Alexis Taylor sounds fragile and sensitive even on Hot Chip’s slickest club-pop tracks. When he sings a piano ballad, he sounds light a light breeze could rip his arm off. That vulnerability can be a hell of a weapon, and Taylor really puts it to work on his new song “For A Toy.” Next month, […]
Album Of The Week: Mandy, Indiana URGH
Sacred Bones 2026 Where is Mandy, Indiana? The electronic noise-rock quartet by that name has ties to Paris and Berlin and is based in Manchester, UK, the historic intersection of indie rock and dance music. They were originally called Gary, Indiana, nodding to the industrial wasteland just outside Chicago that yielded the Jacksons and Freddie […]
Troubled Michael Jackson Biopic Michael Has A New Trailer
At this point, the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael should just change its name to Troubled Michael Jackson Biopic. It would make things simpler for those of us who have to write about it, anyway. The Antoine Fuqua-directed Michael was supposed to hit theaters last fall, but it reportedly needed emergency reshoots when the producers […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – “Sunburned In London”
We haven’t heard from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever since their last album Endless Rooms came out in 2022. But today the Aussie jangle-rockers are ending that hiatus with the shimmery, six-minute “Sunburned In London.” “As a band, we have always made songs about cities,” the band’s Tom Russo explains in a press release. “I was […]
Notoriously Apolitical Jelly Roll Says He Plans To Speak Out About Politics “In The Next Week”
On Sunday night, Jelly Roll became a first-time Grammy winner. The former underground rapper and current inspirational face-tatted country star went three for three in his categories, and he accepted the trophy for Best Contemporary Country Album on the telecast. That win was a bit of a surprise, as he beat out fellow nominees Tyler […]
A Good Grammys For Bad Bunny
Does any of this matter? For most of this year’s Grammys telecast, I could not shake the feeling that no, it really doesn’t make a difference who wins these trophies — maybe in terms of opening doors for certain artists or shifting the music industry’s tectonic plates, but not in the grand scheme of human […]
Guess Who’s Classic Lineup Performed For The First Time In 23 Years
“American Woman” rockers the Guess Who took the stage Saturday night at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls. It was guitarist Randy Bachman and vocalist/pianist Burton Cummings’ first performance under this band name since 2003. The set featured a bunch of Guess Who favorites plus hits from Bachman’s post-Guess Who band Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Cummings’ solo […]
Steven Spielberg Wins First Grammy, Achieving EGOT Status
Steven Spielberg has completed the EGOT. The legendary director won a Grammy today, completing the EGOT to go along with his three Oscars, four Emmys, and the Tony he won for producing A Strange Loop. Spielberg’s Grammy win came in the category of Best Music Film (naturally), which went to the John Williams documentary Music […]
Turnstile Win Their First Grammys
Turnstile have won their first Grammys. This year the Baltimore hardcore outfit was nominated for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Metal Performance, Best Rock Album, and Best Alternative Music Performance. The band took home Best Rock Album for last year’s Never Enough and Best Metal Performance for “Birds.” In the Best Rock Album […]
The Cure Win Their First Grammys
After 50 years of being a band, the Cure have won their first Grammys. 2024’s Songs Of A Lost World, their 14th studio LP, earned them a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album and the track “Alone” was up for Best Alternative Music Performance, and the group won both. They couldn’t be in attendance due […]