Lil Jon in 2017. Courtesy Interscope Records. Footbaaaaaaaaall! Back in 2019, in the Before Times, I celebrated the start of the NFL season with five classic jock jams. It was a great idea for an annual feature! Then the 2020 season was weird on account of the plague, then…

Jeff Beck performs at Shepher’s Bush Empire in London. Photo by Nicky J. Sims/Redferns. As you no doubt already know, legendary guitarist Jeff Beck died. There have been countless remembrances of his life and music, including in this publication, so I don’t want to reiterate all that. Instead, I’d…

The best albums of 2022 include Orville Peck, Bruce Springsteen, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Ozzy Osbourne, Phoenix, Eddie Vedder, Aurora, Death Cab for Cutie, Skillet and Halestorm. We’re now well into our countdown of our list of the best albums of 2022.…

Ozzy Osbourne, “Patient Number 9.” No one can question the resiliency of the Prince of Darkness. Despite ongoing health concerns and an understanding from the legendary rocker and fans alike that any day could be his last, Ozzy Osbourne presses on. Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne Epic, Sept. 9…

Cultural phenomenon Ozzy Osbourne is a hard man to pin down. Is he the originator of the look and feel of heavy metal? A guy who managed to be in the right place at the right time? A doddering madman, deteriorated by decades of drug excess? Ordinary Man Ozzy…