Virginia guitar maker Brian Calhoun devised a strategy game called Chickapig. (It features pooping chicken-pig hybrids.) Now he's getting some friends — like Dave Matthews — to spread the word.
The Algerian singer loudly proclaimed his outsider status in France as a punk-bred vocalist who culled from Algerian tradition. He died of a heart attack during the overnight of Sept. 11 -12.
Ribot's new collection, Songs of Resistance 1948-2018, is a collection of protest music with special guests — including Tom Waits, who makes his first recorded appearance in two years.
"Fresh Start" sets epically crunching guitar riffs against a larger message about learning from your mistakes, starting over and seizing the opportunities in front of you.