What began in April 2020 as a way to collectively kill time during the early days of the pandemic, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess' Twitter listening parties for classic and new albums, have become a full time hobby, with well over 500 of them hosted since.… Read More
Meet Claudia Valentina, the first new artist to get excited about in 2021. Granted, I’m just a few weeks late to the One to Watch™ party: the 20-year-old singer-songwriter actually dropped her self-titled 4-track debut EP back in November. In… Read More
The KLF have finally put their their music on streaming services. At least some of it. While most their catalogue, including 1991 worldwide smash The White Room (which turns 30 in March) and ambient classic Chill Out, remains unavailable they… Read More
I love Kylie. I love Dua Lipa. I love the Gay Agenda™ at work. On this Thursday (December 31), in the final hours of this otherwise most wretched year, our Mighty Aphrodite and Disco darling herself has chosen to bless(ed… Read More
The holidays are upon us, and whether you’re feeling festive or not, musicians are climbing aboard the tinsel bandwagon with new songs for the season. We offer to you a week’s worth of them, nestled in one place, like gifts… Read More
In the time since Modern Baseball went on hiatus, Jake Ewald turned Slaughter Beach, Dog from a solo project into a full-fledged band, and in 2019 SB,D released their best album yet, Safe and Also No Fear. With the pandemic… Read More
John "Ecstasy" Fletcher of '80s rap icons Whodini has died. He was 56. There's been no official word, but new broke via Questlove, who posted a tribute on his Instagram, writing, "This man was legendary and a pivotal member of… Read More
Very sad news in the New York Hardcore community: reports are coming in that Rich McLoughlin of Killing Time and Breakdown has passed away. Cause of death has not yet been revealed. Rich was an original member of Killing Time,… Read More
Michigan emo band Charmer were forced to scrap a tour this spring due to COVID, but they did release their sophomore album, Ivy, back in April (via No Sleep), and you can stream that below. We spoke to the band… Read More
As the year winds down, we've been talking to bands and artists about their favorite music of 2020. A bunch of artists from LA punk label Wiretap Records have shared their album of the year lists, including Talk Show Host,… Read More