When DeForrest Brown Jr. says, “Make techno Black again,” it is meant both as a reminder of a historical fact—dance music is Black music—and a rejection of a widespread misconception. To many around the world, techno is the stuff of… Read More
In a 2015 interview, Hungarian sound artist Gábor Lázár said that in his creative process, he is “trying to give different answers to my own questions”; composition, in other words, is inseparable from research. Experiencing Lázár’s music can offer a… Read More
May found Axl Rose beefing with US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin on social media, and over the weekend Axl took to Twitter yet again, this time to exchange words with US Surgeon General Jerome Adams. "Jerome Adams is… Read More
Bruce Springsteen has, like most musicians, put touring on hold during coronavirus, but he's been offering fans monthly live recordings to hold them over. The latest he's shared is his and The E Street band's September 25, 1999 performance at… Read More
Purling Hiss frontman Mike Polizze will release his solo debut, Long Lost Solace Find, on July 31. He made the record with pal Kurt Vile, who plays on most of it, and you can listen to "Revelation" and "Cheewawa" from… Read More
As mentioned, a whole bunch of North Carolina artists have contributed cover songs to a new compilation benefiting long-running Carrboro, NC rock club Cat's Cradle. They've shared the first five songs from it, including Superchunk's cover of The Go-Go's "Can't… Read More
Two Minutes to Late Night have continued their quarantine covers series with a seasonally appropriate cover of Soundgarden's classic "4th of July" by Stephen Brodsky (Mutoid Man, Cave In, Old Man Gloom), Jess Gowrie (Mrs. Piss, Chelsea Wolfe, Horseneck), Rah… Read More
Sufjan Stevens has released "America," the first single off his first proper album in five years, The Ascension, which was announced earlier this week and comes out September 25 via Asthmatic Kitty. It's 12 and a half minutes long, and… Read More
Hannibal Buress' new special Miami Nights premieres tonight (7/3) at 9 PM ET on YouTube. More info: Almost four years since his last comedy special, Hannibal Buress returns tonight with his heavily anticipated new special Miami Nights. The ground-breaking special,… Read More
Happy Fourth of July Weekend to all of you. It's traditionally slow for new album releases and this is one rare case where 2020 is totally normal. There are still a few things out, however, and this week I review… Read More