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Reviews & Rants · High Five
HIGH FIVE: 5 COVER SONGS I'LL FIGHT SOMEONE OVER
Five covers worth fighting over: Ryan Adams, Jude, Better Than Ezra, Gus Black and The Commitments reinterpret songs from Taylor Swift, Bread, Love and Rockets, Blue Öyster Cult and the 1930s.
October 21, 2026
News · Music
Remembering Duncan Sheik and the Music He Left Us
Remembering Duncan Sheik, his music, Broadway career, and an unforgettable concert with Aimee Mann.
September 20, 2026
Reviews & Rants · High Five
My Five Favorite Movie Soundtracks
Guardians of the Galaxy, Say Anything..., The Crow, Footloose and Purple Rain. Five movie soundtracks that became impossible to separate from the films they came from.
September 4, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Music
DOLLY PARTON: WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 1946-2026
The singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist leaves behind a legacy that reached far beyond country music.
August 26, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Music
You Might Not Know Jude Christodal. I Think It’s Time You Do.
Jude Christodal should have been a much bigger name. From ‘I Know’ and Maverick Records to Low Stars and television music, I’ve been listening for nearly thirty years.
August 21, 2026
Reviews & Rants · High Five
The Greatest Hits Curse
Five artists were still white hot when their greatest-hits albums arrived. What happened next makes the timing look a little too fucking suspicious.
August 13, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Music
Chris Cornell’s “One” Isn’t a Cover. It’s a Ghost Rising From Two Different Songs
Chris Cornell combined U2’s music with Metallica’s lyrics to create a haunting third version of One that became impossible to escape.
July 28, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Music
The Lunacy We Played at Early ’90s Middle School Dances
The adults screened for swear words, ignored everything else and handed middle-school kids one wildly inappropriate soundtrack.
July 18, 2026
Reviews & Rants · High Five
Five Bands Built on Big, Dumb, Perfect Drums
No drum solos. No technical gymnastics. Just blunt-force rhythm, filthy guitars and songs that hit like a bar fight with a backbeat.
July 15, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Music
Why The Best Album To Make Sweet Love To Is Mama Said by Lenny Kravitz
One album, one very specific mood and a completely serious investigation into the best record ever made for making sweet love to.
July 3, 2026