Celebrated film composer and onetime Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman recorded his first new solo songs in a couple decades so he’d have something new to play at his 2020 Coachella performances. Thanks to the pandemic, those didn’t happen (though… Read More
Pianist, composer and jazz fusion great Chick Corea has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 79. The sad news was shared via Chick's Facebook, saying that the rare form of cancer he had had only been discovered… Read More
Nancy Sinatra consistently released outstanding records during 1965-1976, the period from which this double vinyl anthology was drawn, but critics consistently underrated her. Because of her famous father, Frank, people presumed her success was due to all the perks and… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho sadly passed away this year at age 41, but before that, he was planning on releasing the debut EP by his new Children of Bodom offshoot band Bodom After Midnight. (Children of Bodom broke… Read More
Liz Phair has just released her first new song in two years — "Hey Lou" which was produced by her old pal and Exile in Guyville collaborator Brad Wood. (It's from her new album, Soberish, that's due at some point… Read More
The Hold Steady will release their 8th studio album, Open Door Policy, next week via their own Positive Jams label and Thirty Tigers. To celebrate they've just announced a virtual edition of their "Weekender" shows which they usually do in London. Because of… Read More
UK band Dry Cleaning have announced their anticipated debut album New Long Leg which will be out April 2 via 4AD. “The title is ambiguous,” says singer Florence Shaw. “A new long leg could be an expensive present or a… Read More
Having dropped the great “Make Worry for Me” back in November, Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy have announced their second collaborative album, Superwolves, which will be out digitally on April 30 via Drag City and out physically on June… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More