ramones’ first album is most notable in the modern era for how well its songs stand up as pop tracks. Tracks don’t come much catchier than Blitzkrieg Bop or Beat on the Brat. It was apparently recorded in just a week, and barely...
Middle Kids – Drivers License (Olivia Rodrigo cover) Frankly, given how monstrously large a hit Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” was – the biggest of the year, by some margin – I’m surprised more rock bands haven’t covered it. Middle Kids’ version was worth the wait. It starts...
As both a frontman and solo artist, Cornell left an indelible mark on the musical landscape by crafting some of the most memorable songs of his generation. The news of his suicide in 2017 stunned fans and colleagues alike, leaving a void in the world of rock that may never be filled. ...
This was arguably one of the first songs to become a hit single specifically because of the guitar solo. New York hotshot Elliott Randall’s solo is arguably the catchiest thing in the song, and it really swings (note the variations he throws on the lick every time it comes around). Gara...