As arguably the most beloved, most popular, most influential band of all time, The Beatles are probably the most covered pop artist of the last 50 years. Everybody’s done it, with covers becoming hits themselves (Jock Cocker, Earth, Wind & Fire)… Read More
Since punk first flirted with country music—and vice versa—in the late 1970s, a tsunami of terminology has descended to capture this most curious of hybrids. Cowpunk, country punk, alternative (or alt.) country, Americana, no depression, insurgent country, twangcore, honky skronk,… Read More
Listening to Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is like watching a guitarist perform with a thought bubble over their head. We’re aware of his physical motions, his hand’s motion on the instrument’s strings, the fall of his feet on the pedals. But… Read More
“…It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered as a hairdo. It is humiliating because it reduces a politics of liberation to a… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
The good new ska songs just don't stop coming. The genre continues to thrive — we just stocked our first ska record in the brand new BrooklynVegan store — and it already seems to be having a better year in… Read More
Taylor Swift‘s legal battle for the rights to her masters is a well-documented and deeply frustrating one, and involves a nuanced conversation about music industry practices, contracts, money, artistry and morality. But really – whether you’re a Swiftie or otherwise… Read More
In all the connections made and broken in Thai director Baz Poonpiriya’s Wong Kar-Wai-produced buddy film/romantic drama One for the Road, none are as complicated, toxic, and damaged as the turbulent brotherhood between its two central main characters—and that’s saying… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
Weezer released the orchestral pop OK Human last week, and they have second album planned for 2021 too, the hard rock-inspired Van Weezer, due out May 7. In an new interview with The Forty-Five, Rivers Cuomo said that the band… Read More