Azu Tiwaline
Azu Tiwaline has spent a lifetime wandering. She grew up in the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, the child of a Tunisian Berber mother and Cambodian father, but moved to France as a teenager. As an adult, she began… Read More
Author: Manny Sanchez
Dinosaur Jr. share “Take It Back,” announce Camp Fuzz lineup
After 36 years, most Dinosaur Jr fans know what to expect from new albums, but sometimes they throw a curveball. “Take It Back,” from the imminent Sweep it Into Space, is a wonderful surprise, set to a playful, bouncy keyboard riff… Read More
Chris Stapleton reschedules tour, adds dates
Country singer Chris Stapleton had scheduled one of his All-American Road Show tours for 2020, but it was, of course, postponed to 2021 due to COVID. The dates have now been pushed back again, from starting in April to July,… Read More
Flatbush Zombies celebrate 4/20 with new graphic novel, ‘3001: A Prequel Odyssey’
It’s 4/20 PM ET on 4/20, and Brooklyn rap trio Flatbush Zombies have announced a new graphic novel, a prequel to their 2016 debut LP, 3001: A Laced Odyssey. Flatbush Zombies- 3001: A Prequel Odyssey is due out in October… Read More
HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’ got musical help from Mannequin Pussy, Will Yip & Japanese Breakfast
HBO’s much-anticipated crime drama limited series Mare of Easttown debuted on Sunday night. It stars Kate Winslet as Mare, a single mom/grandma and former high school basketball star who is now a police detective in her very small Pennsylvania hometown. When… Read More
Thursday celebrate ‘Full Collapse’ & ‘No Devolución’ anniversaries with livestream
Thursday recently marked the 20th anniversary of their pivotal sophomore album Full Collapse, and the tenth anniversary of their most recent album, No Devolución. To celebrate, they’ve announced a new livestream show, “Full Devolución,” the third edition of their Signals… Read More
Dee Snider calls Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer a “PIECE OF SHIT,” Corpsegrinder comments too
On Friday (4/16), Iced Earth founder, guitarist and songwriter Jon Schaffer became the first among those arrested in connection with the pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol in January to plead guilty for his role. Specifically, he’s pled guilty to… Read More
Watch Michigan emo band Forest Green’s new claymation video for “Ivory”15 Albums That Defined the 2000s Post-Hardcore Boom
Last year, Michigan emo band Forest Green released their full-length debut album In Waves on No Sleep, and now they’ve got a new claymation video for its song “Ivory.” “Being fans of Robot Chicken our whole life, it was only… Read More
OMAAR
Centering polyrhythms and syncopation in the traditions of gqom, UK funky, or dembow may be the order of the day for club music, but Mexican producer OMAAR isn’t new to these kinds of sounds. Since 2012, Omar Suárez has cut… Read More
Black Rob, RIP — read tributes from Q-Tip, GZA, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott & more
Robert Ross, aka rapper Black Rob, died on Saturday (4/17) at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta from cardiac arrest. He was 51. Friend Mark Curry told The New York Times that Rob had been suffering from multiple conditions and illnesses… Read More