Peter Parker/Spider-Man was first introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in Captain America: Civil War (Russo Brothers. 2016). In that film, he is recruited by Tony Stark/Iron Man to fight against a group of superheroes led by Captain America.… Read More
Tikyra Jackson, drummer and backing vocalist for 2020 Grammy nominee Southern Avenue, released her sensational, hook-laden debut single “No More Fear” earlier this year via Purple Kactus Records and now presents the accompanying video. Penned after the killings of George… Read More
“Fridays used to be for you.” Sometimes a song just hits right from the very first line. Lucia & the Best Boys‘ “Perfectly Untrue” is one of those songs. The Glasgow-based band is a relatively new discovery for me (as… Read More
Phoebe Bridgers gets around. Earlier this week she was performing from the "Oval Office" and today she was on CBS This Morning Saturday, to perform and talk about her new album, Punisher. Bathed in purple hues, Phoebe and her band… Read More
Dinosaur Jr. — who 36 years into their career still boast the face-melting original lineup of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph — played an extremely rare show, and by that we mean that shows during this pandemic are rare,… Read More
When the young Marius Lauber premiered his first song “Sea” under his stage name of Roosevelt back in 2012, the idea of mixing indie rock aesthetics with disco-synth energy wasn’t new, but boy did he do it well. A following… Read More
Scumdogs of the Universe is 30! To celebrate, GWAR's most classic and sophomore album was remixed and remastered for a special 30th Anniversary edition that lands in our world on the day before Halloween, 2020. According to GWAR, That celebration… Read More
It's a "holiday weekend" (whatever that means anymore), so there's slightly less new music out this week than usual, but there's still a fair amount of stuff worth checking out. I highlight seven new albums below, and here are some… Read More
In 1967 as part of the series Cinéastes de notre temps, director Jacques Rivette conducted an extended interview with Jean Renoir and several of his colleagues. Rivette divided his in-depth foray into Renoir’s work into three relatively lengthy installments. The… Read More
For the most recent addition to his Red Hand Files Q&A series, Nick Cave described the history of the Bad Seeds track "Breathless" (from 2004's Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus), accompanied by a few words, and light-hearted anecdotes,… Read More