I was momentarily excited that Picture Show would be an album for synaesthetes, with musical landscapes creating vivid imagery and allowing the listener to lose his or herself in its kaleidoscopic wonders. Not so much. A more likely reason for the title is that

M. Ward is one of those consummate and prolific songwriters who doesn’t miss a beat, and for whom the art of crafting a deceptively simple and quietly brilliant tune for the guitar seems to be completely natural. Like most who could warrant such a

In honor of the 25th anniversary of his album So, Peter Gabriel has announced the Back to Front North American tour for later this year. On every date of the tour, Gabriel and his band will play the entire album start to finish, and

Jack White is one of the best rock singers and guitarists in the world. Not because of any degree of technical skill, though he does have that by the gallon, but because he embodies the spirit of the music perfectly and knows just how

From the introduction of the title track–beginning with a simple piano melody and polite applause, and building quickly into a raucous space cabaret channelling Queen–it’s absolutely clear that Some Nights is not going to be an album that will hold anything back. When the

We reviewed several of the individual sets from the 2012 Beale Street Music Festival and now we would like to give you our overall impression of the event. The Festival kicked off the Memphis in May festivities that are spread throughout the entire month

Jane’s Addiction was the main headliner for the Saturday installment of the Beale Street Festival in Memphis, trumping acts like the incomparable Al Green, Pitbull, and Grace Potter for headlining honors. Jane’s Addiction is currently touring in support of their October 2011 release, “The