Unlike in New Zealand, where concerts are happening almost like normal, they've yet to resume, aside from drive-in and other outdoor, socially distanced shows, in the US, as coronavirus cases surge yet again. A group of German scientists, however, put… Read More
Spotify is testing out a tool that will let artists and labels give specific tracks increased exposure in the service's recommendation algorithms, in exchange for lower royalty payment on those streams. Describing the new feature in a post on their… Read More
The 2020 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live was an excellent pairing of John Mulaney and musical guests The Strokes. Having released The New Abnormal back in April, The Strokes played singles "The Adults Are Talking" and "Bad Decisions" from… Read More
Halloween week is not surprisingly a busy week in the world of heavy music, and this week brought new albums from Thou + Emma Ruth Rundle, War On Women, Mr. Bungle, and Carcass (all four of which you can read… Read More
Matthew Sweet is back with a new album, Catspaw, which will be out January 15 via Omnivore Recordings. The record, which he finished right before pandemic lockdown, is his first truly "solo" effort; he plays everything on the album except… Read More
Dua Lipa‘s Future Nostalgia is growing. After serving up smash after smash, one of the year’s best albums and a remix album, with a live spectacle still to come in the form of Studio 2054, the 25-year-old pop superstar isn’t… Read More
It's been another dark week in America, with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, and with Election Day just around the corner, anxieties are very high right now. Remember to vote (for Biden/Harris and the Democratic… Read More
60. Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker [Bloodshot] The dawn of the 21st century found Ryan Adams venturing into venues armed with little more than an acoustic guitar, a harmonica, and a music stand hastily overflowing with scribbled pages of lyrics. As opposed to… Read More
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