Album Review: Foo Fighters - 'Concrete and Gold'
For more than two decades, the Foo Fighters have been the standard-bearers for straight-ahead rock. Other bands have been more critically...
The Multiple New Beginnings for Hounds
Some of rock's most legendary bands have changed names. The Beatles were the Quarrymen. Queen was Smile. And Pearl Jam was previously...
Podcast - Ep. 2: Lee DeWyze Interview
Lee DeWyze has been busy since winning American Idol in 2010. The singer/songwriter has released four studio albums since that time, and...
Podcast - Ep. 1: Michelle Branch Interview
For the debut episode of the Sound Words STL Podcast, Grammy-winning artist Michelle Branch joins host John Fleming on location at Delmar...
Album Review: Chuck Berry - 'Chuck'
Prior to his death, “Chuck,” the final album from rock and roll legend Chuck Berry, was already anticipated to be the rock pioneer’s last...
Oasis Did Not Reunite in Manchester
Photo by Will Fresch In the wake of the horrific suicide bombing on May 22 at a concert at Manchester Arena, that concert’s headline...
Why Soundgarden was More than a Grunge Band
Photo Courtesy of Porta Flocka In 1988, Soundgarden released "Ultramega OK," which was followed by an international tour and a Grammy...
Q&A: Fastball's Miles Zuniga on 'Step Into Light,' Staying Together
It’s impressive for a band to stay together for more than 20 years. It’s even more impressive to keep the same lineup for that duration....
Album Review: Linkin Park - 'One More Light'
Linkin Park was a band born of teenage angst. Although a few years beyond high school, the band was able to resonate in the same way that...
Album Review: Pokey LaFarge - 'Manic Revelations'
Pokey LaFarge returns with the artist's eighth studio album, "Manic Revelations." It's worth noting that LaFarge's first two albums,...
