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Rooney’s Eureka feel-good summer hits


California’s kings of summery rock anthems have released their third album just in time to beat the inevitable heat, and with Eureka the band have once again proven their ability to craft a timeless record collection of fun-in-the-sun jams.

The Classic Rock Episode


[imgfull] [/imgfull] If last episode was for punk rock, this episode is for good ol’ classic rock. Call your dad and gather ‘round your best speaker—we’re rockin’ the Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, and the Black Crowes.

Punk Rock History


[imgfull] [/imgfull] When was the last time you had a history lesson? Resident professor of good tunes Josh Madden is here to school y’all on punk rock. From the beginning of punk rock as Josh knows it, we’ll listen our way through the lesson with The Ramones, The Runaways, Social Distortion, and more.

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Album review: Arctic Monkeys – ‘Humbug’


The history of rock is full of “Eureka!” flashes of brilliance. Chuck Berry had the idea to fuse country with the blues. Bob Dylan took folk music electric. Nikki Sixx realized that the line “I’d say we’ve kicked some ass” could rhyme with “I’d say we’re still kickin’ ass.” For the Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner, the big light bulb idea came in 2005: Get huge by thinking small. Write scrappy little Brit-punk tunes about the humdrum town you’re stuck in, the pissy little pubs you can’t get into, the local girls who aren’t desperate enough to dance with you. Give… Read more »

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