The latest project from Ride’s Andy Bell is a full-length collaboration with the Essex-based harp and Theremin duo Masal, which came about after Masal opened for Bell in Chelmsford last year and they bonded over their love of Promises by Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders. “After hearing it, I felt there was something in that […]
The Haxan Cloak Shares Score For Netflix’s BEEF
Later this month, the Haxan Cloak’s Bobby Krlic has a score coming out for the new Ari Aster film Beau Is Afraid, but before that, he has a different score for us. He composed the music for the new Netflix series BEEF, which was created by Lee Sung Jin, stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, […]
Mick Mars Sues Mötley Crüe
Last fall, Mötley Crüe announced that guitarist Mick Mars was retiring from touring due to his ongoing battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis, though they said in a statement that he would still be a member of the band. But now, as TMZ reports, Mick Mars — real name Robert Alan Deal — has filed a lawsuit […]
Watch Members Of Testament, Cannibal Corpse, Municipal Waste, & Dethklok Play A Passover-Themed Cover Of Metallica’s “Creeping Death”
Jordan Olds’ great video series Two Minutes To Late Night was a weekly pandemic delight, and it’s kept going since then, albeit a little more intermittently. Last month, 2M2LN assembled a band of hardcore all-stars for a cover of AFI’s “The Leaving Song, Pt. II.” Now, in honor of Passover, we’re getting a Jewish metal […]
Daryl Johns – “Gabriel”
Daryl Johns is a bassist who has played with Mac DeMarco, the Lemon Twigs, Immanuel Wilkins’s Quartet, Vijay Iyer’s Trio, and Macy Gray, just to name a few. He’s just signed with DeMarco’s record label Mac’s Record Label to release his debut single, “Gabriel.” “it just feels like a hug to me,” Johns said of […]
Tony Shhnow – “Real Rare”
Last month, Atlanta rapper Tony Shhnow announced a new project, Love Streak, coming in late April. Produced by Grimm Doza and CashCache, Love Streak includes a Solange sample and features guest spots from Lil Crank (“Something To Remember”), 3AG Pilot (“Control Issues”), Act (“Friends Still), Mavi (“On The Street”) and DRAM (“Reminisce). Also in March, […]
Spinebreaker – “Spectral Forge”
The story of Gulch was an amazing hardcore myth, and it got a beautiful storybook ending. Gulch came ripping out of San Jose, bringing a frantic, chaotic, confrontational sound and carrying themselves like post-apocalyptic warrior urchins. They quickly became the toast of the hardcore world. Their live show was famously intense, but they became even […]
Steven Tyler Denies Sexual Assault Claims, Lawyers Accuse Aerosmith Singer Of “Gaslighting”
Last December, a woman named Julia Holcomb accused Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting her in the ’70s, when she was a minor. Now, Tyler has issued a denial of all of the allegations, Rolling Stone reports. In a statement filed last week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Tyler claims Holcomb (now […]
Watch Clairo Cover Vashti Bunyan’s “Winter Is Blue”
Over the weekend, Clairo released a demo of a new song called “For Now,” with proceeds going to charity. A few weeks before that, she hopped on a remix of Phoenix’s “After Midnight.” And now, another dispatch from Clairoverse. On Wednesday, she shared a video of herself covering Vashti Bunyan’s “Winter Is Blue,” a song […]
Moses Sumney, Halsey Cast In Ti West’s MaXXXine
Last year, the cult indie-horror director Ti West came back from a long absence with X, a deeply entertaining slasher set on a ’70s porn shoot. Kid Cudi was in that movie, co-starring with Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, and Martin Henderson. But the real breakout was Mia Goth in a stunning double role. Later that […]