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Jukebox. Ramones A standout track on The Ramones’ 1980 album “End of the Century” has inspired Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney to form a Ramones cover band called “The Return of Jackie and Judy” This cover band owes much to comedian John Mulaney, from a gig called out for from the wrap up of the show […]
Whassup in the 518? Friday, January 16th Extreme Music Awards, Empire Live, Albany, 7pm Harvest & Rust: A Neil Young Experience, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, 7:30pm Harvest & Rust has earned acclaim as one of the premier Neil Young tribute bands in the Northeast USA, praised for their stirring and authentic performances. Their concerts are […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Klyde Kadiddlehumper. Well, folks – here we go. A New Year. 2026. Before we get to the heart of the matter – a confession. Klyde had planned a memorial of sorts for the musicians who had passed in the Prog world this past 2025. Not gonna happen. […]
American Stars and Bar Bands – An Xperience Column – by Rob Skane. Bar bands. Cover bands. Copy bands. Call them whatever you’d like to. Back in the day, bands like that would often bring us countless hours of hazy, crazy, half-in-the-bag joy. And as young, wannabe musicians, we were in AWE of those bands […]
Lithium, Chptr 22 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Mel found himself in a small room connected to a corridor, both haunted by the wayward energy of the mad and delusional. The walls glistened with whitewash, but Mel knew what lay beneath that thin coat was the lives and work of prophets and shaman, […]
Life on the Cutting Edge – Discoveries and Advancements China Builds Artificial Womb to Grow Lambs https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112 FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Reliever https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-novel-non-opioid-treatment-moderate-severe-acute-pain Injectable Oxygen Gel that Keeps You Alive When You Can’t Breathe https://newatlas.com/oxygen-microparticles/23139/
Ugly Muppets – Xperience History – by Joshua Reedy. Originally published in January 2021. The Ugly Muppets are a Saratoga based trio creating thoughtful and hard-hitting psych/garage-rock. Their recently released album titled Committee of Public Safety is a skillfully crafted blend of old school psych-rock influences and modern indie stylings, and the band is far […]
Best Reissue Campaign of 2025: The Great Motown Sounds – by Tony Mastrianni. For those of you who appreciate classic Motown soul music, the label, in affiliation with international Elemental Music, released some 29 great all-time classic Motown albums on special 140-gram virgin vinyl LPs. The release campaign began in 2024 and concluded toward the end […]
Jukebox. David Lee Roth David Lee Roth will be launching a 30-city Spring 2026 North American tour. It’s being called “A Night with David Lee Roth and begins April 16th at Airway Heights, Washington, and will continue through Anaheim, California, Austin, Texas, and concludes June 20th in Milwaukee. Presale is underway at Ticketmaster. David Lee […]
Music Notes – an Xperience Article – by Peak Music Studios. Let me say something that might sound uncomfortable at first. Most people don’t fail at music because they lack passion. They fail because they spend an incredible amount of energy avoiding the very thing they want to get better at. We call it preserving […]
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