Stephen Lenz is a regular contributor to Ultimate Classic Rock’s pop culture section, where he writes about the people, places and things that spark nostalgia in us ...

No offense, but some people are way too easily offended – especially when it comes to music. While it's true musicians (the relatively famous ones, at least) can make an indelible mark on listeners, ...

Diffuser sat down with artist and creator Jordan Fairless to discuss his latest project, Big Deep, an “indie rock…” band “…with expansive groove and addictive melody,” who lives deep in the groove of ...

In an exciting surprise for fans, the indie groove band Goose has officially unleashed its fifth studio album, Chain Yer Dragon, earlier today. The news was revealed by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight ...

From the moment the Arctic Monkeys released 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in 2006, they've been one one of the most buzzed-about bands on the planet. Last year's 'AM' finally proved ...

“Mony Mony” means nothing – literally nothing. In the late ’60s, Tommy James and the Shondells crafted the tune as a party song, with an emphasis on the beat and little thought given to the ...

Indie groove rock band, Goose, has announced full details of their upcoming fall headline tour along with the arrival or their sixth studio album BIG MODERN!, which drops in full on June 12th. Fall ...

“Lightnin’ Hopkins” isn’t a song about the musician of the same name. Although the title of the third track on side two of Document shares its moniker with Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, spotlights a howled ...

On May 25, 1977, an unheralded science-fiction epic named Star Wars opened in less than three dozen theaters across the United States. From this modest beginning sprung the most popular franchise in ...

Let's be upfront: During its career, the Jam never made a bad record, which makes a definitive ranking difficult to determine. However, the group did show marked creative growth over its six studio ...

It's a wonder more animated characters don't pick up instruments and learn to play considering how easy it is for them to instantaneously become amazing at it. While music and animation go all the way ...

After hearing about Mt. Joy, I finally caught them live at Mountain Jam this summer -- a true high point. This indie folk-rock group, formed in 2017, has taken the music scene by storm with their ...