Bob Mould has shared a second track from his forthcoming album Blue Hearts. While not as obvious of an invective rager as first single "American Crisis," "Forecast of Rain" is no less confrontational and angry, setting its sights on organized… Read More
Truthfully, not too many records released in 2020 have stuck with me for much longer than a few weeks after their release date, but Lennon Stella‘s debut studio album, Three. Two. One., certainly has. The album was released towards the… Read More
Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox, Dead Cross, Head Wound City, etc) and his Planet B bandmate Luke Henshaw are back with the 14th episode of their podcast Cult & Culture, and this one's a very timely episode. It features Robert… Read More
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess has been hosting Tim’s Twitter Listening Party. Fans and the artist listen to favorite albums in real-time, tweeting responses, insights, and bits of trivia. It is a brilliant way to bring music… Read More
It’s time to make you sweat. Introduucing… Alewya, a West London-based singer-songwriter, producer and visual artist making her first formal moves in the music industry. Alewya – her name meaning “most high” or “the highest” in Arabic – was born… Read More
There's a lot of good heavy music out this week, like the Sharptooth album, which I reviewed for Notable Releases. You can also head to Invisible Oranges' Upcoming Metal Releases for more, including Skeleton, Rebel Wizard, Voivod, last week's MSW… Read More
This past Friday (7/3), Trump held a Fourth of July event at Mount Rushmore and was met by protests from indigenous people and allies because Mount Rushmore is a symbol of oppression and because the Black Hills mountain rage where… Read More
The vast majority of major music festivals have cancelled or postponed their summer 2020 editions, but as the country emerges from coronavirus shutdown, some events are moving forward with new safety restrictions. That includes Northeastern PA's In My Elements, which… Read More
Long-running emo revival leader Evan Weiss has announced his first Into It. Over It. album since 2016's great Standards. It's called Figure and it comes out September 18 via Triple Crown (pre-order). Evan says, "It’s about trying to make peace… Read More
Online communities form around shared interests – popular culture, musical acts, politics, gaming – but that commonality often gets lost amidst community members’ disputes and disagreements. Moderators have the responsibility of sorting out those problems and that, along with their… Read More