Fine Art From The Ashes: A Throwback Thursday Review of Death’s Human

There comes a time when a musical group needs to reevaluate its standards. And this need for change happens for a variety of reasons. Sometimes a group needs to morph its sound to fit in with shifting trends, like many bands had to do when the MTV age of 1980s music forced progressive rock groups… Continue reading Fine Art From The Ashes: A Throwback Thursday Review of Death’s Human

#ThrowbackThursday: The Gaslight Anthem’s The ’59 Sound

The Gaslight Anthem released their sophomore album The ’59 Sound in 2008, but it took me ’til 2015 to listen to it.  I’d heard “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” on WFUV and loved the song; still, it wasn’t until I saw the band’s moving performance at Gathering of the Vibes this past summer that I… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday: The Gaslight Anthem’s The ’59 Sound

Throwback Thursday: Queensryche’s Promised Land

Queensryche were at the top of their game and at the peak of commercial success when Promised Land was released. It was received warmly, selling millions of copies and hitting respectable positions in the charts. This might have partially been due to residual interest in the band because of the platinum success of Empire before… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Queensryche’s Promised Land

Throwback Thursday: Bair Witness — Khasm

A lot of bands from Connecticut have had national and even international success. Fates Warning, Hatebreed, and Sacred Oath are three names that leap to mind as globally-distributed artists who broke their teeth here in the third-smallest state. Some bands have discovered marginal success, performing on interstate tours and amassing thousands of facebook likes from… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Bair Witness — Khasm