Musician and transgender activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland released his new age/folk/ambient masterpiece Keyboard Fantasies in 1986, made entirely with Yamaha DX-7 and a Roland TR-707 keyboards and self-released on cassette. A cult album that has continued to grow in its influence… Read More
Adult Mom recently signed to Epitaph and now they announced their first album for the label (and third overall), Driver, due March 5. The album was co-produced by main Adult Mom member Stevie Knipe and Thin Lips' Kyle Pulley (who's… Read More
Iced Earth founder/songwriter/guitarist Jon Schaffer had been sought by police after a photo emerged of him attending the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol, and Schaffer has now reportedly turned himself in and faces six charges relating to the events at… Read More
Stefano Mancuso loves plants. The Italian scientist is one of the world’s leading plant neurobiologists, but he also has an exceptional knack for good storytelling. In the latest of his books to be translated into English (by Gregory Conti), he… Read More
Having a number one single used to mean something. It signaled a cultural phenomenon: looped on the radio at all hours of the day, parodied and remixed and covered to oblivion, spawning a moment that would help define the year,… Read More
You may remember that Iggy Pop released a French language cover of Elvis Costello's "No Flag" (from Costello's new album Hey Clockface) not too long ago. French Hey Clockface covers are clearly a thing Elvis is working on, as he's just… Read More
After over a decade away, the Pixies made their first return in 2004 surrounding an appearance at Coachella. Some footage of the iconic reunion set was featured in the recent Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert documentary, and now a… Read More
“Enola Gay”, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s (OMD’s) wonderfully indulgent synthpop classic named after the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, has just turned 40. While the last 40 years have seen OMD produce multiple charting records, break into… Read More
Yellow Rose (2019) centres on Filipina teenager Rose (Eva Noblezada), who dreams of becoming a country music performer. When her mother is picked up by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement service, she’s forced to choose between staying with her family,… Read More
Tim Bogert, original bassist/vocalist of influential proto-metal band Vanilla Fudge (and also in post-Vanilla Fudge groups Cactus and Beck, Bogert & Appice), passed away on Wednesday (1/13) after a battle with cancer. Vanilla Fudge posted a statement, which reads: Tim… Read More