Relapse Records turned 30 this year, and they've been killing it the whole time. To celebrate the anniversary, they released a 241-song sampler that includes tracks from all across their incredible, diverse roster, with music from Mastodon, Obituary, Death, Nothing,… Read More
We lost Sam Jayne of Love as Laughter and Lync last week and tributes have been paid by the likes of J. Mascis, Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, Har Mar Superstar, Sub Pop and K Records, and more. Besides the great… Read More
The year-end lists keep coming and here's one from Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly who posted a top 10 on Twitter that looks like this: Here’s a top 10 of 2020 thing Bartees Strange — Live ForeverWilliam Basinski — LamentationsNo Home… Read More
It's a given that 2020 has been a year unlike any that most of us have ever experienced. Time seemed to fold in on itself (for me at least), and March to December seemed to go by in an instant… Read More
In 2019 I was targeted by Facebook ads; the algorithm knows I’m a sucker for a Netflix romantic comedy promo. I watched the trailers for two Netflix Christmas movies, The Knight Before Christmas, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Whitehouse, and… Read More
Houston's Narrow Head had been on the rise for a while, and they had their biggest breakthrough yet with this year's 12th House Rock, their first album for Run For Cover. If you haven't heard it, it's a driving, catchy… Read More
System of a Down, frontman Serj Tankian included, have been outspoken about the humanitarian crisis currently taking place in Artsakh and Armenia, releasing their first new music in 15 years to raise awareness for what's been going on. Now Serj's… Read More
Ringo Starr has reunited with his onetime Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney on new single "Here’s to the Nights" that features on his forthcoming Zoom In EP. Paul sings backup, and is one of a whole bunch of all-star guests on the… Read More
20. Monophonics – It’s Only Us [Colemine] The Bay Area’s indelible psychedelic soul, live-show phenomenon, Monophonics have just released their third full-length, It’s Only Us. It combines the raw funk and sheer power of early soul masters with a touch… Read More
To help out artists who couldn't tour (and were losing income) because of the pandemic, Bandcamp has been hosting monthly Bandcamp Fridays on the first Friday of each month where they waive their cut of sales though the site. It ran… Read More