Oysterhead: A Brief Introduction

August 23, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By

The Grand Pecking Order by Oysterhead.

Oysterhead is the curious musical supergroup composed of three very different artists and personalities: guitarist Trey Anastasio (best known for his work with Phish), bassist Les Claypool (of Primus), and drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police, Animal Logic, and other bands)…

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Fiction Plane: A Great Modern Rock Band

April 17, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By

Joe Sumner of Fiction Plane. Photograph by sockii.

Fiction Plane may be one of the best modern rock bands you likely have never heard of. (But if you have heard of them before, good for you!) If their lead singer and bass player looks – and sounds –

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The Foo Fighters: More Than Everything You Ever Needed to Know

June 22, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By

Wasting Light (2011)

The Foo Fighters as a band exists today as the brainchild of multi-talented musician/songwriter Dave Grohl, and was formed in 1995. Coming out of the grunge scene of the 90s, the Foo Fighters’ music has been labeled as “post-grunge,” “alt-rock,” “modern rock,” among other things, but can be difficult to truly pin down…

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Fiction Plane Tries to Unleash “Sparks” with Their Third Full-length Album

June 15, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By

"Sparks" by Fiction Plane.

I have to confess, I’m a little bit mad at Fiction Plane right now. And that may be coloring my reaction to their new album release, Sparks…

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