Wilco (the album) Review by Brew Dawgz

Wilco (The Album)
8.8 out of 10
With its two humped camel in a fez cover, “Wilco (the album)” shows this venerable American rock and roll band is still enjoying themselves. But the decision to release their latest record for free via their web site was also a logical real-world nod to the inevitability that it [...]

Reflections on (North) American Rock and Roll by Brew Dawgz

                         Reflections on (North) American Rock and Roll…….
                            and why I have gotten into the Allman Brothers
I grew up with a love of staple classic rock, went through the natural teenage posturing of disaffected youth, followed by the regrettable, but earnest awkwardness of emo, before moving onto artistic and avant garde tunes in college and [...]

To be Downloaded Immediately: The Best Rock and Roll B-sides of the 1970’s by Brew Dawgz

It was the decade that began with rock and roll evolving from a fringe cultural movement to a staple of the American mainstream as bands began to pen more songs for pop consumption than political idealism; think Journey playing in huge outdoor stadiums to a bunch of wasted kids out of Dazed and Confused. 
The hippie [...]

Hip-hop isn’t as complex as a woman is.

About a week ago, I was enduring my morning drive to work and I reluctantly flipped from the usual 89.5 WSOU frequency to the 97.1 HOT 97 frequency. Typically WSOU aka Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio is a rock/metal/punk/hardcore station, but at times they dabble in music that falls under the genre “shit”. If I am [...]