This is just so cool in so many ways. Let's start at the beginning and work our way to the end...1. Somebody identified what he considers to be the 100 most essential riffs of all time -- spanning seven decades of rock history2. This person can play every single one in a convincing manner3. He has...

To celebrate 55 years of Lego, the company created fifty-five posters depicting popular culture vis a vis the reliable, interlocking toy brick. The complete list includes movies, stories and other elements, but I wanted to single out the nineteen music related ones here. They cover the gamut from bands to albums to songs, mostly playing on...

Herbert Wiser Band lined up a few gigs in the region is support their latest EP release. For the Chicago gig on Saturday, January 26th at Cubby Bear, three HWB member teamed up with Old Shoe / MathGames drummer Greg Fundis and general man-about-town Jaik Willis for a set of Zeppelin tunes as Robert's Plant.Here's...

Pop Chart Lab makes some of the coolest looking charts / prints / posters that I've seen. Their design philosophy employs a simple, clean aesthetic. I'm particularly happy to see their music-related efforts pop up every now and then. Though this print doesn't feature an Irwin or Languedoc, there are pleny of iconic guitars (...

We all know that bigger isn't always better... except when it is. The chemistry the develops between a tight knit band, performing over a long career isn't easily replicated and can be jeopardized if elements are changed or added. But additions aren't always disruptions. Sometimes they can be catalysts, too -- taking complacent groups into...

On paper, AfroZep appears to be a Frankenstein's monster of mismatched parts. Stripped from their heavy blues roots, it's hard to imagine Led Zeppelin's songs retaining their power. Layered with polyrhythms and funky horn blasts, they would seem to lose all semblance of what makes them such an important rite of passage for rock fans...

I had the chance to meet Jimmy Tebeau, bass player for St. Louis band The Schwag and former impresario of midwest festivals, at a Barn event last summer. One heck of a nice guy, so it's a shame that his legal situation has come to this -- a guilty plea to federal drum chargesIt is...

Man, I love the Onion. Many Linkafications have included videos. When I first realized they were filling off weeks this summer with a summer music edition, a rehash of music related articles fro the past, I figured I'd link up one or two of the best stories. It turns out that the hits just kept...

More music related charts and graphs from around the web. These two come courtesy of GraphJam.Glee recently broke the record for most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other non-solo act. Previous record holder? The Beatles.