Slow Down is the first new single from Lyrah since ‘The View’ and accompanying video, which we also discussed earlier this year. Written a couple Continue Reading
The Threat of Violence in George Marshall's Western Comedy, 'Destry Rides Again'
1939 is often considered one of the great years for the studio production system of Hollywood. This is the year of Victor Fleming’s Gone with Continue Reading
Sly5thAve's 'What It Is' Is Sleek, Soulful, and a Good Time
What It Is, the new album from multi-instrumentalist, producer, and Quantic collaborator Sly5thAve, represents a triumph of musicianship over genre conventions. Sylvester Uzoma Onyejiaka II’s Continue Reading
Tallah Revive Those Familiar Nu-Metal Blues with 'Matriphagy'
It takes a certain kind of tunnel vision in today’s socio-cultural climate to write an album about someone killing their mother and then eating her Continue Reading
Budokan Boys Ruminate on Loss with 'So Broken Up About You Dying'
Like so much of the best music, it’s hard to pin down the sound of Budokan Boys. Jeff T. Byrd and Michael Jeffrey Lee – Continue Reading
Thornato and Paulina Sotomayor Celebrate Independent Women on "La Niña Grande" (premiere)
The four-on-the-floor beats that open “La Niña Grande”, the new single from Thornato featuring Paulina of Mexico City electronic duo Sotomayor, set the tone for Continue Reading
Rick Shea Walks Us Through Perilous Times With "The World's Gone Crazy" (premiere)
Rick Shea’s new album, Love & Desperation, arrives on 23 October via Tres Pescadores Records. The album finds the studio and stage veteran in fine Continue Reading
Eddie Van Halen Inspired a Generation of Guitar Dreamers
From the ages of 13 to 18, every square inch of my bedroom walls were wallpapered with posters and pictures, clipped from rock fanzines like Continue Reading
Touché Amoré's 'Lament' Subtly Reinvents the Past
Genre aside, Touché Amoré’s fifth studio album, Lament, couldn’t be better timed. The Los Angeles band’s approach to post-hardcore feels very mid-to-late 2000s when screamo Continue Reading
Harris and Pence Square Off at 2020 Vice Presidential Debate: Celebrities React
Celebrities shared their opinions and reactions to the vice presidential debate between Republican nominee and current VP Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Harris Continue Reading
Taylor Swift Is Voting for Joe Biden and Here’s Why
Taylor Swift is voicing her support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The "Cardigan" singer graces the cover of V Magazine's Thought Leader's Issue. Swift Continue Reading
100 Best Albums of the ’90s
The decade of the 1990s was a really unique and exciting time in music. It’s a period that gave us (and our ears) a little Continue Reading
Billie Eilish Announces Live Stream Concert: How To Get Tickets
Billie Eilish is gearing up for her first global live stream concert event. On Wednesday (October 7), the "My Future" singer announced her upcoming virtual Continue Reading
Is Shawn Mendes Collaborating With Justin Bieber?
Is a Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber collaboration coming? The "Wonder" singer seemingly confirmed that a collaboration with Bieber is coming. Mendes spoke about the "Holy" singer Continue Reading
Mipso Keep Time on Their Side As a String Band on the Run (interview + premiere)
Much like life, time is precious for the North Carolina-based string-band quartet known as Mipso, especially in the age of a deadly virus that has Continue Reading
Jules Dassin Versus Mark Hellinger and 'The Naked City'
We all know the line. Even those of us who have never seen the film or heard of it directly know the line: “There are Continue Reading
The 10 Best John Lennon Solo Songs
10. “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” It seems hard to believe that this was John Lennon’s only #1 solo single in his lifetime. While Continue Reading
Bob Mould Goes Back to the 1980s for the Sound of 'Blue Hearts'
A lot can happen in 18 months. Careers can blossom and die. Governments can rise and fall. Entire genres of music can emerge and dwindle Continue Reading
Van Halen Guitarist Eddie Van Halen Dies at 65
The music world has suffered a great loss as Van Halen guitarist and co-founder Eddie Van Halen has died at the age of 65. Eddie's Continue Reading
Blackpink’s Jennie Criticized for Nurse Costume Worn in ‘Lovesick Girls’ Video, YG Entertainment Responds
Blackpink‘s agency YG Entertainment is addressing controversy over a scene in the group's new music video for "Lovesick Girls". For a few short seconds, member Continue Reading