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
Bono is a rather established entertainer. As the frontman of U2, the “Atomic City” musician has crushed several records. As an individual, Bono has leveraged his fame to raise awareness for many notable social causes. Today (January 4), Bono’s efforts… Read More
The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown recently launched its theatrical run, so now the next big music flick to look forward to is Deliver Me From Nowhere, which stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen. The release date on… Read More
This is awfully late to publish a year-end list of any kind, and while I don’t have excuses, there are explanations. First, “overlooked” is a far more objective criteria than “best” or “favorite,” determined only in relation to what has… Read More