At the start of summer my guitar amplifier—a Sovtek MIG-50—finally bit the dust. The amp was not without its problems, but when playing vintage equipment these are things you expect and accept. That is until the circuit board fried, leaving me with the option to repair it for far more than what the amp was worth or…
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re picking our favorite Christmas songs about mind-altering substances.
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re picking our favorite Christmas songs about mind-altering substances.
Harry Shearer is best known to A.V. Club readers for two massive roles: He’s both one of the chief voices on The Simpsons (Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Skinner, Kent Brockman, Scratchy) and the cucumber-enhanced bassist of Spinal Tap, Derek Smalls. Shearer has also been making music with his wife, Judith Owen,…
In We’re No. 1, The A.V. Club examines an album that went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts to get to the heart of what it means to be popular in pop music, and how that concept has changed over the years. In this installment, we cover Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell which went to No. 1 on April 23, 1994, where it…
I was 15 when The Wonder Years debuted on ABC in 1988. That’s the age when kids aren’t supposed to agree with their parents. They’re supposed to differentiate themselves violently, or at least snottily. I did my share of that. I got into punk rock when I was 15, and my mom shook her head sadly as I came home with…
For the past three years, The A.V. Club has devoted the month of December to reflecting on our favorite holiday entertainments, and this year is no different. It’s a feature so nice, it’s never had the same name twice, and this year it’s the 12 Days Of Non-Denominational Winter Holidays.
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re highlighting some of our favorite drum tracks of all time.
2014 marks 40 years since the release of Rush’s self-titled debut. In celebration, the band released R40, a 40th Anniversary collectors’ box set that somehow manages to be more epic than a Neil Peart drum solo. And we’re giving away an autographed copy. All you need to do is email avcontests@theonion.com by Sunday,…
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re highlighting our favorite drum tracks of all time.
Do you remember the first time you heard “Turn Down For What?” I suspect the answer is no. I suspect it just emerged somewhere in your consciousness, as something you had always known—something you’d always screamed at people, indignantly. You never consciously started liking it, and that’s partially because you never…
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re highlighting some of our favorite drum tracks of all time.
The A.V. Club is giving its readers a chance to win a cabin for two on ShipRocked. Leaving Miami for the Bahamas on February 2, ShipRocked is billed as the “ultimate rock music cruise vacation” and features performances by Limp Bizkit, Living Colour, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, P.O.D., Sevendust, Andrew W.K., and…
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re highlighting some of our favorite drum tracks of all time.
What’s remarkable about Black Messiah, other than the fact that it actually exists, is how fresh D’Angelo sounds when slotted next to modern R&B artists. It’s the same trick The Roots pull off with every new album—sounding inherently classic yet completely of the present. There’s a thematic and sonic awareness to Black…
In We’re No. 1, The A.V. Club examines a song or an album that went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts to get to the heart of what it means to be popular in pop music, and how that concept has changed over the years. In this installment, we cover Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire,” which went to No. 1 on December…
Gruff Rhys is best known as the singer of Super Furry Animals, the endlessly fascinating Welsh psychedelic-tinged rock band. But Rhys delivers something different when he’s in solo mode (as on this year’s American Interior). For Holiday Undercover, he took a circuitous route to the season, landing on The Grateful…
2014’s best pop albums are connected by the fact that they boast creative visions and an uncompromising confidence in executing them. Whether it’s the neo-soul of Girl or the synth-driven nostalgia of 1989, releases from Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Katy B, and Pharrell share an unpredictability and adventurousness that…
It has become nearly impossible to discuss Nicki Minaj without scrutinizing the bitter turf war that has played out between gritty street raps and pop anthems on past albums. Her last album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, literally split itself in two making the distinction. Following the release of hard-hitting songs…
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re highlighting some of our favorite drum tracks of all time.
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