By 1987 the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip was starting to wind itself down, but a surprise hit single ("Touch Of Grey") would catapult the band back into the spotlight, inspire an entirely new generation of fans whose size would, in the end, play a large part in the band's untimely demise.

To celebrate it's 30th birthday, a group of proud Deadheads recently spent a Friday night in the basement with Kevin to talk through this divisive landmark in the band's history and try to figure out if it's just true that "every silver lining's got a touch of grey" or if the Dead were, at long last "going to hell in a bucket."

Is the "white male voice" dead in indie rock? David Turner at MTV certainly thinks so. 

Parquet Courts are back with another durable set of slow-burn rockers. Is Human Performance the sound of a band hitting its stride, or are they just delivering more of the same?

DC's Brushes has emerged from the shadow of proto-rockers Baby Bry Bry. We've got a taste of the what's good off of their debut EP, whatever, again.