Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Photo: WireImage. Kurt Cobain died 30 years ago this week. This is where you expect me to say something about how time flies and not believing it could be 30 years already. But it seems about right. All the change the world has seen since…

Insert Foot on what Nirvana and Boston have in common. This week rock music fans celebrated an important milestone in the history of guitar rock. Boston released its first single “More Than a Feeling” 45 years ago. That’s not incorrect, but you’re probably thinking of the other one. Kind…

The Foo Fighters should rename themselves The Old Standbys. No band produces as consistently at a decently high level. Dave Grohl and company can’t be accused of not doing their part to keep rock and roll alive. For a quarter century, they’ve waved the flag of uncomplicated guitar rock,…

R.E.M’s ‘Monster’ is getting the 25th anniversary deluxe tissue treatment this week. In the early ’90s, R.E.M. was like our furry, little emotional support animal. The erudite alt-rock band from Athens, Georgia burst into the mainstream of American music with their jangly 1992 release, Automatic for the People. The…

First off, let’s all breathe a sigh of relief that Kid Cudi gave up trying to be Kurt Cobain, like he did on his last album, Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven, and actually made a hip hop album. Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’ focuses on the same lyrical tropes that the Man…