Essential Guide
An Essential Guide to the Who
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019
Virtually every rock band of the last 50 years owes the Who a debt they can never repay. Apart from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the...
An Essential Guide to Stereolab
PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2019
Stereolab were active from 1990 to 2009 — but really, there were two different Stereolabs. The first Stereolab existed until around the m...
An Essential Guide to Brian Eno: "Ignorable as It Is Interesting"
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2019
It's difficult to imagine what a world without Brian Eno would sound like. An art school graduate and self-described "non-musician," Eno...
An Essential Guide to Danny Boyle Films
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2019
Danny Boyle was once asked to describe his movies in three words; he chose "visual, violent and nostalgic." It's a good encapsulation of...
An Essential Guide to Elton John
PUBLISHED May 8, 2019
At this point Elton John's music is like air — you know it even if you don't realize it. Yet behind the ubiquitous hits lies a deep discogr...
An Essential Guide to Stephen Malkmus
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2019
The '90s were a weird time for music. Bands like Butthole Surfers and the Flaming Lips got signed to major labels. There was a ska revival....
An Essential Guide to Queen
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2018
Promotional consideration provided by 20th Century Fox. Queen, one of the quintessential arty prog rock acts of the 1970s and '80s, are d...
An Essential Guide to Red Hot Chili Peppers
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2018
A massively successful Los Angeles rock band, founded in the early '80s and celebrated for their catchy radio anthems, sex-obsessed machism...
