Bassist and composer Eric Revis has mainstream credentials through his membership in Branford Marsalis’ longstanding quartet. But his recordings, with a sturdy trio and larger groups, have tended to be more adventurous and varied, at the edge of the compositional… Read More
Last year, robe and mask-wearing Belgian post-metallers Briqueville released their new album Quelle (out now on Pelagic), and as good as the album is, this enigmatic band is really one where the visual experience matters as much as the audio,… Read More
Freaks & Geeks, Judd Apatow and Paul Feig's series about small town high school life in 1980 that ran on NBC in 1999-2000, only lasted a season, and not many people tuned it when it was on. A nuanced, funny,… Read More
Freaks & Geeks, Judd Apatow and Paul Feig's series about small town high school life in 1980 that ran on NBC in 1999-2000, only lasted a season, and not many people tuned it when it was on. A nuanced, funny,… Read More
“There’s a big black hole where my heart used to be…” Griff‘s still got the good stuff. The 19-year-old England-bred multitalented Chinese-Jamaican singer-songwriter and certified One to Watch™ is on a roll, having secured the blogosphere buzz bag with heaps… Read More
With Tesla in the midst of constructing a new facility near Austin, and Elon Musk himself a recent Texas transplant, it's not too surprising that he and Grimes wound up in a picture with Dave Chappelle and Joe Rogan, who… Read More
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