London’s The Tiger Lillies are celebrating 30 years of their provocative brand of avant-garde punk-cabaret with their symphonic new album, The Devil’s Fairground (out February 15). Themes of junkies, prostitutes
With a career spanning over sixteen years, Cass McCombs has managed to make a name for himself in the indie-folk scene by infusing bits of punk and psychedelia into his
As I write this, the sports talk world is consumed by pitcher Mariano Rivera’s unanimous induction into the baseball Hall of Fame. Rivera was perhaps the greatest closer baseball will
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Set Us Free, the new album from Atlanta punks Reconciler, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best
Merge Records is turning 30 this year and they are celebrating once again with a multi-day music festival, dubbed MRG30. MRG30 will take place July 24–27, 2019, in Carrboro and
Los Angeles-based Foxygen, the duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, return with their new album, Seeing Other People, due April 26 on Jagjaguwar. Additionally, they shared lead single, “Livin’
25-year-old North Carolina songwriter Dane Page grew up wanting to be a lead guitarist. He had no interest in singing or writing songs until about halfway through college when he
This writer saw Bob Mould play a solo show in the winter of 2017 in the immediate aftermath of a New York City blizzard. The weather was no issue for
The tenth studio album from New Orleans staple Galactic, titled Already Ready Already, is an LP of sounds influenced by their home city and beyond. It scales back a bit
Once you are known for one type of musical style, it’s very difficult to differentiate yourself. An artist essentially has to completely reinvent their image, while attempting to stay true
