Yet another band is getting the Funko Pop treatment: now it's veteran synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys' turn to be transformed into vinyl figures. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, in their Pop form, are both available for preorder, and scheduled… Read More
Simón Mejía believes music is a universal language, but his musical universe includes singers, instrumentalists, electronics, birds, insects, as well as rocks and the water that splashes on them. After a decade with his group Bomba Estéreo motivating dance floors… Read More
Formed in 1977, Manchester’s A Certain Ratio were part of the post-punk class of 1979, with their jagged debut single, “All Night Party”, an early song released by the Factory Records label. Success on the British indie single and album… Read More
Growing up on the east coast of Canada in the ’90s, a vital part of any teenaged musical education was MuchMusic, that endearing and chilled out counterpart to America’s MTV. Its late-night programming showcased thrilling independent and underground music videos… Read More
The Shins haven't released a new album since 2017's Heartworms, but in 2019 they returned with two new songs ("Waimanalo" and "Trapped by the Sea") on a single for the Fug Yep Soundation 7" vinyl series, which was created in… Read More
Thom Yorke got married over the weekend. Vanity Fair Italy and la Repubblica report that the Radiohead frontman tied the knot with actress Dajana Roncione in Sicily on Saturday (9/19). The pair had been dating since 2017, Vanity Fair points… Read More
Emerging with a clatter at the beginning of the internet age and peddling millennial paranoia through a confoundingly labyrinthine cyber-noir narrative, David Bowie’s 1995 album Outside looks both backwards and forwards simultaneously, marking the start of one of rock’s greatest… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
Tommy DeVito, one of the original members of doo wop / pop icons The Four Seasons, has died of complications from COVID-19. He was 92. “It is with great sadness that we report that Tommy DeVito, a founding member of… Read More
Toronto trio METZ have made a video for blistering new single "Blind Youth Industrial Park" from their upcoming album Atlas Vending (out October 9 on Sub Pop), which depicts a dystopian post-apocalyptic futureworld where two people are being pursued by faceless… Read More