John Paul Jones appears in...
Veterans Them Crooked Vultures Wield a New Fang

Music fans have always guarded their album collections, and more importantly, their approval, closely. But with a lineup that reads more as a “who’s who” among veteran rock gods than it does a standard album credit listing, if any fans gave a solemn nod of approval without even hearing a note of the eponymous debut from Them Crooked Vultures, perhaps they are entitled to a pass. After…
Tokyo Police Club

Discordant noise and sublime melodies — who can resist? The Tokyo Police club demo wound up in the hands of Paper Bag Records after a sweaty Pop Montreal show. They played it once, twice, three times and then lost count. They then eventually just made time in their schedules to kick back and enjoy “The Nature of the Experiment,” the band’s party tune, on a daily. At…
‘Honor’ Shows Foo Fighters at Their Finest

The Foo Fighters‘ career has been, as even its members concede, an unlikely one. Starting out with a handful of self-recorded demos never meant for release, former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl has grown the group into one of rock’s most energizing and accessible acts, scoring Best Rock Album Grammys for two consecutive releases (1999’s There Is Nothing Left to Lose and…
