Vince Clarke is a songwriter and composer whose four-decade-long contribution to synthpop has defined the genre. Forming Depeche Mode in 1980 with schoolmate Andy Fletcher, and Fletcher’s good friend, Martin Gore, Clarke is responsible for the band’s most enduring hit,… Read More
Los Angeles rock band Swerve’s latest track, “Escape” arrives ahead of a full-length album that will be released next year. Led by Gregory Mahdesian (vocals and guitar) and Ryan Berti (guitar and vocals), featuring Brandon Duncan (bass and vocals) and… Read More
This Saturday's (10/10) Saturday Night Live episode was originally going to be hosted by Bill Burr with musical guest Morgan Wallen, but Wallen was dropped from the show after videos surfaced of him partying and going to bars without a… Read More
When I first heard Max Clarke, I was convinced he had Everly blood. The Brooklyn singer-songwriter, better known by his moniker Cut Worms, sings in the same nasally register as Don and Phil and writes songs that wouldn’t be out… Read More
Trying to put the Doors in context of their times reveals the paradoxes of their music and career. On the one hand, the band were a singles act with number one records such as “Light My Fire” and “Hello, I… Read More
Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins (with Yoko Ono) (1968) You’re here because you need relief. You’ve read the careful praise, the critics striving to do justice to the intensely personal work of a never-more-remembered Beatle (retroactively analyzing “Imagine” for the… Read More
The world of pop culture is awash in Vikings these days. From streaming television shows to manga, those nefarious Norse are back in vogue. But if you only have time for one set of Vikings in your life, make it… Read More
White Riot, the documentary about the UK "Rock Against Racism" movement of the late-'70s, is out October 16. The centerpiece of the film is the famous "carnival" thrown in London's Victoria Park on April 18, 1978 that was at the end of… Read More
World Mental Health Day is Saturday, October 10, and to help promote it, street artist Akse P19 has painted a mural of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, who died by suicide in 1980. It's based on the iconic photo by… Read More
As mentioned, the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has been cancelled, with an induction celebration special airing on HBO on November 7 at 8 PM ET instead. Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T.… Read More