Napalm Death & Melvins Announce Extensive Spring 2025 Co-Headlining Tour Dates
Napalm Death and the Melvins trek across the U.S. this Spring, joining forces for the next chapter of their legendary “Savage Imperial Death March” tour. The iconic bands first teamed up in 2016 for a six-week tour. The Melvins brought their unparalleled mix of punk and metal, while Napalm Death delivered their signature ferocious grindcore, […]
Thompson Twins 1984 Synth-pop Classic ‘Into The Gap’ Gets 40th Anniversary Reissue (ALBUM REVIEW)
Despite the power of nostalgic thinking and sudden discovery of Gen Z (likely courtesy of TikTok), not all music from the ‘80s was great. For every Cure and Pixies album that has rightfully gone on to achieve near-universal classic status, there was a Starship or Chris de Burgh record that reminded you cocaine was almost […]
OSEES Annnounce Reveal Fall 2025 U.S. Tour Dates
Following the summer release of their album, SORCS 80, OSEES will continue to bring their relentless rock shows to cozy venues across the U.S. The band is launching a huge U.S. tour in 2025. Tickets go on sale Friday November 22nd at 9am PT/ Noon ET. Find info and tickets HERE, and see the full […]
Tom Petty Estate/Third Man Records Share Bootleg ‘Live In Edinburgh 1982: The Gennaro Tapes’
The Tom Petty Estate and Third Man Records are collaborating to share a unique bootleg performance of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers recorded by house sound mixer Gennaro Rippo. Taped at the band’s show in Edinburgh, Scotland, the rare recording showcases a raw era-defining moment in the band’s career as they toured their groundbreaking record, Long After Dark. Set for release on November 29, […]
Horsegirl Announce Second Album ‘Phonetics On February 14th
Horsegirl — the New York-via-Chicago trio of best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece — has announced their second album, Phonetics On and On, out February 14th, 2025, via Matador Records, a Chicago record release show and spring tour, and release lead single/video, “2468.” Produced by Cate Le Bon and recorded at The Loft in Chicago, the band’s original and sonic home, Phonetics On and On is an exploration […]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Celebrate 20th Annivesary Of Debut With Tour & Reissue
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark self-titled debut album with a world tour and exclusive new reissue. The first leg of the global headline run gets underway with North American dates beginning March 31, 2025, in Washington, DC, and then performing 20 more shows, including a very special homecoming performance set for May […]
30 Years Ago Today – On SNL, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Played “You Don’t Know How It Feels” With Dave Grohl On Drums
VIDEO PREMIERE: Hunger Anthem Deliver Punk-infused Indie Rock with “Hours and Miles”
Hunger Anthem is an indie-rock band from Athens, Georgia with an unabashed penchant for distortion drenched, gritty, tightly executed power-pop immediacy, deeply rooted in a lo-fi approach and ever-evolving, bearing an evident DIY punk rock work ethic and ethos. Started as a solo project of singer/songwriter Brendan Vaganek in Buffalo, NY, the self-titled first album […]
The Delines Announce New LP ‘Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom,’ Share First Single “Left Hook Like Frazier”
Portland-based country-soul band The Delines have announced their new full-length album Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom due out February 14. Known for their character-rich storytelling and their soulful americana sound, the band also shares the album’s first single, “Left Hook Like Frazier,” a cautionary tale of how the brokenhearted can get into relationships that tend […]
Tuesday’s Gone- Lou Reed Goes Cool AF on “Busload of Faith” Live on ‘Letterman’ 1989
Anyone else out there agree that New York was Lou Reed’s best solo album? Not entirely sure how bold of a claim that is, as that record has always been considered one of his best, but because the sound, style, and era is so far removed from his more infamously decadent glam years, it can […]
Opeth Go Big With Sharper Focus & Lense Flare On ‘The Last Will and Testament’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Opeth’s polished 14th album, The Last Will and Testament, has been unsealed. The big question on everyone’s mind is: “Does the album deliver?” That one’s an easy “oh hell yes.” Let’s give a quick recap. If you’ve heard the first two singles, “§1” and “§3,” you know what you’re getting. This is the band’s heaviest material […]
Guitarist Jeff Parker and ETA IVtet Deliver Improvised, Thick Grooved Tracks On ‘The Way Out of Easy’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Guitarist Jeff Parker built his reputation in Chicago with Tortoise, The Chicago Underground Trio, and Isotope 217 and as a member of the AACM as well as other wide ranging endeavors. Yet his home base has been Los Angeles since 2016. He and his band, the ETA IVtet, held a Monday residency at the since-shuttered […]
LISTEN: Jade Coloured Glasses Blend Dense Shoegaze With Jangly Indie Rock On “Loverblind”
Jade Coloured Glasses is a Singaporean Indie band that was formed (literally) by accident. The members have quite a wide range of musical tastes, from atmospheric shoegaze and melodic Midwest emo to Taiwanese indie rock and classic hard rock. Combining these tastes and following in the tradition of bedroom pop and indie musicians everywhere, Jade […]
LISTEN: Max Bien Kahn’s “Ghost Song” Brings Heavy Emotions To Minimalistic and Soulful Folk
Max Bien Kahn is a songwriter, bandleader, and side-man who has been based in New Orleans for the past 13 years. His fourth solo album, Flowers, arrived on November 1. When Kahn moved to New Orleans, he was already a songwriter, but in Louisiana, he became a performer—busking up and down Royal Street with jazz […]
Ten Years Ago Today- TV on the Radio Release ‘Seeds’ Album
John Doe of X Talks Books, The Evolution of Punk & The Touring End Of His Iconic Band (INTERVIEW)
December will be here in a few short weeks, and X will be hitting the road once again for their annual X-Mas Tour, starting in Salem, Oregon, on December 9th and roaring down the West Coast till December 28th, when they play the last of two dates in Santa Ana, California. Unfortunately, this holiday rocking […]
Manic Monday: Faith No More Kill On “Caffeine” Live 1992 MTV
Has there ever been a more brilliant “fuck you” follow-up to a significant commercial breakthrough album than Faith No More’s Angel Dust? Released three years after their Grammy-nominated platinum album The Real Thing, the band went in a decidedly less accessible and much darker/experimental direction on Angel Dust, and the results were manically fantastic. And […]
Lucinda Williams Serves Up Poignant Exploration Of Her Musical Journey At Providence’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On an abnormally warm November night in Providence on Friday the 15th, Lucinda Williams, the revered Queen of Americana, treated her loyal fans to an intimate and endearing musical trip down memory lane at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Accompanied by her seasoned band Buick 6, which now features veteran rock guitarist Marc Ford, Williams embarked on […]
Adrianne Lenker Sparkles With Sentimental Sounds & Big Thief Favorites at Boston’s Shubert Theater (SHOW REVIEW)
In the heart of Downtown Boston’s Theater District, Adrianne Lenker sparkled for a sold-out concert at the Boch Shubert Theater on Tuesday night, November 12th. The folk singer-songwriter fondly returned to her college town for a two-night stint as the “Bright Future” tour draws to a close, bringing a performance of sincerity that emulates her […]
All Good Music Festival Returns As All Good Now With Goose, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, moe, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country & More
Ten years later, All Good Music Festival is being reimagined as All Good Now, and set for June 14-15, 2025 at the iconic Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. All Good Now blends the legacy of the original festival with an iconic venue and an exciting lineup, capturing the timeless energy that brought thousands together […]