The Luckbox Bookshelf

New and not-so-new books that captured our attention this month Far too often, book reviews drive away readers. But reviews present just one stranger’s view, and taking them to heart leaves great books undiscovered. The Luckbox Bookshelf offers profiles instead of reviews. Don’t look to these pages for opinions. Think of Bookshelf as a place … Continued

Top 5 Rock Albums of 2021

Rock album of the year Hot Sass by Liz Cooper  Liz Cooper combines deeply personal lyrics with a strong punk attitude, owning up to her own baggage on her latest album Hot Sass. After an extensive touring run for her first studio album Window Flowers under the band name Liz Cooper & the Stampede in … Continued

Take Time with Courtney Barnett

The Beatles, Stones and Zeppelin were awesome—but rock lives on. Why not break out of the classic rock cocoon and give new music a chance? Rockhound is here to help. Think of it as a bridge from 1967 to today and beyond.

Rockhound Radio: Bleachers

The Beatles, Stones and Zeppelin were awesome—but rock lives on. Why not break out of the classic rock cocoon and give new music a chance? Rockhound is here to help. Think of it as a bridge from 1967 to today and beyond.

Ty Segall Channels Jimmy Page

The psychedelic-rock artist reimagines a ’70s-esque, soft-rock sound with guitar-driven songs. The Beatles, Stones and Zeppelin were awesome, but rock lives on. Why not break out of the classic rock cocoon and give new music a chance? Rockhound is here to help. Think of it as a bridge from 1967 to today and beyond.  Since … Continued

Spotify Knows More About You Than Your Taste in Music

From your most-played songs to your search results in the middle of the night, the music streaming platform knows every action you take within the app It’s no secret that the internet created a world where digital “privacy” is practically extinct. Streaming services monitor users’ interests, habits and even the mood they’re in on a … Continued

The Rockhound: An Old School Lens On New School Rock ‘n’ Roll

Music can feel like a favorite pair of jeans—too good to ever leave behind. But music runs deeper. It’s personal. That makes it difficult to avoid getting trapped in a private music bubble, continuously replaying the same albums to get that familiar but still thrilling feeling. Yet that quashes exploration and expansion, and it certainly … Continued

Minting Digital Ink

NFTs are enabling artists to sell their physical creations online, providing more avenues for collectors, buyers and sellers The past year saw a rise in the sale of art in the form of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. From $69 million pieces of art to 1% stakes in recorded music rights, NFTs are becoming a new … Continued