RIFF’d: Kid Rock’s ‘Sweet Southern Sugar’
Kid Rock‘s 11th studio album, Sweet Southern Sugar, is affirmation of what the pop world has known all along, that age will not be kind to Kid Rock. With only ten songs on the docket he […]
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Lana Del Rey Retires Controversial Song ‘Cola’
Lana Del Rey; Photo: Facebook In light of recent events, Lana Del Rey has announced that she will be retiring the song “Cola” from her sets. The song has attracted attention because it has long […]
Original Lyrics to David Bowie’s ‘Starman’ Go Up For Auction
The handwritten, working lyrics to David Bowie’s ‘Starman’ (left), the Thin White Duke (right); Photo: Julien’s The legend of Ziggy Stardust grows daily, which has made any Bowie-related ephemera a hot ticket item. Recently a […]
RIFF’d: Destroyer’s ‘Ken’
With his 12th studio album, ken, Dan Bejar adds another dense, enigmatic chapter to the Destroyer legacy. In typical fashion he chronicles the journey in such a way that blends the familiar with the abstract. He […]
RIFF’d: Beck’s ‘Colors’
For his thirteenth studio album Colors, Beck leaves the abstractions behind to convey in plain English the seismic growth he’s experienced over the past two years. It’s an older, wiser Beck who is approaching life […]
RIFF’d: Marilyn Manson’s ‘Heaven Upside Down’
After a lengthy delay, Marilyn Manson returns with his tenth studio album Heaven Upside Down. Initially the project was slated to be released on Valentine’s day, but dissatisfaction led Manson to reconsider the creative direction. […]
RIFF’d: Lana Del Rey’s ‘Lust for Life’
Lana Del Rey‘s fifth studio album Lust For Life is the sound of a budding songstress taking full flight. She’s enjoying the fruits of her labor while still growing as an individual, and relishing every […]
Listing: 5 Weirdo Stonerisms from Kurt Cobain’s ‘Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings’
Let’s face it: our posthumous Kurt Cobain voyeurism is creepy. It’s also weirdly more sustainable than it should be. The Montage of Heck film’s release marks 21 years since his death, and this fact might […]
RIFF’d: Josh Ritter’s ‘Sermon on the Rocks’
Josh Ritter delivers his Sermon on the Rocks like most preachers would — with as many references to commonly recognized Biblical images as possible, and some raunchy boasts for PG-13 appeal. NPR calls the album’s […]
The More You Know: Katy Perry Sang on a 2006 P.O.D. Jam
Not particularly news, as it’s a nine-year-old story that anyone could’ve found on Wikipedia, but the internet is a peculiar beast, and thus here we are with message board bump for the fact that in 2006, a 23-year-old Katy […]
