10 Songs For Going Home
So many stories of where I’ve been and how I got to where I am Photo by: Michael Young The day before Thanksgiving. “That” Wednesday. The biggest travel day of the year. You pack a bag with so much thought, analyzing every shirt you're bringing and who is going to see...
The Inspiration of Audioslave in 10 Stunning Lyrics
To be yourself is all that you can do Art by: Carlos Vargas Audioslave’s official catalog consists of three records and thirty-eight songs over the course of four powerful years. While preserving their individual legacy was always part of the progression, gone were...
For The Love of Audioslave
15 years later — the legacy of an original fire. Featuring: Tim Commerford Art by: Carlos Vargas All sounds made by guitar, bass, drums and vocals. ~ the liner notes of every Audioslave album November 19, 2002: Audioslave’s debut record is released November 25, 2002:...
Why “Ana’s Song” by Silverchair is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Created
Open Fire art by: LamottaBecause it bleeds thick with meaning in every possible way. In 2015, I had the thrill of writing Reflections of a Sound — 20 Years of Silverchair, of all the great sentiments shared, there were two lines that really stuck with me. The first...
‘Mother’ The Greatest Word in the Dictionary
Amanda Palmer: Soldiering — mothers of this nation have a different agenda Amanda Palmer; an artist of immense creativity, spirit, and emotion, has just released a new powerful video for her rendition of Pink Floyd’s “Mother”. Palmer who is independently crowdfunded...
The Inspiration of P!NK: ‘Beautiful Trauma’ in 10 Stunning Lyrics
Afraid I Am Not Artwork by: Carlos Vargas Definition of VOICE:1: sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx; especially — sound so produced by human beings 2: musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and...
Tower Records. Midnight. ‘Riot Act’.
Love Boat Captain take the reins — Pearl Jam’s ‘Riot Act’ turns 15 years strong Art by: Carlos Vargas November 11, 2002. Burlington, MA. 11:55PM: Tower Records. Twelve of us from twelve different corners of New England congregated outside the windows of what I...
Dan Catullo: The Passion of ‘Landmarks Live’
Foo Fighters at the Acropolis premieres tomorrow. Behind the magic — with founder/director, Dan Catullo “If you want to accomplish something that hasn’t been accomplished, you have to be relentlessly and unapologetically determined.” — Bruce Springsteen. In speaking...
Simon Dobson: The Process of Adding an Orchestra to a Rock Concert
How Parallax Orchestra performing with Alter Bridge came to be Do you ever wonder what it’s like for a full orchestra to perform with a rock band? How do you prepare? How do you adjust your style of playing to mesh with electric guitars, amplifiers and pounding drums?...
Behind the Lens: The Streets of Amsterdam
Photos from the Straats of Amsterdam, Netherlands A Photographer’s Disneyland I’ve visited many cities, but few ignite and fire up the genetic glitch that pushes me to look through the viewfinder more than when in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city has inspired...