Ignoring the “incident” that was the April Fool’s album review, I’m glad to be back to my old self and listening to music that’s more my style. The definition of which, however, is still vague...

The term “classic rock” has many definitions. From the flashy arena flair of Queen, to the hard and heavy sound of Black Sabbath, almost any rock band can fit in this catch-all category. But with...

Cult-like followings, eccentric personalities, and repetitively-styled songs are all the rage amongst the greatest musicians of our era, yet none of these current attributes are original. Most of this...

Get ready for the grooviest album of the 1950s, as ‘Built For Speed’ by the Stray Cats tops the charts with that sensational sound of rock and roll that’s taken the nation by storm! Pioneers of rockabilly...

“Love is a burning thing/And it makes a fiery ring/Bound by wild desire/I fell into a ring of fire.” The immortal country singer Johnny Cash spoke these lines for the first time in 1963 in that...

“And you may find yourself, living in a shotgun shack/And you may find yourself in another part of the world...” These are the first lyrics to “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads, the fourth...

Everyone knows Billy Joel. After 13 studio albums, 121 songs, and 1,289 concerts in the United States alone, the legendary Piano Man is a household name. Ask anyone, from your parents to your friends,...

Modern technology has done amazing work for music. Anyone with a phone and internet connection is able to listen to almost every song ever recorded, and mix and match them together into playlists of favorites. While...

The Book Barn Location: 41 W Main Street The largest and oldest of the three locations, the original Book Barn is more of a book market than a bookstore. Five different buildings, each filled to...

To say that I’m a fan of The Clash would be an understatement. For as long as I can remember, they have been one of my favorite bands. Anytime they came on in the car when I was little, my dad recalls...

Forgot something as you left for school today? No, not your homework. Breakfast. It can be difficult to find time for breakfast on school days, with scrambling out the door taking priority over scrambling...