Japanese Breakfast leader Michelle Zauner has been having a huge year, including the release of the band’s third album Jubilee in June; her memoir, Crying in H Mart, in April (which was also acquired for a film adaptation); and Sable,… Read More
There is an insane amount of music out today and this week I take a look at six releases: Luna and Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham is back with his first proper studio album in seven years; London’s Vanishing Twin continue… Read More
Steve Albini has a reputation being grumpy and often speaking his mind, no matter how controversial the topic (which you likely know if you’ve read Our Band Could Be Your Life or old interviews). More recently (relatively speaking), in 2011… Read More
Smash Mouth singer and co-founder Steve Harwell has retired the band due to health issues. The news comes after a Smash Mouth show at this weekend’s The Big Sip beer festival in Bethel, NY where Steve cursed at the audience, slurred… Read More
Since 2017, the prolific Chinese artist Yikii has been releasing albums that have become increasingly robust and difficult to pin down. Initial records like ❀ [no pain] and Gentle Nightmare were sketch-like, with curious dabbles into glitch, ambient, industrial pop,… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: H2O, Farenheit 451, Shutdown, Be Well, Cruel Hand, Reaching Out @ Le Poisson Rouge Boldy James @ SOB’s Anamanaguchi, CFCF, HANA, Wavedash, Harry Teardrop @ Webster Hall HR of Bad Brains, Public Nature, Aliens @ The Kingsland… Read More
Dee Pop, drummer for Bush Tetras, has died at age 65. “It is with great sadness we report Dee Pop, drummer for Bush Tetras since 1979, passed away in his sleep last night,” bandmates Cynthia Sley and Pat Place wrote… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. MITSKI Tickets for Mitski’s 2022 tour went on sale today and promptly sold out. She’s been adding a few additional shows in some cities, including DC, and Los Angeles.… Read More
After being forced to cancel in 2020 because of COVID, New York Comic Con returned to Javits Center on Thursday (10/7) for its reduced capacity, masks and vaccines required 2021 edition. I was last at Javits back in April to… Read More
Inland Empire, California rapper Aundrey Guillaume stirred up some buzz this year for his four-song ZERO Demo. (which appears to be removed from streaming services), and now he has signed to Secretly Canadian and put out a new single, “ANTI.”… Read More