In 2014, James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg teamed up for Ambsace. Ten years later, the two guitar virtuosos are announcing its follow-up All Gist and sharing the lead single “Buffalo Stance,” a cover of Neneh Cherry’s 1988 pop-rap classic. It took only six days to make All Gist, three in early Winter and the other […]
Stream If It Rains’ Stirring Melodic Hardcore Demo
I’m not finding a lot of information online about If It Rains, the melodic hardcore band whose demo went up on Delayed Gratification’s Bandcamp page today. What I do know is the four-song set was recorded in Connecticut, and its music — full of relentless d-Beat onslaughts, chugging thrash rhythms, and shout-along slow-churn breakdowns — […]
Watch The Strokes Play Live Rarities At Kina Collins Benefit In Chicago
On Friday night, the Strokes headlined a benefit concert for Chicago congressional candidate Kina Collins, which took place at the Credit Union 1 Arena. It’s the second time that the band has performed to support Collins — they also did an intimate show in 2022. This weekend’s show took place on Collins’ birthday, and the […]
Watch The Smile Perform With An Orchestra For The First Time At BBC Radio 6 Music Festival
The Smile performed live with an orchestra for the first time at the BBC Radio 6 Music festival on Saturday night. The supergroup, which released its sophomore album Wall Of Eyes in January, were joined by the London Contemporary Orchestra for most of the set, before coming out for an extended band-only encore. The show […]
Scowl, Glare, Tomato Flower Among Latest Bands To Drop Off SXSW In Protest Of Army And Defense Contractor Sponsorships
Earlier this week, Chicago indie rock artist Squirrel Flower announced she was pulling out of next week’s SXSW Music in protest of the festival platforming the US Army and defense contractors supplying weapons used against Palestinians in Gaza. Other artists like Eliza McLamb, Shalom, Mamalarky, and Merce Lemon followed suit. Since then more bands — […]
Authorities Shut Down Joyce Manor Set At Jacksonville Pop Culture Convention, Fans Detained For Moshing
Every year, Jacksonville hosts a pop culture convention called Collective Con, which celebrates music, anime, cosplay, comic books, and more. On Friday night, Joyce Manor played the event until their set was shut down due to moshing and crowdsurfing. The show was originally supposed to transpire at Underbelly before being moved to The Prime F. […]
Rocking Facts You Didn’t Know About The Eagles
Founded in Los Angeles in 1971, the original members of Eagles consisted of Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner. During the 1970s, they evolved to become one of the most successful bands of their time with five No.1 singles and six No.1 albums, along with numerous Grammy and American Music Awards. Having […]
Matt Champion (Brockhampton) & Jennie (Blackpink) – “Slow Motion”
After a long, protracted, confusing breakup process, the LA-based rap collective Brockhampton finally played their farewell show in 2022. Now, the different ex-members of Brockhampton are doing their own things. Former crew leader Kevin Abstract released his alt-rock solo album Blanket last year, and now RCA seems to be strapping a rocket to Matt Champion, […]
Drake Joins 4batz On Remix To Viral Hit “act ii: date @ 8”
It’s an old story, one that’s happened over and over again. An unknown act comes out of nowhere with a song that catches on in a huge way. And then boom: Before you know it, Drake jumps on a remix. The effect tends to be symbiotic. The artist gets a big boost from the Drake […]
Jeopardy! Does Boygenius-Themed Categories
In November, we declared Boygenius our Artists Of The Year, following their massive releases the record and the rest. Last month, the indie trio won their first Grammys, and they reached trivia fame by serving as a theme in today’s Jeopardy! episode. The categories of the game show included “Boy Genius,” “Bridgers,” “Baker,” and “The […]