The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown

On The List: 1980s

2018-12-07T15:12:00.001-08:00

We are back and proud to announce our newest book. On The List:1980s. Out now!!! In this book, we explore that totally awesome decade: the 1980s. Neon clothes, big hair, cassettes, fast cars, MTV, and all the great music from pop to rock to metal to rap to every paisley

The 111 Best Songs By Tom Petty

2017-10-04T00:42:00.001-07:00

(* This is a slightly altered post from a few years ago. The sentiment remains the same) An American icon cannot be narrowed down to eleven songs. Petty belongs with the greats. Time and time again he has stood up to the record companies and won. Not just once...but many times. He is everything that rock n roll was and everything it should be. He has stood for artists' rights...he has

The 111 Best Songs Featuring Chester Bennington

2017-08-04T23:01:00.001-07:00

I had a conversation with some friends this week about what artists of the past 25 years will be elected in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in their first year if eligibility. Recently, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Green Day all accomplished this. We came up with five bands: Beck, Radiohead, Eminem, The White Stripes, and Linkin Park. Though half of our group didn't believe that Linkin Park would

Reimagining Fleetwood Mac - Lindsey Buckingham Edition

2016-09-09T12:20:00.001-07:00

Day of three finds us looking in at the driving guitar force of Fleetwood Mac, with Lindsey Buckingham. There's no denying that adding Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to the Fleetwood Mac mix completely elevated the band to another level. Each one had such a distinct sound, when coupled together they form a complex companionship. Separated, you can hear their unique

Re-imagining Fleetwood Mac - Christine McVie Edition

2016-09-08T14:13:00.004-07:00

Day two of re-imagining the Fleetwood Mac brings us to Christine McVie, who sang with the band for a few albums prior to Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' recruitment. That said, I'm only including songs after the self-titled Fleetwood Mac album (1975). As much as l love Stevie, Christine may have written and sang my favorite Fleetwood Mac tunes, including Little Lies

Re-Imagining Fleetwood Mac - Stevie Nicks Edition

2016-09-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite bands of all time is Fleetwood Mac. What makes The Mac so amazing isn't one particular member. The band is a true sum of its parts. They are the gold standard when it comes to the team effort approach to their songs, albums and live shows. Though they are a chameleon of a band who has evolved and changed over time, they have had their share of chaotic times. But

The 111 Best Songs By The Red Hot Chili Peppers

2016-07-01T10:06:00.001-07:00

There is a divide between RHCP fans when it comes to their music. Fans from the 80s are RHCP purists who believe the Chili Peppers were at their best from their debut up through Blood Sugar Sex Magic. Fans who discovered the Chili Peppers because of Blood Sugar Sex Magic think the Chili Peppers were at their best after Blood Sugar Sex Magic. There is no dispute that there is a noticable

The 111 Best Songs By Garabge

2016-06-10T16:57:00.002-07:00

It was a challenge to get to 111...there are a couple of stretches to get there but we made it. Here are the 111 Best Songs By Garbage: Only Happy When It Rains (Garbage) Vow (Garbage) The Trick Is To Keep Breathing (Version 2.0) I Think I'm Paranoid (Version 2.0) Push It (Version 2.0) Medication (Version 2.0) When I Grow Up (Version 2.0) Queer (Garbage) Temptation Waits (

The 111 Best Songs By Bob Dylan (Birthday edition)

2016-05-24T09:53:00.003-07:00

Happy 75th birthday, Bob! He's probably one of the few artists I could post 1111 songs for....but who has the time? Here are the 111 Best Songs by Bob Dylan: 1. Hurricane (Desire) 2. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Freewheelin' Bob Dylan) 3. My Back Pages (Another Side of Bob Dylan) 4. It Ain't Me Babe (Another Side of Bob Dylan) 5. It's All Over

The Unknown: Marie Danielle - Hustler

2016-04-19T17:03:00.003-07:00

No one thinks of Los Angeles as a country music city. Los Angeles is a city drenched in steamy asphalt roads, overpacked with tin cars on an eternal idle. The urban sprawl is a desolate kingdom of industrialization. This is the city that gave birth to heavy metal music that crawled its way out of the sleaze and grime of its underbelly. It gave birth to a massive hip-hop culture that rebelled

The Unknown: The Cure - Disintegration (Re-Imagined)

2016-04-17T23:00:00.000-07:00

This weekend was Record Store Day. The greatest single event created for music fans everywhere. And for all the haters, they're just bitter because they didn't think of it first. Seriously. Without Record Store Day, independent record stores would be out of business, not increasing in numbers. So for any flaws it might have, the positives outweigh the negatives in extremes. This year, for

The 11 Best A Tribe Called Quest Songs Featuring Phife Dag

2016-03-23T11:53:00.001-07:00

It's been a hard year on music. Another major loss today with the passing of the iconic, Phife Dawg. A legend, whose lyrical mastery inspired a generation of socially-motivated rappers. A wordsmith, a poet, a legend. Your words will live on. Here are the 11 best Phife Dawg performances in A Tribe Called Quest: Buggin' Out (Low End Theory) Oh My God (Midnight Marauders) Electric

The 11 Best Song By Glenn Frey on Lead Vocals

2016-01-26T21:54:00.002-08:00

In high school, I bought a four pack of CDs from Costco, featuring four of the Eagles best albums. The set included The Eagles, Desperado, The Long Run and Hotel California. Costco had been packaging four packs of CDs like this for some iconic artists like Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. It was a great doorway drug for a young kid, discovering a classic artist for the first time. I

The 111 Best Dreams By David Bowie

2016-01-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

Legends are rare. Legends who endure are even rarer. Legends who can defy death are the rarest of all. Bowie's absence will leave a hole in all our hearts but his music will live on in our souls. Bowie shared his dreams with us: dreams of tomorrow, dreams of the unknown. His dreams will live on in all of us. This list encompasses the majority of Bowie's solo career. I did not include Tin

Halloween 2015 Playlist

2015-10-31T08:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween, ghouls, goblins, and all you ordinary people dressing up. Here's a playlist to keep the frights going.

The 111 Best Songs By New Order

2015-09-25T11:55:00.001-07:00

In these lists, the order is always arbitrary. If I were to publish this list every day...every day there'd be a new order. And I'd look back at the old order and wonder what the heck was I thinking. The old order is nowhere as good as the new order. But I'm not going to do that. I'm going with one order, it's not a new order, it's not an old order, it's the only order. But if you don't

The Best Playlist for September 2015

2015-09-16T09:16:00.002-07:00

September has always had that schizophrenic nature of being placed in the middle of the year, yet it's the month that represents the beginning of many new things in our culture. September is the month that a new school year begins, it's the month when TV shows begin their new season and new TV shows debut, and it's the beginning of the award season for Golden Globes, Oscars and Grammys

Led Zeppelin - End Credits

2015-08-20T22:56:00.000-07:00

Led Zeppelin made albums. Like others of their generation, Led Zeppelin didn't make music to be radio stars. They didn't make music to be featured in commercials, movies, or TV shows. They didn't make music for any other reason but to make great music. Their albums were islands. Moments in time. A place to journey to. A sonic landscape to escape to. Back then, it was about quality not

The 11 Best Grateful Dead Songs Not Played on the Fare Thee Well Tour

2015-07-07T23:45:00.001-07:00

Last weekend, I went to my first Grateful Dead concert in Santa Clara as part of the Fare Thee Well mini-tour. I have never been a Deadhead. I have liked the dead, listened to them on many occasions, and I even own a few CDs and a couple of vinyl bootlegs. If this was any other band, I'd be considered a fan. When it comes to the Dead, I'm an outsider. I appreciated the Dead musically but I

The 11 Best Albums of 2015 (so far)

2015-07-01T21:44:00.000-07:00

It's too early in the year to really get a chance to digest which are the best albums, so right now it's more about which albums I find myself listening to on repeat. Here are the 11 Best albums of 2015 (so far): Jamie XX - In Colour Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly Hot Chip - Why Make Sense? Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass Title Fight - Hyperview

The 11 Best Songs By The xx

2015-06-01T23:59:00.002-07:00

This summer Jamie xx will have us up raving all night with his new album. It's already easily one of the best albums of the year but there is still something missing. I don't know if it's the appearance of his xx band mates on a few random songs that makes wish this was a full xx album...or if it's the appearance of his xx band mates who make me wish this was a full Jamie xx album. When

The 11 Best Songs By Imperial Teen

2015-05-23T17:11:00.002-07:00

It's Faith No More week but that doesn't mean the Mike Patton gets all the guts and glory. Let me tell you...he wants them, too; but it's more about the guts than the glory. Keyboardist Roddy Bottum may have the second best post-FNM career to Patton; it is just a lot less known since Patton has 50 side projects and is everywhere. Roddy's band Imperial Teen has had a decent

The 11 Best Live Music Performances on the David Letterman Show

2015-05-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

Thank you, Dave. Here are the 11 Best Musical Performances on the David Letterman Show: 1. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days 2. Future Islands - Seasons 3. Foo Fighters - Everlong 4. R.E.M. - So Central Rain 5. Beastie Boys - Ch-Ch-Check It Out 6. Warren Zevon - Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner 7. Eminem & Jay-Z - Renegade 8. The Orwells - Who Needs You 9.

The 11 Best Songs By Mr. Bungle

2015-05-21T00:11:00.000-07:00

When Mike Patton joined Faith No More, he was wilder and crazier than any other frontman at the time. He made Axl Rose look like a librarian. Patton was so wild and crazy...that one band could not contain him. He kept it together for his stint in Faith No More...which by Mike Patton standards was keeping it together. He unleashed his insanity in his side project known as Mr.

The 11 Best Songs By Tomahawk

2015-05-19T17:25:00.000-07:00

In the long hiatus between Faith No More albums, the band members kept busy. The busiest of them all was Mike Patton and his six octave range who released 23 albums and almost 50 guest appearances. You couldn't stop him, you could only hope to contain him. It was inevitable for Faith No More to get back together because Mike Patton was running out of people to play with! &