Moose Nicholson

There was a time when knowing the song was part of the fun. Before Shazam. Before Spotify told you what was playing. Before you could type four mangled lyrics into Google and have the answer before the second chorus. Somebody played a riff and you either knew it or you didn’t. King Size apparently intends to preserve this ancient human skill. They have a chalice. Not just any chalice. The Chalice of Rock. I feel compelled to capitalize that because that’s roughly how the nam

We have a wonderfully inconsistent definition of family. Sometimes it means the people whose DNA you share. Sometimes it means the person you married. Sometimes it means the friends who have been around long enough that explaining the distinction seems pointless. According to Vin Diesel, it may also include virtually anyone who has ever helped you steal a car. County Road 49 lands somewhere between the Partridge Family and Fast & Furious. Paul Kelly brought his son Brandon and his wife

There used to be an entire genre of television built around making lists. The 100 Greatest Songs. The 50 Greatest Albums. The 40 Greatest Whatever-We-Could-Find-Footage-For. VH1 would gather a rotating cast, work its way through the rankings, and spend an afternoon reminding you of songs you hadn’t thought about in years. Last Thursday, Amp the Alley apparently booked the live version. Only instead of talking about the songs, Heart & Soul played them. And they brought enough peopl