When it comes to presentation, ostentation has been out for a long time, a strange turn of events for Rock historians to ponder. Few would've imagined during the height of Mötley Crüe  

As they're so often identified with Good Will Hunting-esque Boston, it isn't much of a surprise when Dropkick Murphy's vocalist Al Barr takes our call on his cell phone while driving back from   

My conversation with Fiery Furnaces composer Matthew Friedberger got off to a rocky start, aided and abetted by the Furnaces' own media kit. In the notes, it is stated that their latest record, W  

Brendan Bayliss said he'd never before heard the sentiment that his music goes well with warm weather, but the thought seems to please the Umphrey's McGee singer/guitarist. There's just somethi  

Sometimes you can tell a Metal singer from his speaking voice. The slow-moving, get-clear baritones of Pantera's Phil Anselmo always made him sound fresh from the gladiatorial arena, with a blade  

Flyleaf is one of those bands that put me in touch with my inner 15-year-old. The songs on their self-titled 2005 LP encompass the three Cs -- crisp, concise and catchy -- and Lacey Mosley's voca  

The title of rarified indie trio Yo La Tengo's new album, I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass, has caused some speculation among the Rock press over to whom or what it refers. Some s  

Although acclaimed Metal act Lamb of God was nominated for a Grammy Award this year, you'd never know it from observing or listening to vocalist Randy Blythe. He was conspicuously absent from th  

When thinking about the great films of John Frankenheimer, who passed away on July 6, many people immediately recall The Manchurian Candidate. It's not difficult to see why. Not only was it delir  

Tons of people have crowded multiplexes over the past two weeks to see Gladiator's Russell Crowe hack and scowl at everyone, but do they know it's been a quarter century since Hollywood's last