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Author: Sean Furtado

Henry Rollins, Dolly Parton, Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish & more playing Cyndi Lauper’s virtual benefit

December 7, 2020Sean Furtado

Cyndi Lauper's annual holiday benefit show is moving to a virtual edition because of the pandemic. "Home for the Holidays" streams on Friday, December 11 at 8 PM ET on TikTok, and on Sunday, December 13 at 8 PM ET… Read More

Gwen Stefani returns to ska on new song “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” (listen)

December 7, 2020Sean Furtado

Please allow her to reintroduce herself: Gwen Stefani is back with her first proper solo single in four years, titled "Let Me Reintroduce Myself," and it finds her returning to the ska roots of No Doubt's early days and making… Read More

PEARS’ Jarret Nathan discusses his 10 favorite albums of 202015 '80s Punk Albums That Shaped the '90s/'00s Pop Punk Boom

December 7, 2020Sean Furtado

New Orleans punks PEARS released their rippin' self-tilted album earlier this year via Fat Wreck Chords, and if you haven't heard that, it's very much worth a spin. Since the year is coming to a close, we asked PEARS what… Read More

Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics (excerpt)

December 7, 2020Sean Furtado

Excerpted from Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics, by Juan Enriquez (footnotes omitted). Copyright © 2020 MIT Press. Excerpted by permission of MIT Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in… Read More

Indie Basement (12/4): the week in classic indie, college rock, and moreCocteau Twins’ Vast Influence Lives On : 24 Great Artists They’ve Inspired

December 4, 2020Sean Furtado

Twenty-Twenty is finally (suddenly?) wrapping up and new releases are slowing to a trickle. That said, we’ve still got six this week: Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) and Richie Thomas (Dif Juz) work with John Grant, Porridge Radio, Penelope Isles and… Read More

Jessie Ware & Bibi Zhou Provide an Icy “Adore You” Makeover

December 4, 2020Sean Furtado

When it comes to Jessie Ware, there is no shortage of pleasure. After releasing one of the best records of 2020 – What’s Your Pleasure?, get into if you’ve somehow not already done so – the singer-songwriter and podcast host… Read More

Winston C.W.'s 'Good Guess' Is a Skewed, Beguiling Take on Piano-Based Pop

December 4, 2020Sean Furtado

Nearly every aspect of Good Guess, the new album from Brooklyn-based Winston Cook-Wilson (who records solo albums under the abbreviated moniker Winston C.W.), seems oddly out of place, starting with the cover art. The sleek, clean design looks like it… Read More

Between the Grooves: Silkworm – 'Lifestyle'

December 3, 2020Sean Furtado

Great seventh albums are a rare phenomenon. For a band even to stay together long enough to create a discography seven LPs deep would seem to run contrary to the fast-burn Dionysian spirit of rock ‘n’ roll and fly in… Read More

BoA’s Only Getting ‘Better’ With Time

December 2, 2020Sean Furtado

2020 marks BoA‘s 20th anniversary in the music industry, which she and her agency SM Entertainment celebrated in the form of cover tributes, retrospective Instagram accounts, magazine spreads, classic music video remakes and documentary specials. But she isn’t just using… Read More

NIHITI's Dark Ambient Electronics Suit the Season on 'A New Kind of Weather'

December 2, 2020Sean Furtado

The night is coming down across most of the western world, cold winds rising while rolling waves of COVID lockdown seem inevitable. NIHITI’s new album provides an enthralling maximalist/minimalist backdrop to the faltering of the world’s energies. I’ve spent past… Read More

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