Last month, the acclaimed singer-songwriters Julien Baker and Torres performed a show together at Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge, presumably ahead of a still-unannounced collaborative album. They played mostly originals, though they also introduced a few covers, including a modern indie-rock standard:… Read More
After years apart (and decades of squabbling), Liam and Noel Gallagher are getting the band back together. Oasis‘ much-anticipated reunion tour kicks off in July 2025, and there’s seven studio albums (plus one of the best B-sides compilations ever) for… Read More
It’s been five years since Great Grandpa released Four Of Arrows, and for a time, it seemed like it might be their last album. The members of the Seattle-based indie rock group — Al Menne, Carrie Goodwin, Cam Laflam, Dylan… Read More
In 2023, Trevor Powers released Heaven Is A Junkyard, his first album under the Youth Lagoon name since 2015. Now, he’s keeping that train going in 2025, as today (January 8), he announced a new album, Rarely Do I Dream,… Read More
Varun Sheel’ s music has always carried a deeply personal touch, but with the release of “Here – Rainy Day Version,” he distills that emotional depth into its purest form. The song, originally released in a more produced, polished state,… Read More
At a critical juncture in James Mangold’s recent Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, we hear leading man/reigning it-boy Timothée Chalamet plainly state the film’s central premise. “Two hundred people in that room and each one wants me to be… Read More
A few months ago, Darkside announced their first run of North American shows in over a decade, set to start in March. It turns out the tour will be preceded by a new album: Today (January 8), the group (Nicolás… Read More
The power of rock really can bring people together. Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale, who portrayed classmates in Richard Linklater’s 2003 film School Of Rock (he played security guard Frankie, she was pigtailed backup singer Marta), got married over the… Read More
Since Boy Genius supposedly announced their indefinite hiatus, each member (Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus) has kept themselves busy. For Lucy Dacus, that included a few intimate solo tour dates. Today (January 7), the “Night Shift” singer revealed… Read More
I’m accustomed to mainstream year-end lists providing a distorted reflection of my own experience. But, in a fitting coda to a frankly hallucinatory 2024, it feels like my own year-end list was lying to me. The top three spots are… Read More