Guide to Bay Area’s summer 2017 throwback rock concert scene
If you’re a classic rock or ’80s rock fan, you already know that summer is the time to catch all your favorite acts live! So let’s rock on, bears.
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Tag Archives: Pink Floyd
Roger Waters retreads familiar societal, political grounds with still-enjoyable release ‘Is This the Life We Really Want?’
Released Friday, Waters’ fourth studio album features fiery takes on rising militarism, the refugee crisis, climate change and of course, the Trump administration, while simultaneously referencing some of Pink Floyd’s most iconic works. The result is an admirable, but derivative product.
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The Shins fall into trap of nostalgic experimentation on admirable ‘Heartworms’
The 11 songs showcase an experimentation — in folk, country, psych pop and more — to a degree not seen in The Shins before.
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Terrence loves you
Cutting Room Floor
We were watching “American Psycho” when I kissed him for the last time. In some ways, I felt like I was kissing Patrick Bateman but that I’d rewritten the script and found his heart in his hand, at least for the night. Or maybe I was kissing the Dude. “The
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The Berkeley music scene: a breakdown from your summertime disc jockey
Sweaty from all of that commuting to and from your summer internship, job, classes or daily CREAM “appointment”? How about getting sweatier in a way that’s far more enjoyable than trying to cram onto a BART train during rush hour?
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Musical ownership in a digital age
“Do you know how to delete iTunes from your computer?” A friend of mine asked me this the other day after his computer suggested that he update iTunes one too many times. Besides serving as a reminder that my technological skills don’t extend beyond the ability to press “enter” and
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Pink Floyd goes out with a soft whisper
The end of the reign of Pink Floyd has come upon us, and it’s arrived in the form of The Endless River. Assembled from 20 hours of material recorded during the band’s 1993 session for The Division Bell, The Endless River samples short instrumentals from the likes of Richard Wright
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Tunesday: Get pumped for Bonnaroo!
Year after year Bonnaroo scores one of the best lineups of music festivals across the states. They basically combine the anticipated acts of Coachella, Sasquatch! and Outside Lands, then put their personal stamp on it by picking quality lesser-known artists. Since the hype seems to always surround headliners, this playlist
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‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ is a done deal at last
Frank Herbert’s “Dune” is a sprawling masterpiece of science fiction. It inspired generations of fans, megafans, enduring cultural memes, and remains a quasireligious touchstone of truth and the hero’s journey for readers all over the world. If you haven’t read it, imagine that “The Matrix” had taken place on a
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Flaming Lips: The Terror
The Flaming Lips have become something of a flanderized band. That is to say, much like Ned Flanders from “The Simpsons,” time has turned them into a caricature of what they once were. With each new release, this group of esoteric psychonauts becomes more exaggeratedly esoteric and psychonautical. Their 2009
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