ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 18, 2002 By Steve Newton It’s a testament to the unremitting quality of Steve Earle’s music that this collection of—not outtakes, but, as he calls them, previously unreleased “stray tracks” is just as worthy as any of his previous CDs. Sidetracks also demonstrates the impressive range of Earle’s material, showing … Continue reading Album review: Steve Earle, Sidetracks (2002)
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With the Big 3-0 looming, Slash figures that “it’s happy hour somewhere”
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 27, 1995 By Steve Newton When you’re guitar god Slash from Guns N’ Roses and you’re looking for a singer, you get to take your pick. Many hopefuls tried out for the lead-vocalist position in Slash’s Snakepit, including King’s X crooner Doug Pinnick, Spike from the London Quireboys, and former Little … Continue reading With the Big 3-0 looming, Slash figures that “it’s happy hour somewhere”
Chuck Klosterman defends his love of Mötley Crüe while plugging his new book, Killing Yourself to Live
"The reason that Shout at the Devil was my Sgt. Pepper's is because I was in fifth grade, and it was the first record I loved."