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
It was just yesterday that we named Japanese Breakfast as one of the 15 artists we hope release an album in 2025. Wish granted: Michelle Zauner & Co. have announced that Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), the follow-up to 2021’s… Read More
Gerard Way is known for many things. The “Phoning It In” musician’s professional resume includes serving as My Chemical Romance’s frontman, The Umbrella Academy’s creative mastermind, and an avid lover of Dungeons & Dragons. Well, what was once a fun… Read More
Leaving aside… you know… 2025 should be an exciting year, at least for music. Kendrick Lamar is performing during the Super Bowl halftime show and going on tour with SZA; Beyoncé might finally (finally!) win Album Of The Year at… Read More
Boston Calling has become one of the Northeast’s finest music festivals over the past decade-plus, and now Massachusetts music fans have something to look forward to this year: The 2025 edition is set for Memorial Day Weekend (May 23 to… Read More
An English indie-rock band and a New York-based, abstract rapper might seem like an odd combination on paper, but Pachinko‘s new collaboration with Billy Woods, “Shandy In The Graveyard,” is much more than the sum of its parts. It helps… Read More