With a mysterious biography and catchy tunes, The County Darlings (featuring one of Popblerd’s own) are a band to watch. Sample their new EP in our latest “Who The Hell Is?” column.
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The Viewfinder: The Black Keys, “Little Black Submarines”
The Black Keys unveil the third video from the smash album “El Camino.” Check out Dan and Patrick’s live clip for “Little Black Submarines.”
Spin Cycle: The Darkness, Hot Cakes
Almost a decade after Permission to Land and “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”, The Darkness once again rock out with their collective cock out. Popblerd reviews “Hot Cakes”.
Spin Cycle: John Mayer’s Born And Raised
Does John Mayer’s new Born And Raised bring him back to his Grammy-winning Continuum form? Check out our review to find out.
Spin Cycle: Tenacious D’s Rize of the Fenix
Jack Black and Kyle Gass are back with another collection of songs; on “Rize of the Fenix”, Tenacious D subvert their jokey expectations by delivering a pretty rockin’ record.
Spin Cycle: The “Avengers Assemble” Soundtrack
“The Avengers” soundtrack brings together a bunch of rock stalwarts for an unappetizing collection. Read our review to find out how odious this album actually is.
The Jukebox From Hell 11: “Rockstar”
Yeah, it’s easy to hate on Nickelback. But you’ve never read an ass-whipping as eloquent as the one Drew gives the Canuck schmucks’ “Rockstar.”
Spin Cycle: DragonForce’s “The Power Within”
DragonForce switches lead singers, but do they maintain the rock? Check out the review of their new album, “The Power Within.”
Spin Cycle: Counting Crows’ “Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)”
The Counting Crows pay homage to Gram Parsons, Dawes, and Dylan on “Underwater Sunshine”, a covers album and their first record since 2008.
Spin Cycle: Overkill’s “The Electric Age”
I’m not sure exactly what happened in the past few years and if it is related to the emergence of a new generation of bands emulating the ’80s thrash metal style, but over the past couple of years, many of the originators of the genre have been releasing some of their best albums in years, if not, in some cases, of their careers. While Overkill has always been good at releasing consistently good albums, their last few albums have been […]
Spin Cycle: Lucero’s “Women & Work”
I was first introduced to Lucero in 2001 when I saw them open a string of dates for the North Mississippi Allstars in Colorado. Prior to hearing them for the first time, I was told to expect “Jay Farrar meets emo”. I found this description to not only be fairly accurate, but musically, it was wildly successful in execution. The band’s self-titled debut and sophomore effort Tennessee were quality releases, but the third album That Much Further West is where […]
Ranking the Boss: Bruce Springsteen’s Studio Albums, Part 2
Part two of our ranking of Bruce Springsteen’s studio albums.