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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard touches down with the brilliant Phantom Island

From the depths to the light: Queens of the Stone Age, alive in Paris and Boston

Crawling through time and living with the results: Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana

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

Pearl Jam, Wrigley Field and the sun at the break of dawn

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

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


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

The Beatles - Anthology 4

The Beatles
Anthology 4

Robert Plant - Saving Grace

Robert Plant
Saving Grace

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...

UPDATED: Nov. 24, 2025

The Beatles shine a welcome light on their process with Anthology 4

Cover of The Beatles - Anthology 4

Running from their first album to their final sessions, Anthology 4 helps to fill the gaps in the Beatles' incredible story.


REVIEWS

Cover of The Beatles - Anthology 4The Beatles shine a welcome light on their process with Anthology 4
Running from their first album to their final sessions, Anthology 4 helps to fill the gaps in the Beatles' incredible story.

Robert Plant - Saving GraceRobert Plant travels down another dusty road with Saving Grace
Plant once again chooses the road less traveled to curate a hypnotic 10-song set.

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.


VOICES

Cover of Bruce Springsteen - NebraskaThere’s a meanness, and there’s a reason to believe: scattered thoughts on Bruce Springsteen and Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen's moment of solitary brilliance has resonated on long beyond its original 1982 release.

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.


CONCERT REPORTS

Queens of the Stone Age - Live in Boston Queens of the Stone Age’s dark reverie comes to life on their Catacombs tour
Dragging their Alive in the Catacombs set above ground, Josh Homme and company put together a night unlike any other in the rock world.

Supergrass - Live in Boston Supergrass brings the strange ones back together in Boston
The band closed their I Should Coco tour in style, like the past 30 years had just breezed by.

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.

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.