A year ago this month, System of a Down, Korn, Faith No More, Helmet and Russian Circles announced a big LA show together. Originally scheduled for May of 2020, it was the first-announced US show of 2020 for both SOAD… Read More
15. “Kids Don’t Follow” (Stink EP, 1982) Supposedly, Twin/Tone Records founder Peter Jesperson was convinced that “Kids Don’t Follow” off Stink had hit potential, and it’s easy to hear why — this was the probably the first truly indelible song the Replacements… Read More
Sending Money and Stems is the new release from Santa Cruz-based singer-songwriter Joe Kaplow, out 30 April via Fluff and Gravy Records. The new single, “February Prorated Rent”, taps into frustrations the California-based musician has experienced with gentrification in the… Read More
Minneapolis, MN singer-songwriter Deano Erickson has been releasing music as Internet Dating for nearly ten years. He’s now announced a new album, Incomplete Control, due out March 19 via Brace Cover Records. We’re premiering the video for the first single,… Read More
At this point, Billy Bragg is more than just a musician; he’s an institution. The past 15 years have seen him become an author, political commentator, and de facto curator/proselytizer of the Woody Guthrie legacy, in addition to his own… Read More
“Most albums, i make an playlist as a reference for production, drum sounds, etc,” says Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch, adding, self-deprecatingly, “i send it round the band, but i’m not sure they’ve ever listened.” He’s made one for… Read More
Beloved New Zealand band Crowded House have announced their first new album since 2007’s Time on Earth. It’s called Dreamers Are Waiting and will be out June 4 via BMG. The band, which includes founding members Neil Finn and Nick Seymour… Read More
The last we heard from MAN ON MAN, Roddy Bottum‘s (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, CRICKETS) duo with his partner Joey Halman, they had just had their video for first single “DADDY” restored to YouTube after it was wrongly removed… Read More
After being postponed multiple times because of COVID, Punk Rock Bowling plans to return in 2021, and they've announced a new date and initial lineup. Instead of their usual Memorial Day Weekend dates, they, like many festivals, have shifted to… Read More
Wild Pink's new record, A Billion Little Lights, is out this Friday, February 19, via Royal Mountain Records. We've already heard a few singles, including "The Shining But Tropical," "You Can Have It Back," and "Oversharers Anonymous," and now the… Read More