ZZ Top‘s iconic bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill has passed away at age 72. His bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard broke the news, writing: We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his… Read More
The great UK electronic duo Mount Kimbie have released new music for the first time since 2017’s Love What Survives in the form of the new two-song single “Black Stone” / “Blue Liquid.” They aren’t newly-written songs, but Mount Kimbie… Read More
“Here it comes again…” Hey, could you pick up? Saint Etienne are on the phone again. Over three decades after their debut, and four years after their ninth studio album, 2017’s Home Counties, the British sophisti-pop troupe returned on Tuesday… Read More
For Jeff Rosenstock, “Bomb the Music Industry!” was more than just a clever name. After his excellent ska-punk band The Arrogant Sons of Bitches had burnt out in the mid 2000s, Jeff was left with boundless creativity but no interest… Read More
This week in heavy music, we got the debut solo album by Daughters vocalist Alexis Marshall and a new-but-actually-old Descendents album, both of which you can read abiout in Notable Releases, and you can also head to Invisible Oranges’ Upcoming… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Sun Ra Arkestra, Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty, DJ Greg Caz @ SummerStage at Central Park Golf Clap, The Whooligan b2b Joshua Lang b2b Max Shannon, Clem Lee @ The Sultan Room The Pietasters @ Rocks Off… Read More
You may recall that Fruit Bats covered Smashing Pumpkins’ classic second album, Siamese Dream, in full last year for the Sounds Delicious series, and that’s now been shared to streaming services. Eric D. Johnson gives the alt-rock classic a decidedly… Read More
It was a very emo episode of Jeopardy! last night, when the genre was represented with not one but two of the answers. The less surprising one is when Jimmy Eat World was the answer to ‘this ‘planet-devouring’ band went… Read More
Synthpop pioneer Gary Numan is reissuing all his Tubeway Army and solo singles from 1978-1983 as a new 7″ box set, due out November 5 via Beggars Arkive. All 15 singles — including classics like “Cars” and “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”… Read More
Not only are Super Furry Animals giving their 2001 magnum opus Rings Around the World a 20th anniversary reissue, frontman Gruff Rhys will be coming to the U.S. for two shows in support of his excellent new solo album Seeking… Read More