Afropunk won't be able to hold its annual festivals in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Paris, South Africa, or elsewhere this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but they are holding a virtual fest, Planet Afropunk. It streams from Friday, October 23 –… Read More
Ride's Andy Bell releases his debut solo album, The View from Halfway Down, this Friday via Sonic Cathedral. The record finds Bell exploring new sonic territory, dabbling in krautrock, drone and out-there psych, while still with the firm grip on… Read More
From the ages of 13 to 18, every square inch of my bedroom walls were wallpapered with posters and pictures, clipped from rock fanzines like Circus and Hit Parader, of Kiss, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, and… Read More
The four-on-the-floor beats that open “La Niña Grande”, the new single from Thornato featuring Paulina of Mexico City electronic duo Sotomayor, set the tone for the whole track: classic, easy, exciting. “I wanted to create something fun that had a… Read More
Saturday Night Live has dropped country star Morgan Wallen from this weekend's show after multiple social media videos surfaced of him going to bars and a house parties following an Alabama State football game without a mask (he did have a… Read More
The Vulture Festival is going virtual for its 2020 edition, happening October 26-30 with a variety of talks and pop culture reunions. $30 gets you access to all 2020 Vulture events, which include: A Northern Exposure reunion and "film festival"… Read More
Following the sad and shocking loss of singer/songwriter Justin Townes Earle at the age of 38 in August, a new GoFundMe has been launched by his widow, Jennifer Earle, to pay the medical and legal bills he'd incurred. "On August… Read More
Ahead of The Postal Service's 10th anniversary tour for Give Up in 2013, Tom Scharpling directed a Funny or Die video featuring Aimee Mann, Moby, Duff McKagan and others auditioning for the vocalist slot in the band. After teasing something… Read More
Streaming platform Mixcloud are launching a new ticketed livestream series called Tickets that begins this month and continues through November with a pretty great lineup. It begins with Lafawndah on October 25, followed by Flying Lotus on Halloween, then Róisín… Read More
Back in 1995, At The Gates released the now-legendary Slaughter of the Soul — an album that influenced countless bands that favor fast, heavy, intense metal with bright melodic riffs — and then they broke up just a year after… Read More