Pascal Grandjean's "Karma Beyond Death" isn't just another hard rock record, nor is it simply a rock pop jaunt. It’s more like a sprawling, philosophical conversation conducted at ear-splitting volume and then softened by quieter reflections. Imagine Pythagoras decided to pick up an electric guitar after contemplating the secrets of numbers – that’s kind of the vibe here. https://open.spotify.com/album/0DJUix0UIeFkhtMKWJFGLu?si=yiLx1d1yRTWGx6emdf0CoA Grandjean grapples with those eternal head-scratchers: Why...

Some songs are like a time machine. You press play, and suddenly you’re somewhere else, some other time. Maybe it’s a smoky bar in the 1970s, a sweaty punk club in the 80s, or, in the case of “Oh Denise,” the new single from Ken Woods and The Old Blue Gang, a dusty dancehall on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, sometime in the not-too-distant past. The...