This year has been a dark time for rock ‘n’ roll, with the coronavirus pandemic sidelining the live music industry. But rock music has long been about responding to troubled times with cathartic songs to provide fans with an emotional… Read More
Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell were made into vinyl Run-DMC Funko Pops back in 2011. They've since been discontinued, and command hefty price tags on eBay; if you're bummed you never got your… Read More
The Inevitables story takes place in the not-so-distant future when Big Pharma has been able to produce a “cure for death.” Of course there’s a big number on the price tag that reflects such a coveted item. Just like the… Read More
Scottish post-rock greats Mogwai have announced their tenth album, As The Love Continues, due February 19 via Temporary Residence Ltd. (North America) and Rock Action Records (UK/EU). Like its 2017 predecessor Every Country's Sun, the new album was produced by… Read More
Los Angles via New England rapper Lyric Jones released a new album, Closer Than They Appear, which was executive produced by Phonte of Little Brother and features Little Brother, Vic Mensa, Phil Beaudreau, and Sy Smith, alongside production from Phil,… Read More
Sometime between the home recording of “Crawling Back to You” on Wildflowers & All the Rest and the version that ended up on Wildflowers itself, Tom Petty figures it out. There’s a lyric deep in the song about the kind… Read More
Here Lies Man (members of Antibalas) are set to follow 2019's No Ground To Walk On with a new album in 2021, Ritual Divination, due January 22 via RidingEasy Records. Vocalist/guitarist/cofounder Marcos Garcia says, "Musically, it's an opening up more… Read More
Back in 2010, the defunct Holy Molar — Bobby Bray, Justin Pearson, and Gabe Serbian of The Locust, Mark McCoy of Charles Bronson, and Maxamillion Avila of Antioch Arrow/Heroin — released the live DVD Dentist The Menace, which was shot… Read More
The word “artlessly” has several meanings. It’s usually used as an adverb suggesting something authentic and direct. The implication is that there is no attempt to deceive or exaggerate. In terms of art and literature, the term signifies a work… Read More
The much-anticipated second season of Disney+ Star Wars spinoff, The Mandalorian, begins this Friday (10/30) with more Baby Yoda, new planets, some old familiar faces/helmets we haven't seen on the show before, as well as new characters played by Rosario… Read More