Steven and Ian begin today’s episode with a review of Phoenix’s performance at the Olympics last weekend, and the maddening idea that every band from the aughts is now being lumped into the made-up phenomenon known as “indie sleaze.” From… Read More
Ween is a band that everyone has heard of but relatively few people know. “That’s the ‘joke rock’ group, right?” is the median take among the general populace. Slightly more educated individuals might remember them from Beavis & Butthead. Slightly… Read More
Now is an awesome time to be a Blink-182 fan: Tom DeLonge is back in the group and they’re on tour, playing the hits with their most iconic lineup (also featuring Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker). One fan specifically, though,… Read More
This time last week, Leon Bridges announced a new album, titled simply Leon. Now, he’s got more news: He’s going on The Leon Tour later this year. The run kicks off in October and hits a number of North American… Read More
Without naming names, a lot of the biggest names in pop and indie seem afraid to have fun these days. That’s what makes Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter (and on the indie side, Jeff Rosenstock and The Linda Lindas) such… Read More
Kings Of Leon are fresh off of the release of their latest album, Can We Please Have Fun, and earlier this year, they announced a tour in support of the project. Well, the Can We Please Have Fun World Tour… Read More
Wild Pink signed with Fire Talk Records earlier this year, and now the John Ross project is prepping its first album for the label. Dulling The Horns is set for release on October 4, and Ross introduced the album last… Read More
Wishy have hit the jackpot with Triple Seven. Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites, the main songwriting partnership at the core of the Indiana-bred group, mine alt-rock’s various ‘90s offshoots – dream pop, shoegaze, and even Britpop – to create a… Read More
We’re now almost exactly a month out from My Method Actor, the new Nilüfer Yanya album that’s set to drop on September 13. She shared the single “Call It Love” last month, and now she has returned with another advance… Read More
Japandroids are taking one last trip down fire’s highway. “D&T” is the roaring new single from the Canadian duo of Brian King and David Prowse, who previously announced that their next album, Fate & Alcohol, will also be their final… Read More