Nine Inch Nails songs are great because this one guy wrote them as his fucked-up, specific meditations on personal despair but still came up with some stuff that applies to everyone sometimes. That’s the feeling that I get, anyway, when I watch a bunch of adorable little kids tear into NIN’s head-crushing 1992 industrial banger […]
We’ve Got A File On You: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s Jim Reid
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. Back in 1984, few would’ve bet on the Jesus And Mary Chain still being around four decades later. After all, this was a band that […]
The Number Ones: Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (Feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. At the time, it seemed like […]
HEALTH Frontman Addresses Haters Of Their Amoeba What’s In My Bag? Video
Last week, Amoeba Records shared an entry in their popular What’s In My Bag? series with the Los Angeles trio HEALTH, who released a new album Rat Wars late last year. The comments on the video picked up on some perceived tension between the band members, and most of the negative attention was directed at […]
Céline Dion Visits The Boston Bruins Locker Room To Reveal The Starting Lineup
Céline Dion has been really going through it lately, suffering from a rare neurological disorder called Stiff Person Syndrome that has occasioned a documentary and caused her to cancel tour dates. So it’s nice to see her out in the world having fun. Last night the NHL’s Boston Bruins hosted the New York Rangers in […]
133 Dead In Shooting At Moscow Concert Venue
UPDATE 3/23: The death toll from the attack has risen to at least 133, and Russia has detained 11 suspects, including four who were directly involved in the attack, The Associated Press reports. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility in a statement, and a US intelligence official confirmed to the AP that the group. was […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Lenny Kravitz
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. “I love life.” Rarely has there been a more self-evident statement spoken by a musician. But to refer to Lenny Kravitz as merely “a musician” […]
Take Offense – “Assassination”
Last month, Take Offense announced their new album T.O.tality and released “Greetings From Below.” The Chula Vista thrash band is back today with “Assassination.” “‘Assassination’ embodies our mission to be truthful and give everything that you have,” frontman Anthony Herrera said in a statement. The song comes with a video directed by Nicholas Hipa, which […]
Tennessee Governor Signs ELVIS Act To Protect Musicians From Deepfakes
Whether or not artists like it, the use of AI has become more prevalent in the music industry. Last year, Bad Bunny was pissed about a viral AI song trained on his voice; more recently, sexually explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift went viral. Today, Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee signed the ELVIS Act to protect […]
Anna Prior – “Fall Back”
Anna Prior is best known for her role as drummer in electronic act Metronomy, though she’s also a producer and DJ. Today, the multi-hyphenate artist is announcing her debut solo EP Almost Love and sharing “Fall Back” with an AI-directed video from Tom Furse. “The song is about when I realized that love from a […]