The California musician Jack Lee died last month at 71 from colon cancer, as Pitchfork reports. Lee was the leader of the ’70s power-pop trio the Nerves, and songs he wrote would go on to be covered by Blondie, Paul Young, and Suzi Quatro. Lee formed the Nerves in 1974 while living in San Francisco, […]
Sunbather Turns 10
“Nature Boy” is not only a landmark for being Nat King Cole’s first crossover hit to reach white audiences in America. It also presented this country with the idea of the hippie. Cole got the song from eden ahbez, an American orphan who worked at a health food store in Los Angeles, who’d learned of […]
Lunice – “Last Time” (Feat. Zach Zoya)
The Canadian producer Lunice spent the past few years reviving his TNGHT project with Hudson Mohawke, but he’s preparing to release his second full-length solo album, Open, which he introduced a few weeks back with the propulsive “No Commas.” Today, Lunice is sharing another single from the album, the Zach Zoya-featuring “Last Time.” “I met […]
Glasser – “Vine”
Glasser, the electronic project led by Cameron Mesirow, has announced her first official album in a decade — and her third overall. Following 2013’s Interiors, 2018’s Sextape, and last year’s one-off “New Scars,” crux will be out in October. Along with today’s announcement, Glasser is sharing a lead single, “Vine.” “I wanted to create something […]
PJ Harvey – “I Inside The Old I Dying”
In April, PJ Harvey announced her first new album since 2016’s The Hope Six Demolition Project. The excellently titled I Inside The Old Year Dying will be out next month via Partisan, and we’ve already written about its lead single, “A Child’s Question, August.” Today, Polly Jean Harvey is sharing “I Inside The Old I […]
Fotocrime – “Accelerated”
The Louisville post-punk act Fotocrime started out as a solo project for former Coliseum frontman Ryan Patterson, but it’s now a full-on band, with bassist Will Allard and former Young Widows guitarist Nick Thieneman on board. Later this year, Fotocrime will follow their 2021 album Heart Of Crime and their 2022 covers EP Alcoves with […]
Julie Byrne – “Moonless”
This new Julie Byrne track — hoo boy. “Moonless,” the latest single from Byrne’s grand return The Greater Wings, is the first song she’s ever written on piano. Its quality suggests she ought to sit down at the keyboard to write more often. She should definitely recruit an orchestra to dress up the edges of […]
Young Thug’s Brother Unfoonk Sentenced To Nearly 10 Years In Prison In Connection With YSL Case
Last May, Atlanta police arrested Young Thug and many of his associates, indicting them in a massive RICO gang indictment. Authorities claim that Thug’s Young Slime Life rap label and crew is actually a criminal gang and that Thug himself is the co-founder. Thug has been in jail for more than a year, awaiting trial. […]
Corona Capital Announces 2023 Lineup Featuring The Cure, Blur, Arcade Fire, & More
Corona Capital has announced its 2023 lineup. Taking place in Mexico City from November 17-19, Corona Capital features headliners the Cure, the Chemical Brothers, Pet Shop Boys, Blur, the Black Keys, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Pulp, Alanis Morissette, and Arcade Fire. Additional confirmed acts include the Breeders, Feist, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Sleater-Kinney, Phoenix, […]
The Best Selling Albums Of All Time Will Leave You Reminiscing
Before the mass adoption of the internet, one of the most convenient ways to listen to great music albums in their entirety was to purchase a physical copy of a singer or group’s seminal works. Based on the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) records, we’ve compiled a list of the best-selling albums of all […]