Posts by Ryan Dillon

Back in April, Wilco announced their 12th studio album Cruel Country will be released Friday, May 27. A double album that has the Chicago band leaning into the Country music label that has been following them since their debut in 1995. Cruel Country is a double LP clocking in at over an hour of Jeff […]

Since the passing of Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins, the Rock world has been in mourning. Many bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, and Pearl Jam have all done their part in honoring Hawkins, who died at the age of 50 earlier this year. Over the weekend the Italian supergroup, Rockin’1000 did their […]

Pavement’s reunion tour was just one of many victims of COVID cancellations. They were initially supposed to head out on a world tour in 2020 and two years later they’re finally getting a chance to hit the road. Before the band headlines at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Pavement shared a stage for the first time […]

Since the release of their 2021 album GLOW ON, Baltimore punk band Turnstile seems to keep getting bigger and bigger. The band is continuing their hot streak by bringing their mosh-pit-inspiring sound to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with a blistering version of “Blackout”. This marks the band’s third late-night appearance since the release of […]

90’s British Rock trio Supergrass returned to late-night television last night (May 23) as the musical guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. After their cult following was bouncing off the walls following the band announcing their official reunion in 2019, the pandemic forced them back into retirement. Supergrass came together to play Glastonbury Festival’s Pilton Party […]

Vinyl junkies rejoice, the people over at Record Store Day have announced the list of releases coming to independent record stores on June 18th. This will act as a follow-up date to the original Record Store Day on April 23. Anyone who follows vinyl releases knows the struggle most pressing plants have been going through. […]

Iron Maiden have been tearing apart stages since their debut in 1980. For over 50 years the band has been releasing intense recordings and bringing them to life on stage. They returned to the stage on May 22 at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia to kick off their Legacy of The Beast Tour This […]

This weekend, Daytona International Speedway put their race cars in a garage to make way for some of Rock and Roll’s biggest names for the Welcome To Rockville festival. The weekend was packed with legends but the highlight was the long-awaited return of Perry Farrell’s Porno For Pyros. Besides a few brief appearances, including a […]

This Saturday (May 21), Saturday Night Live closed out its 47th season. Michelle Zauner’s Japanese Breakfast acted as the musical guest for the season finale, performing two cuts, “Paprika” and “Be Sweet”, off their 2021 album Jubilee. Actress Natasha Lyonne hosted the season closer which featured a small appearance from Eminem and more Pete Davidson […]

Indie power players Beach House went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday (May 19). Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally were joined by drummer James Barone for a haunting went electrifying performance of their song “Superstar” The track is off of their latest studio release Once Twice Melody, which arrived in February of […]

One of rock music’s strangest groups came together for a magical night at New York’s Pier 17. Fans of the New Wave group have been anticipating this performance for months after the original show in September of last year was postponed due to COVID. The New Wave icons also took this opportunity to celebrate frontman […]

The Despicable Me movie series has always been shockingly memorable. Pharrell Williams handled the first two movies masterfully, producing massive hits like the viral “Happy” and this month’s TikTok sensation “Just A Cloud Away”. Fast forward to last week when obnoxiously bright posters began to spring up around London. The 70’s inspired poster showcased a […]

The Welcome To Rockville festival is one of the largest rock festivals in the country and its lineup for the 2022 weekend is stacked with legends. While the whole lineup is jaw-dropping, nothing sticks out more than Sunday’s headliner, the return of Jane’s Addiction’s sister band Porno For Pyros. This headlining set will break their […]

In late February of last year, music fans around the world woke up to the news that the legendary electronic duo Daft Punk was calling it quits. In the wee hours of the morning, they posted a video to their Youtube titled “Epilogue”, announcing their retirement from music. Social media feeds were flooded with grief, […]

The Killers are setting off on their headlining European arena tour starting next Tuesday (May 24). Before they start performing in front of tens of thousands of their fans, they needed a practice run. The band held a small show at the 02 Academy in Sheffield, a venue with a capacity of only 2,150 seats. […]

The Emo pioneers My Chemical Romance traveled overseas to perform in the U.K. for the first time in 11 years at The Eden Project in St Austell, England on May 16th, This show kicked off their long-awaited reunion tour, and the initial run of shows in 2020 fell victim to the pandemic. The setlist was […]