Archive: 2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has created one of the most dynamic start-up ecosystems in the world. That point was recently hammered home by Virtue PR, one of the most prominent public relations agencies in Dubai. They have announced a new strategic communications offering for start-ups and scale-ups across the city. The long-term plan is […]

The 2026 iteration of Big Ears Festival, set for March 26–29 in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, promises one of the most ambitious programs in the festival’s thirteen-year arc. Over 250 concerts, films, art installations, panels, and spontaneous pop-ups will unfold across historic theaters, churches, clubs, and public spaces downtown. Headliners and anchors include David Byrne, Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, Flying […]

Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu has announced his explosive third studio album REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE, arriving May 15 via OURNESS. Widely regarded as one of Australia’s most inventive contemporary voices, Owusu previews the record with recent singles including the incendiary “PIRATE RADIO,” the Brit rock-leaning “DEATH CULT ZOMBIE,” and the anthemic “STAMPEDE,” the […]

Surfing the Tube is a daily recap of recent must-see YouTube happenings, from music videos and live performances to interviews and everything in between. Death Cab for Cutie – Riptides (Official Music Video) For the first time since 2022’s Asphalt Meadows (and the subsequent acoustic version of the album), Death Cab for Cutie return with […]

On March 16, Joyce Manor brought its eclectic punk tour to the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, for a night of intense rock, protest, and crowd surfing. Four bands brought different punk flavors to the festivities, starting with Baltimore quintet Combat. Led by singer and guitarist Holden Wolf, Combat played a short, frenetic set […]

Currently based in Chattanooga, Sarah Sargent Pepper (drums) and Ian Lee (vocals, guitars, keys) met in 2011. At that time, Lee had logged an extensive history with rock and punk acts including Bad Oskar, Woolworthy, Not Rebecca, Tom Daily, Electric Airlines (with Ed Roser from Urge Overkill), and Kevin Lee (with Jon Brant from Cheap […]

Fleur Bleu·e’s sophomore album, Question Marked Upon The World, due out this spring via Chicago-based indie, Sunday Records, is an undercover dream-pop investigation into belonging. Spurred on by feelings of cultural alienation and the professional and personal instability of an indie musician’s life, the 11-song album presents a more brazen incarnation of the French duo. […]

The pressures an artist or band faces when releasing a debut album have been discussed in countless articles. Still, when it comes to young shoegaze hopefuls Ringing and their Julia’s War Recordings-released LP Another Cycle in the Cosmic Wash, there are even more layers of stress for the band to deal with. What started as […]

John Hollier hails from Louisiana, and though there are hints of his roots in his sound, it is mostly easy-flowing Americana music.  After all, he and his band, John Hollier & The Reverie, wrote much of and recorded Rainmaker in Nashville. The band name stems from the French word, ‘rever,’ which means ‘’to dream,” a […]