The latest documentary from filmmaker Mary Wharton (Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound, 2009) is a love letter to the 39th president of the United States. Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video) tells the… Read More
Apparently, the title of the latest outing for these titans of righteous noise-making, 2R0I2P0, translates as “2020 R.I.P.” Too damn right. I can’t think of a better double-act to read the last rites. 2R0I2P0 is, in fact, the seventh album-length… Read More
This year's virtual edition of the annual Tibet House Benefit (February 17, 8 PM EST) is a part live, part pre-recorded concert event, and they've just added a few more big names to the all-star lineup. Iggy Pop (who has played… Read More
Ian Shelton had a very busy 2020, with the release of his new band Militarie Gun's debut EP, his new band Sex With A Terrorist's (with Patrick Kindlon) demo, and two Regional Justice Center releases, the collaborative two-song EP with… Read More
Not that I would usually advise arguing about a band’s genre, but when it comes to Portrayal of Guilt, don’t even bother trying. From the start, they’ve been just as much a screamo/hardcore band as a black/death metal band (and… Read More
The late Eddie Van Halen would have turned 66 today (1/26), and in honor of his birthday, artist Robert Vargas will be unveiling his new mural of the legendary guitarist outside of the Guitar Center in Hollywood. When he began… Read More
Beloved series Freaks and Geeks hit Hulu today, marking the first time its been available to stream in three years, and the first time its been available to stream with the full soundtrack intact. It seems there's always something with… Read More
serpentwithfeet, aka Los Angeles-based artist Josiah Wise, released his debut LP soil (one of our favorite albums of the year) in 2018, and now he's back with its follow-up, DEACON. "I originally approached this project wanting to make something that… Read More
South Carolina rapper 18veno was shot and killed at 19 years old on Sunday (1/24). Pitchfork reports: South Carolina rapper 18veno was shot dead last night, the York County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Pitchfork. He was was… Read More
Watching Steven Soderbergh’s film Contagion (2011), in light of a year of COVID-19, I was struck by the accuracy of much of the writers’ vision. A zoonotic disease crosses over from increasingly under pressure animal populations, trapped in the ever-shrinking… Read More