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6 days ago | 
theaquarian.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
A visual artist debuts. Since the late 1970s, Elvis Costello has been hailed as one of the best rock singer-songwriters of our time. Many of his songs, such as “Pump It Up,” “Radio, Radio,” “Accidents Will Happen,” “Alison,” and “Watching the Detective,” have become cultural touchstones.
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1 week ago | 
rockandrollglobe.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
During a recent video call from his home in England, The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins lets out a good-natured groan when asked about why his band’s latest studio album has the rather dubious name Dreams on Toast. “Listen, that album title, I had nothing to do with that,” Hawkins says with a laugh. “It was bandied around as an album title in 2014. I said, ‘That’s fucking terrible — there’s no way we’re calling the album that.’ And then it’s come up every album since.
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2 weeks ago | 
theaquarian.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
Free of all societal expectations, musical constraints, or personal expectations, Mercury Rev has always been a sort of avant garde project, but their originality and conceptual melodies as a genuine band has kept them not just alive, but alive and well. “It isn’t very often that we play New York City.
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2 weeks ago | 
rockandrollglobe.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
If you were alive in the 1980s, you’ve certainly heard Ricky Byrd’s memorable guitar playing. As a member of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, he’s featured on hits that defined that decade, including “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” among others. He, along with the rest of that band, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
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1 month ago | 
theaquarian.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
Whether you consider them to be psychedelic pop, experimental rock, progressive funk, or art rock, Of Montreal is, at its core, a swirling and vidid indie outlet filled with twists, turns, and musicality. “I think it’s going to be fun and cool because it’s obviously not a traditional show, in that we’re playing an album in its entirety, plus some extras from around that time period. It’s kind of like a once in a lifetime kind of experience,” says Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes.
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1 month ago | 
theaquarian.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
You heard it here first: we are on our way to 100 years of Ace, and we couldn’t be happier. As a member of Kiss and as a solo artist, Ace Frehley has been one of the most celebrated rock guitarists in the world for five decades now.
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1 month ago | 
rockandrollglobe.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
In 1980, The Vapors released the ultra-catchy New Wave/punk hit single “Turning Japanese.” Since then, it has become one of the songs that is regarded as a cultural touchstone of that decade. Now, 45 years later, The Vapors are still capable of creating upbeat, high-energy songs, as they prove with their latest album, Wasp in a Jar (released on Feb. 28 via Vapors Own Records).
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2 months ago | 
rockandrollglobe.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
Lilly Hiatt had already written several songs for a new album when she realized that the post-pandemic world was making her feel paralyzed, questioning whether she was on the right track as an artist. So she scrapped everything she’d written and started over again, this time focusing on what she knew for sure was going well: her new marriage, and a new house on the outskirts of Nashville. And, crucially, she deliberately gave up the self-doubt.
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2 months ago | 
theaquarian.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
To recap the last three months: Jerry Cantrell released a new album. We loved said album and considered this album to be one of the best of 2024. Then he sat down with us to talk all about it, and now he’s preparing to kick off his tour around the album later this week. For the past three decades, Jerry Cantrell has been celebrated as one of rock’s greatest guitarists, both with the band Alice in Chains and as a solo artist.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
theaquarian.com | Katherine Yeske Taylor
Duff McKagan, if you had to define him, is a man who loves his wife, rocks out on stage, and is conscious about taking in his surroundings. On November 6, Duff McKagan will bring his “Lighthouse Tour ’24” to New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. “I’m super curious about the venue I’m playing,” he says during a recent call from his Seattle home. “I’ve never been inside of it, so I’m looking forward to that.
