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Music, memories and blood rule Pearl Jam's run at Fenway Park

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard & Joey & Timmy & the full moon & a sea of melted faces, next to an international airport

The Rolling Stones defy the laws of space and time in Foxboro

Neil and the Horse stomp their way through Great Woods

The years and miles lead Pearl Jam to triumph with Dark Matter

A light finally shines on the Yardbirds

Ty Segall's Three Bells puts freedom ahead of genres and styles

The journey's in the detours and the details with The Smile's Wall of Eyes

Band on the Run, an early favorite stripped to its essence 

"Now and Then," and on and on again


WRITING A NOVEL

Restless Souls: How Pearl Jam fought back and saved themselves with Vitalogy

Chasing the Sun: How Oasis crossed oceans with Definitely Maybe

Crawling Back to You: A critical and personal breakdown of Tom Petty's masterpiece, Wildflowers


RECORD REVIEWS

Ty Segall - Possession

Ty Segall
Possession

Wet Leg - Moisturizer

Wet Leg
Moisturizer

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Phantom Island

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Phantom Island

Father John Misty - Mahashmashana

Father John Misty
Mahashmashana

Pearl Jam - Dark Matter

Pearl Jam
Dark Matter

The Smile - Wall of Eyes

The Smile
Wall of Eyes

Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman...

Queens of the Stone Age
In Times New Roman...

Noel Gallagher - Council Skies

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Council Skies

UPDATED: Sept. 8, 2025

Ty Segall’s one-man aesthetic gets some satisfying adornments on Possession

Ty Segall - Possession

Segall returns with another record founded on his ability to overdub himself with ease, but goes a step further with some final flourishes.


REVIEWS

Ty Segall - PossessionTy Segall’s one-man aesthetic gets some satisfying adornments on Possession
Segall returns with another record founded on his ability to overdub himself with ease, but goes a step further with some final flourishes.

Wet Leg - MoisturizerWet Leg returns on Moisturizer, ready to fight
Wet Leg's second album confirms that their brilliant debut was no fluke.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard touches down with the brilliant Phantom Island
The band that can seemingly do anything and tries everything reaches for a new bar and delivers a stunning record.

Crawling through time and living with the results: Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana
The sixth Father John Misty album covers a lot of ground within its eight songs. What can we do with that?


CONCERT REPORTS

The Who live at Fenway Park 2024 The Who, with ragged and reckless abandon, bid goodbye to Boston
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey rally one more time for a show-stopping finale at Fenway Park.

Queens of the Stone Age - Live in Boston From the depths to the light: Queens of the Stone Age, alive in Paris and Boston
Josh Homme and company followed up the release of the jaw-dropping Alive in the Catacombs by opening their U.S. tour with two thundering shows.

Pearl Jam Live in Atlanta Dropping the leash and chasing the dragon with Pearl Jam in Atlanta
Making another trip to see the band led to a great time in the city and one of the more notable nights in this band's recent history.

Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field 2024 Pearl Jam, Wrigley Field and the sun at the break of dawn
How many times can one person see the same band? When it's a band like this, it's amazing how deep the web of connection gets.


VOICES

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant - No QuarterPage and Plant traveled from Great Britain to Africa on No Quarter
In 1994, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant endeavored to take Led Zeppelin's music to new places. It took a while for those efforts to be appreciated.

The Beatles - Rubber SoulZero to 60, tracking the path of the Beatles’ Rubber Soul
The Beatles' sixth album was another marker in the middle of an incredible music-making marathon.

Sonic Youth - Rather RippedSonic Youth, Rather Ripped and the art of time travel
I don't always recognize myself when I look back. But I always recognize Sonic Youth.

IllustrationFrampton Comes Alive! is still a winner
The early criticisms of Peter Frampton at the height of his fame should not mean anything today. Alas.