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Author: Manny Sanchez

Genghis Tron announce first album in 13 years, ‘Dream Weapon,’ share new songBest Metal Albums of 2020

January 26, 2021Manny Sanchez

As mentioned, Genghis Tron are back with a new lineup — original guitarist Hamilton Jordan and keyboardist Michael Sochynsky, plus vocalist Tony Wolski (who drums in The Armed and Old Gods) replacing Mookie Singerman and drummer Nick Yacyshyn (who drums… Read More

Mighty Mighty Mighty Bosstones release song ft. mems of Rancid, Fishbone, Interrupters, Specials & more12 Classic Ska-Punk Albums to Prepare You for the Ska-Punk Revival

January 25, 2021Manny Sanchez

Boston ska-punk heroes The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have signed to Tim Armstrong's Epitaph imprint Hellcat Records, and their first single for the label is the eight-minute, guest-filled "The Final Parade," which was produced by Tim Armstrong. Dicky Barrett calls the… Read More

Trapt drummer quits band for “primarily political” reasons

January 25, 2021Manny Sanchez

2000's era nu-metal/nu-grunge band Trapt made headlines through much of 2020, not for music, but for frontman Chris Taylor Brown's Trump-loving, MAGA-supporting politics. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram suspended Trapt's accounts after Brown went on a pro-Proud Boys rant, and the band also played South Dakota… Read More

Shame Are an Unstoppable Force on 'Drunk Tank Pink'

January 25, 2021Manny Sanchez

“I think the idea of the leather jacket-wearing, womanizing, drug-fuelled rock star should be burned,” Charlie Steen, the frontman for London’s Shame, told The Guardian back in 2018. It was just a few days before their debut, Songs of Praise… Read More

'City So Real' and the Politics of a Modern Metropolis

January 25, 2021Manny Sanchez

One of the first sequences in the documentary series City So Real shows the mayoral candidates in Chicago marching in the 2018 Bud Billiken Parade, a celebration for the start of the back-to-school season in the storied Black neighborhood of… Read More

MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Metal Albums of January 2021

January 25, 2021Manny Sanchez

Balothizer – Cretan Smash (Louvana) <a href=”https://balothizer.bandcamp.com/album/cretan-smash”>Cretan Smash by Balothizer</a> Full disclosure: I’m cheating a bit. Balothizer’s Cretan Smash was released back in November, but the album is such a gem that it deserves everyone’s attention. Three factors make this… Read More

Vuillard's 'The War of the Poor' and Historical Storytelling

January 25, 2021Manny Sanchez

Éric Vuillard’s The War of the Poor lifts readers from the contemporary battlegrounds of class struggle and deposits us in the frenzy of the 16th century. The Protestant Reformers had declared war on the privileged elites of Catholicism, but the… Read More

Indie Basement (1/22): the week in classic indie, college rock, and moreFrom RHCP to St. Vincent, 16 great bands influenced by Gang of Four

January 22, 2021Manny Sanchez

Doesn’t everything seem a little more hopeful suddenly? I think so. Today at least. For this first Indie Basement of a new era: Toronto Pavement devotees Kiwi Jr‘s second album Cooler Returns; Brooklyn DIY punks Palberta go pop (kinda sorta) on… Read More

Soulja Boy sued for sexual assault and battery

January 22, 2021Manny Sanchez

Content warning: this article contains depictions of sexual assault and physical abuse. Soulja Boy has been sued for sexual assault and battery by a woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, TMZ reports. The woman says that she was Soulja… Read More

Paul McCartney Goes Back to the Home Studio for 'McCartney III'

January 22, 2021Manny Sanchez

Paul McCartney was made for lockdown. 2020 saw musicians downloading long-distance song contributions from far-flung bandmates at such a rate that it’s a miracle that the Internet didn’t shake all its rivets loose. McCartney was having none of that –… Read More

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