The legal trial involving allegedly stolen handwritten lyrics to “Hotel California” has been abruptly dismissed. As the Associated Press reports, prosecutors dropped the charges against the three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess and sell lyrics to that and other Eagles songs. Apparently, after Don Henley took the stand last month, he […]
Watch Zach Bryan Bring Out Kacey Musgaves For “I Remember Everything” At Chicago Tour Opener
The Oklahoma country-rock phenom Zach Bryan, one of the biggest music-business success stories of the past few years, will spend much of this year on his Quittin Time tour. At various dates on that tour, Bryan’s shows will include openers like Sheryl Crow and Jason Isbell. Some of those nights, he’s playing football stadiums. Last […]
Finom – “Haircut” (Prod. Jeff Tweedy)
Finom — the Chicago duo formerly known as Ohmme and made up of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart — have announced a new album, Not God, their first LP since changing their name. It was produced by Jeff Tweedy at his The Loft studio. Today, they’re sharing its lead single “Haircut.” “ʻHaircutʼ was written following […]
Fired Slipknot Drummer Jay Weinberg Joins Suicidal Tendencies
Last fall, nu-metal veterans Slipknot fired Jay Weinberg, a move the drummer said left him “heartbroken and blindsided” when he received the call. He attended the Grammys last month, where “Hive Mind” from his final album with Slipknot was nominated for Best Metal Performance, and today he announced he’s joining thrash legends Suicidal Tendencies. Weinberg […]
Jim White & Marisa Anderson Announce New Duo Album Swallowtail
Here’s an exciting team-up: Jim White, the brilliant Melbourne experimental drummer best known as a member of Dirty Three, is releasing a new duo album with Marisa Anderson, the esteemed Portland fingerstyle guitarist. The pair previously joined forces for 2020’s The Quickening. Today they’ve announced its follow-up, Swallowtail. They recorded it in the Australian coastal […]
Dehd – “Light On”
In January, Dehd announced their new album Poetry and shared “Mood Ring.” Today, the Chicago indie rock trio is back with the sweet serenade “Light On.” “This song is like a candle in the window, a light guiding someone back home if they were trying to find it,” Jason Balla said about the track. He […]
Portland’s Project Pabst Promises Big Thief, Billy Idol, & More For 2024
For the first time since 2017, Project Pabst will be back at Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park this summer, and they’ve assembled a nice lineup for their grand return. On July 27 and 28, the fest will assemble headliners Big Thief and Billy Idol plus a mix of performers including T-Pain, Soccer Mommy, Jeff Rosenstock, […]
Porij – “Unpredictable”
The Manchester dance-pop quartet Porij announced their debut album Teething in January and shared its quite pleasant “My Only Love.” Previously they teased the album with the more distinctively clubby lead single “You Should Know Me.” Today the band is back with “Unpredictable,” a light and airy track inspired by UK garage. Lead singer Egg […]
Grieving – “Puritans (The Weight)”
The longstanding UK rock band Grieving will finally release their debut album Everything Goes Right, All At Once this month. After dropping lead single “Tarpaulin” back in January, today they’re teasing the LP with a new advance track called “Puritans (The Weight).” Grieving rightly situate themselves at the intersection of “classic Dischord, early emo, and […]
Stand Still – “Mysticism”
Right now, tons of bands from the hardcore world are messing around with the pop-punk and emo sounds of the ’00s. Those bands might be approaching those sounds from a hardcore direction, but they’re steeped in the nasal, melodic, vulnerable styles of their youth. This past weekend, I watched Long Island’s Koyo headline an extremely […]