Nine Inch Nails Returns To The Twin Cities With Dymanic Precision At Xcel Energy Center (SHOW REVIEW)
American rock mainstays and innovators Nine Inch Nails brought their Peel It Back world tour to St. Paul Minnesota’s Xcel Energy Center on August 17th, marking their first show in the Twin Cities in over a decade. The band has not visited Minnesota since 2013, making their mid-August return even more of a celebration. Their […]
Golden Age Thursday: Skating & Punk Coverge During Ill Repute’s 1984 Stardust Ballroom Show
There are plenty of ties between punk rock and Hip-hop. The anti-authoritarian aggression, the raw energy, thought-provoking, fearless lyrics, but above all, skateboarding continues as a connective tissue between these two worlds. The connection between skate culture and punk rock dates back to the start of the genre itself, with the California punk movement being […]
Pete Droge Stirs Up Complex Emotions on Autobiographical Solo LP ‘Fade Away Blue’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Listening to Fade Away Blue, Pete Droge’s emotionally stirring latest effort, it’s hard to believe this is the same songwriter who perfectly captured 1990s snark and cynicism with the witty earworm, “If You Don’t Love Me (I’ll Kill Myself)”. Fade Away Blue, his first solo release in almost 20 years, is an emotionally heavy album, […]
Inside the DIY World of Glammed Out Indie Rockers Glitterfox and The Making of ‘decoder’ (INTERVIEW)
On August 22nd , Portland, Oregon-based Indie Rock band Glitterfox will be releasing their debut full-length album, decoder, which was Produced by Chris Funk of The Decemberists, via Jealous Butcher Records. Previously releasing via Kill Rock Stars, Glitterfox is steered by front person Solange Igoa (they/ them) and guitarist Andrea Walker (they/them) who collaborate with […]
The Replacements’ Let It Be (Deluxe Edition) | Remastered & Expanded with Unreleased Rarities Set For Release 10/24 Via Rhino
Let It Be by The Replacements—Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, and Chris Mars—originally released by highly revered indie label Twin/Tone Records, is widely hailed as one of the greatest albums of the 1980s and a cornerstone of indie rock. On October 24, the landmark 1984 album returns in a newly remastered and expanded edition from Rhino. Let It Be […]
LISTEN: Bugslam’s “I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE” Is Angular Shoegaze With Complex Melodies
Amherst, Massachusetts band, Bugslam, infuses a noisy alternative rock sound to create catchy yet sonically adventurous music. Citing influences in hardcore, shoegaze, emo, and indie rock, the band offers a unique sound with their new EP, SOFTER NOW, now available. “I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE” is an early favorite from Bugslam’s latest EP. The explosive […]
LISTEN: Shox Balances Lofty Visions With Infectious Alt-Rock On “Hold”
Shox, a Portland-based rock band, emerged from the creative partnership of longtime friends Danny Deebles and Dustin Simensen. Initially, the duo wrote and recorded music at home, embracing a lo-fi, bedroom-recording ethos. Seeking a louder, more dynamic sound, the pair added Karl Beheim, Nick Normal, and Sam Carpenter to the lineup and began writing collaboratively […]
30 Years Ago Today – Brian Jonestown Massacre Releases Debut Album ‘Methodrone’
VIDEO PREMIERE: Holly Lerski Offers Heartfelt and Shimmering Folk-pop Ode to Relationship Challenges on “Weeds”
In 2019, British musician Holly Lerski embarked on a solo rail trip across America, from Chicago to San Francisco to heal a broken heart. From there, she planned to drive through California’s national parks alone. She took a miniature guitar and a suitcase, and called it her “road less traveled.” As she traveled through seven […]
Laufey Mixes Modern Pop Flavors With Nostalgic Jazz On Shining ‘A Matter Of Time’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Believe it or not, 2025 marked two years since songstress Laufey landed on everybody’s radar. The landmark, critically acclaimed release of 2023’s Bewitched intoxicated the world with the artist’s moody, hazy, jazzy approach to the modern soul revival, and spawned an instrumental and deluxe version of the modern monster. Laufey’s 2022 debut and her breakthrough […]