‘South Park’ Breakdown: ‘Ginger Cow’
Among South Park’s many outlandish premises, the set-up for “Ginger Cow” is undoubtedly one of the wackiest.
STS9 Announces 2014 Tour
As STS9 prepares to wrap the year with Mayan Holidaze in Mexico and five nights in Atlanta for New Year’s Eve, the acclaimed Santa Cruz-based instrumental electronic rock band has just announced dates for their 2014 Winter Tour. The 24-date headlining run will kick off January 23 at the House of Blues in San Diego, […]
‘American Horror Story: Coven’ Breakdown: ‘Burn, Witch. Burn!”
The Halloween horrors are extended into this week’s episode.
Scraping the Barrel: #95, ‘Tees Maar Khan’
Mark Pursell takes a closer look at this schizophrenic Bollywood trainwreck.
Chris Hardwick’s ‘@Midnight’ Is the Funniest New Show on Television
Chris Hardwick’s new Comedy Central series, ‘@Midnight,’ is the funniest new show on TV — and for an incredibly simple reason: It allows professional funny-people a platform to say funny things.
Back Off, Jerk: In Defense of Simple Plan
Simple Plan have defiantly remained Simple Plan, astutely aware of both their strengths and their respective weaknesses.
Mount Moriah – “Miracle Temple Holiness”
Tom Hamilton of American Babies Updates Americana
“This record I wasn’t really into anything,” says Tom Hamilton about his latest American Babies record Knives & Teeth. “The only thing I really listened to regularly was Alice In Chains. They were such a brilliant band. Honest and powerful. That’s what I wanted this album to be. Honest and powerful.” The anguish of Layne […]
Arcade Fire – Capitol Records, Los Angeles, CA 10/29/13
Arcade Fire played a set of twelve songs on top of the Capitol Records building in Hollywood on October 29th for a “secret” rooftop performance in connection with the release of their new record Reflektor. The band performed above a wall of reflective streamers, thirty feet above the audience, who gathered below in a fenced-in […]
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Breakdown: ‘The Sin Eater’
This was possibly the best episode of the series so far.
‘How I Met Your Mother’ Breakdown: ‘The Lighthouse’
Last night’s episode is definitely Sweeps-worthy
ZZ Ward – Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA 10/2/13
Multi-instrumentalist ZZ Ward, born Zsuzsanna Eva Ward, is celebrating a whirlwind year of accomplishments, which includes releasing her new album Til The Casket Drops and headlining a national tour. ZZ brought her Down and Dirty Shine Tour to the intimate Paradise Rock Club in Boston. With a minimalist stage production, outside of her black and […]
Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell Starts From Scratch as Birdsmell
Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell has been looking for a way to start over.
Butchers of Sky Valley – Channeling Bombastic Blues
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Queens of the Stone Age are two bands that one might not link aside from their bluesy dips and stabs at menacing riffs that helped define their own musical eras. But for blues rock outfit Butchers of Sky Valley, it’s two of their biggest influences, as these Brooklyn musicians create […]
Voodoo Music Festival 2013
The 2013 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, Nov 1 – 3, 2013 in New Orleans
Yonder Mountain String Band – Amos Southend, Charlotte NC 10.10.13 [Photos]
YMSB performing in Charlotte, NC
Mogwai Plans North American Tour
Mogwai, who recently announced the release of their eighth studio album, Rave Tapes, on Jan. 21 via Sub Pop, have confirmed an extensive spring tour of North America (dates listed below). The Scottish quintet gave fans an early listen to music from Rave Tapes last week, streaming the single “Remurdered” via Sub Pop’s Soundcloud (http://soundcloud.com/subpop/mogwai-remurdered/s-2gdM2). […]
White Denim Announce Winter Headlining Tour
White Denim will kick off 2014 with a six-week headline tour that begins at the Bluebird Theatre in Denver, CO on January 27. The run will include a show at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA (February 5), two-night stands at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA (February 7 and 8) and The Sinclair in […]
Hey, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Five Reasons Yes Should Be Inducted
Regardless of whether or not Yes care about the award, they still deserve it. Here are five reasons why.