Chris Kissel is a writer based in Los Angeles.
Chris Kissel
Chris Robinson Discusses New Music + Gathering Inspiration at Mountain Jam [VIDEO]
Chris Robinson stopped to chat at Mountain Jam 2016 about the spacey sound of his new music and the preoccupations that fuel it.
The Best 50 Songs of 2015 (Part Two)
Check out the top 25 songs in our list of the best of the year including tracks by Sufjan Stevens, Courtney Barnett and Father John Misty.
The 50 Best Songs of 2015 (Part One)
The songs we listened to most this year represent shining beacons of light amid the darkness and turbulence of the time in which they were created.
The 100 Most Anticipated Albums of 2016
In 2016, we'll officially be a year further in the future than even Doc Brown could envision. So what are we expecting from the music?
Modern Masterpieces: 50 Frame-Worthy Album Covers From the 21st Century
When album covers are truly great, they can be works of art in their own right that inform and interact with the music they're meant to represent.
25 Years Ago: Pearl Jam Take the Stage for the First Time Ever
With a different name but an unmistakeable sound, Mookie Blaylock (aka Pearl jam) made a pit stop on their way to superstardom at Seattle's Off Ramp Cafe on October 22, 1990.
20 Years Ago: The Flaming Lips Release the Intricate, Shimmering ‘Clouds Taste Metallic’
'Clouds Taste Metallic,' one of the Flaming Lips best and most overlooked albums, is a record unlike anything else in the band's catalog, and in that way more than any other, it's a true Lips record through and through.
The 25 Most Underrated Albums of the Past 25 Years
Sometimes things sound a lot clearer in retrospect.
Florence + the Machine to Replace Foo Fighters as Glastonbury Headliners
The British outfit will step up to the main spot after Dave Grohl's broken leg forced Foo Fighters to pull out.
One Tiny Czech Village Presses More Vinyl Than Any Other Place in the World
If you've purchased a decent amount of records, there is a good chance at least a few of them were pressed in a tiny village in the Czech Republic.