Archive: 2025

If you want to know what kind of band Bonus Room is, you just have to hear the guys tell you the story of how they named their debut EP, Bunk. What started out as a rumination on childhood sleepovers in that titular Bonus Room led to a round of word association around the phrase […]

Skiving (fka Human Resources) is the art rock post-office organisation currently restructuring London’s musical identity. Contrasting the sterile aesthetics and jargon of the workplace with their chaotic and exuberant music, the quintet aims to play the nuances of surreal social commentary against a backdrop of musical exploration to construct their immersive lyrical landscapes. It is […]

Street Eaters are an Oakland, California-based post-punk rock band who just released their new album, Opaque, via Dirt Cult Records. The record channels a lot of emotion and struggle, and has the climate and feeling that we’re all familiar with these days where police action and immigration raids seem to be the new normal. However, […]

Gov’t Mule, led by guitar legend, vocalist, songwriter and producer Warren Haynes, has announced the details for their annual New Year’s Run, the quartet’s venerable commitment of bringing together the Mule community to ring in the new year since 2002. This year’s three-night stand begins Sunday, December 28th at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York and then returns to the famed Beacon Theatre in New York City, the longstanding […]

Online slots are the most played casino games worldwide. They’re fast, fun, and endlessly creative, whether you’re spinning reels themed around ancient Egypt, blockbuster movies, or futuristic adventures. Part of their charm is simplicity: no complicated rules, no need to study strategy charts. But that doesn’t mean players are powerless. While slots run on chance, […]

The 1995 Casino by Martin Scorsese became instantly iconic when it grossed more than $116 million worldwide on a $40-$50 million budget. However, it’s only one example of casino movies that became magnetic for those who enjoy high-stakes gambling, Vegas Grandeur, and a splash of crime on the big screen. The movie went beyond selling […]

With Riot Fest slated to kick off its 20th iteration in Chicago later this week, a preview of the notoriously eclectic and distinctly entertaining festival seems in order. And while this year’s lineup might seem a little heavy on the pop-punk/accessible tip, there are at least a few crushingly heavy bands peppered into the mix […]

Superchunk took the stage at Philly’s Ardmore Music Hall on Wednesday, September 10th just hours after the controversial right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on a Utah college campus. As commentators online scrambled to sanitize Kirk’s legacy of division and hate, speculation grew over whether Superchunk—a band with a history of calling out […]

Forty years ago, a group of students at Berklee College of Music formed the progressive metal band Dream Theater and became one of the genre’s biggest acts. On September 12th, the prog metal icons brought their 40th Anniversary Tour to the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. With no opening act, the band treated the […]

A rainy evening in the Twin Cities set the stage for Japanese Breakfast to electrify the Palace in St. Paul on September 9, 2025, with their uplifting melodies and soulful performance. The nearly sold-out crowd was treated to an hour and a half of music that masterfully blended new and old songs, including many from […]

A fleeting glance at the 3CD package aside, the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah is quite different from many of its milestone predecessors. But then the creation of the group’s eighth album was really unlike most other such efforts in the iconic band’s discography. Informality notwithstanding, reissue producer David […]

The summer heat seems to be sticking around for a bit longer, and the season’s hot streak of fantastic releases doesn’t seem to be slowing down either. As we enter a seasonal transition period, it is essential to stay grounded, and the consistency these New Music Fridays have maintained is just the remedy. This week, […]

Since her 2014 debut, Feline, Katie Schecter has been sporadically piecing together a timeless discography held together by unwavering passion and fearless experimentation. The modern rock-fusion scientist has carved out a lane for herself by picking apart her favorite genres and using the remains to craft something she can call her own, as seen in […]

Christy Coleman and Neal Casal : No One Above You – A Love Story in Photographs The young Neal Casal pictured on the front cover of No One Above You (The Early Years 1991-1998)​ and throughout its companion piece book is not the hirsute countenance of his days with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood or Circles […]

Alexei Shishkin’s style is equal parts prolific and poignant. Bringing an improvisational air to the bedroom slacker pop sound of the ’90s and early 2000s, his ability to build intersectional compositions from jazz voicings, simple loops, and musings on daily life results in a cathartic rush of content that is nowhere near slowing down. By […]

First Umpire, the solo project of NYC producer and musician Pat Cheiban, who is an audio engineer at major studios across NYC and a guitarist in the indie rock group A Beacon School. The debut album, Crave, showcases Cheiban’s ability to weave beautifully intricate guitar-driven passages with explosive grunge-gaze intensity, creating a sound that feels […]

When you think of hardcore punk from Washington, D.C., one of the first things that comes to mind is Dischord Records. The illustrious label helped publish and cement one of the most exciting cultural movements in music history, and its list of accolades and discography continues to stand as a monument to the 1980s hardcore […]

Bass Drum of Death, the lo-fi garage rock project centered around singer/multi-instrumentalist John Barrett, has hit an interesting crossroads in their creative career. With five acclaimed albums, major song placements in massive video games, and a newfound, more collaborative recording process, Barrett’s solo brainchild has the cult-like following and critical love that any band could […]