Weirdo Wednesday: Captain Beefheart Gives Last National TV Appearance On Letterman (1983)
Rounding out our salute to the late great Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) this week, for today’s Weirdo Wednesday finale, there was obviously no shortage of options that would fit the Beefheart bill. But this final interview on Letterman from 1983 is remarkable, given that he would soon retire altogether from making music to […]
Shame’s Fearless Experimentation Leads To Blistering Post-Punk On ‘Cutthroat’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The post-punk genre has been enjoying a revival recently, and the youthful band shame has been at the forefront of this exciting movement. With a natural knack for live performance and an undeniable discography that stamps them as a force of nature from the beginning, the London-based five-piece have become poster children for this new […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Henri Herbert Unloads High-octane Piano Rock on “Cold City”
From an early age, Henri Herbert was fascinated by the piano-pounding pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Pete Johnson. Born in France and raised in the UK, Herbert broke onto the music scene as a member of the explosive rock revival band, The Jim Jones Revue. After testing the waters with his own band, […]
Tab Benoit’s Distinctive Swamp Blues Thrill Fans At Hermosa’s Saint Rocke (SHOW REVIEW)
Louisiana Blues guitarist Tab Benoit has been on tour around the United States in support of I Hear Thunder, his first new release in 13 years. He brought his trio to Saint Rocke, a small club in Hermosa Beach, California, on September 1, 2025, to play some of the new material and his older songs. An enthusiastic […]
LISTEN: Cooper Wolken’s “Way With Words” Brings Raw Vulnerability To Atmospheric Folk
Cooper Wolken is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He writes tender, off-kilter songs that drift between memory, myth, and dream. His new record, Ovular Infinity, is less about answers and more about sitting with questions. The songs spiral in time, leaping from the hyper-personal to the cosmic and back again. Where his […]
LISTEN: Bill Fever Crafts Moody Indie Rock With Electronic Twists On “Raw Deals”
Bill Fever is an independent solo artist from the UK, based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Fever has independently released 3 EPs since 2021 and has been playing live with his band since 2024, with performances across the UK – The Worcester Music Festival, The Black Prince during IVW, KettFest, Northants Rocks, and many more. Fever’s debut […]
Grant Lee-Phillips Vacillates Between Personal Ballads and Protest Tunes on ‘In the Hour of Dust’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
While visiting a Pasadena, CA art museum a few years ago, Grant Lee-Phillips found himself drawn to an ornate Indian painting. Its fine details were captivating, but it was the title—In the Hour of Cowdust—that lingered with him. “A common theme throughout the poetry and the paintings of India is this concept of ‘the hour […]
Earl Sweatshirt Announces World Tour Dates
Following the release of his new album Live Laugh Love, and music videos for album tracks “Tourmaline” and “CRISCO,” Earl Sweatshirt announces the 3LWorldTour. Launching on October 31st at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater, Earl will take his celebrated discography on across North America to cities such as Las Vegas, Houston, New York, New Orleans, Washington […]
Sparks Announces First Ever EP- ‘MADDER!’ Out 10/3
Following the release of Sparks’ 28th studio album MAD!, the eternally creative brothers— Ron and Russell Mael—announce the first EP of their illustrious career, MADDER!, out October 3rd via Transgressive Records. In conjunction, they present the lead single, “Porcupine.” A companion EP to MAD!, MADDER! captures the album’s pioneering spirit, which landed them raves from publications including SPIN, who hailed it as “another triumph for the Maels,” and Forbes who praised […]
