Nick Nadel is the managing editor of TheFW.com. He has written for HBO, The Onion, Martha Stewart, AMCTV.com and pretty much every other TV channel with a website. He also likes cheese and '70s soft rock. Follow him on Twitter and write to him at "Escape."
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10 Halloween Songs That Rock
These scary-good tracks are sure to make your Halloween playlist rock.
Pearl Jam, ‘PJ20′ – Album Review
Released in celebration of Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary, Cameron Crowe's documentary 'PJ20' tracks the evolution of the grunge survivors from their early 'MTV Buzz Bin' days to their current status as one of the most beloved and hardest-working bands in rock.
Lindsey Buckingham, ‘Seeds We Sow’ – Album Review
While Fleetwood Mac have been relatively quiet of late, Lindsey Buckingham has used the long gap between Mac albums (their last was 2003's 'Say You Will') to release a series of increasingly excellent solo records that hark back to his blistering work on 'Tusk.' While 2006's 'Under the Skin' was a hushed folk-rock affair, 2008's 'Gift of Screws,' and the newly released 'Seeds We Sow,' are a remind
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Lindsey Buckingham
From his classic hits with Fleetwood Mac to his acclaimed solo albums, Lindsey Buckingham is one of rock's most enduring icons. In addition to his brilliant songwriting, Buckingham's furious bluegrass-style finger-picking on songs like 'Big Love' and 'I'm So Afraid' have earned him a place in the pantheon of guitar gods. About to release his sixth solo a...
10 Most Shocking Album Covers in Rock Music
Rock stars love to give the proverbial (and sometimes literal) middle finger to the establishment, and there's no better way than with a shocking album cover. As the recent kerfuffle over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' cover being banned from Facebook proves, many of the most infamous album covers are still controversial today. Join us for a look...
Alice Cooper – Most Shocking Album Covers
'Love it to Death'
Alice Cooper caught flack for pulling the old “thumb in the zipper” trick, causing Warner Bros. to release censored versions of the album. This one proves the maxim that people see what they want to see. Sometimes a thumb is just a thumb...
Jane’s Addiction – Most Shocking Album Covers
'Nothing's Shocking'
Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell created the sculpture of nude conjoined twins himself. Unfortunately, few people saw it, as record stores insisted on wrapping the album in brown paper like an issue of 'Hustler...
The Beatles – Most Shocking Album Covers
'Yesterday and Today'
The Beatles' squeaky-clean, Bieber-esque image took a hit after they posed with meat and decapitated dolls for this creepy cover. (An alternate image of the band posing glumly next to a steamer trunk is easily the most boring Fab Four album cover of all time...
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Most Shocking Album Covers
'Street Survivors'
The image of Lynyrd Skynyrd surrounded by flames wasn't controversial at first. Sadly, three days after the album was released, band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, as well as several crew members died in a tragic plane crash while en route to Baton Rouge...
David Bowie – Most Shocking Album Covers
'Diamond Dogs'
Belgian artist Guy Peellaert's bizarro painting stirred up controversy as the full version revealed the creepy half-dog/half-Bowie's kibbles 'n bits. You know what's even more shocking? The fact that Bowie Dog looks like a cross between Chrissie Hynde and Gozer from 'Ghostbusters...