View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) Do you hear that, darling? Just off in the distance? It’s the sound of Mariah Carey coming to save Christmas. 2020 has been kind to approximately no one,… Read More
From the circus sideshow to the examination room at the London Hospital to the society page’s headlines, Joseph Merrick—known popularly as the Elephant Man—lived his entire life in front of the wide eyes and gaping mouths of other people. Born… Read More
The Clash – “This Is Radio Clash” (1981, Columbia) The Clash released one of the most iconic videos of its time, the straight-ahead performance clip for London Calling. Released in 1979, the clip depicts the band playing through a storm on… Read More
As mentioned, the virtual edition of Adult Swim's annual festival streams on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, featuring musical performances from Mastodon, Kaytranada, Algiers, Baths, Blood Incantation, Colin Stetson, Dawn, Deb Never, Honey Harper, J.I.D., Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith,… Read More
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Sam Amidon reworks the nine folk songs on his eponymously titled album because they were familiar to him and associated with personal memories. The original material is recognizable even in its contemporary garb and includes such popular… Read More
Django Django will release their fourth album, Glowing in the Dark, on February 12 via Because Music. The band produced the album themselves and it features this year's "Spirals" single as well as "Waking Up" which features Charlotte Gainsbourg. "We've… Read More
On June 20, 1969, Mort Garson began his 45th year on Earth hunkered around a television set with family and friends. It was, after all, the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but for Garson, the moment held special… Read More
John Ford launched his career as a feature director with a string of more than 20 wildly successful westerns starring cowboy actor Harry Carey, who often played an iconic character type known as “the good bad man”. Only a handful… Read More
10. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy [Blanco y Negro, 1985] Whilst not a “shoegaze” record by any strict definition of the term, Psychocandy is as important as any of them for ushering in what could be done with pop… Read More
In 1977, Randy Newman had the biggest hit song of his career, “Short People”, which somewhat incredibly made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It attracted a fair amount of controversy by people who didn’t realize that… Read More