Foo Fighters’ Concrete and Gold is Celestial Smash
Foo Fighters Concrete and Gold (Roswell Records/ RCA Records) Release date: 9/15/17 How does a stadium-filling rock band follow up its most ambitious album ever? In the case of the Foo Fighters, the answer is by achieving rebellion through an embrace of normalcy....
LuxDeluxe Delivers with New Album “Let’s Do Lunch”
LuxDeluxe Let’s Do Lunch (Spirithouse) Release date: 5/5/17 The latest release from these Northampton rockers is a pretty straightforward affair. In fact, the album’s opening track, “Intro,” even welcomes listeners and lists each band member’s name in succession. Ned...
Say Yes to Expanded Elliott Smith “Either/ Or” Reissue
Elliott Smith Either/ Or: Expanded Edition (Kill Rock Stars) Release date: 3/10/17 Either you are an Elliott Smith fan, or you are not. For some, Smith is the singer and songwriter who contributed a handful of heart-rending songs to the soundtrack of the film “Good...
Northeast Underground Turns Six
Another year, another milestone. As of today, this blog is six years old. But what is there to make of this anniversary? Benchmarks of five years or 10 feel more momentous than just another notch added to the belt during the intervening period. And make no mistake...E-Edition
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