Kevin Godley has been a vital part of some of the most innovative music of the last six decades. As a quarter of the original lineup of 10CC, he had hits worldwide but jumped ship with his long-time creative partner,… Read More
This week in hip hop we got the new Erick the Architect (of Flatbush Zombies) solo EP (read more about that, and my interview with Erick, here), plus singles from Duke Deuce, Dark Time Sunshine, Madlib, Joey Bada$$, Vast Aire,… Read More
Hop Along vocalist and guitarist Frances Quinlan has come out as nonbinary in a new essay on Twitter. "Identifying as nonbinary has helped me to finally be at home in this body," Frances writes. "The pronouns they/them feel most right… Read More
SZNS are a rising Los Angeles women-fronted pop quartet that sport the sort of earworm melodies that Little Mix dropped so generously on their latest album, Confetti. The four see themselves as each representing their own season: spring, autumn, winter,… Read More
Last year, Motion City Soundtrack went on their "don't call it a comeback" tour before the pandemic cancelled all concerts, and then they unearthed the "lost" Mark Hoppus-produced song "Crooked Ways" (recorded in 2010), and now frontman Justin Courtney Pierre… Read More
Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced that he's undergoing treatment for rectal cancer having undergone surgery which he writes was "a success." The composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra founder had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 which went into remission following… Read More
The Netherlands’ ISLE are an indietronica duo that incorporate folk and classical elements into their sound. ISLE’s latest single, “Lone Wolf”, is a dreamy pop number that employs sweeping strings to create a sense of vast atmosphere, while the light… Read More
In an interview with A4 TV, the Bug, aka formerly UK-based producer and sound manipulator Kevin Martin explains, “I love drowning in decibels. I like swimming in frequencies. I like to forget where I am.” For someone who sees the… Read More
The 2021 edition of the UK's Independent Venue Week, which as the name suggests celebrates independent venues, unfortunately is virtual this year due to the pandemic which was devastating to independent venues around the world in 2020. The online edition… Read More
Heavy metal talk show Two Minutes to Late Night (which tapes at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn during non-pandemic times) spent most of 2020 bringing incredible musicians together for all-star covers videos, and now they’ve announced a new livestream series, ‘Splitsville,’… Read More