In the early ’00s, the UK producer Bobby Krlic started releasing stark, ominous electronic music as the Haxan Cloak. This man really altered some zones. Early Haxan Cloak records came out on labels like Aurora Borealis and Tri Angle, and then Krlic started working with other artists — first with experimental noise-metal due the Body, […]
Yumi Zouma – “be okay”
New Zealand indie-pop greats Yumi Zouma returned last month with the splendid, shoegazy “KPR.” It was the first preview of an upcoming EP, and they’re giving us another taste today. New single “be okay” begins with the pristine clarity that characterized last year’s brilliant Present Tense, but by the chorus the distortion sets in. There’s […]
The Real Reasons Why Your Favorite Bands Broke Up
Music can define the soundtrack of our lives. Whenever a band comes out with a hit song, sometimes we can relate to what they’re singing about. However, when they break up, can totally devastate their fans. Whether your a fan of pop or rock, this will shine a light on why these bands fell apart. […]
Fuming Mouth – “I’ll Find You”
The recent history of Fuming Mouth is a real triumph of the human spirit. In 2021, Mark Whelan, frontman of the Massachusetts hardcore/death metal band, was diagnosed with leukemia. After chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Whelan is now on the mend. Last year, Fuming Mouth returned at the America’s Hardcore fest. Next month, they’ll […]
Coldplay Countersue Former Manager For $17M, Citing Useless Bespoke Pylons
Back in August, Coldplay’s former manager Dave Holmes — not the MTV guy, or the DJ/composer, or my lifelong concert buddy — sued the band for $12 million worth of unpaid commission from their 10th album, 2021’s Music Of The Spheres, and their still-unreleased 11th LP. (A new Coldplay album is coming soon, I guess. […]
Madi Diaz – “Same Risk”
“What the fuck do you want? Cause I’ll give you all that I’ve got/ I’ll let you clean out my closet and I’ll let you try on all my dirty thoughts/ If you lay in my bed, I know we’re gonna have sex/ It’ll happen so fast, make a suicide pact, and you can’t take […]
Watch Wilco Elegantly Chug Through “Evicted” On Kimmel
The writers’ strike threw everything into chaos. Major movies’ release dates were pushed back to 2024. TV shows halted production. Studio heads are now forced to contend with a new reality where writers will know just how many people are watching the things that they’re making. And Wilco didn’t make their first late-night appearance behind […]
Lesser Discussed Bands That Had A Massive Influence On Music
When it comes to bands like Radiohead, Led Zeppelin or Red Hot Chili Peppers, people often consider them to be the most influential bands in their respective genres. However, that’s not always the case. More often than not, the most famous bands in the world were influenced by some of the least famous. They are […]
Watch Incubus Bring Out Lizzo And Play Morning View Deep Cuts In LA
On Friday, Incubus released a re-recorded version of Morning View for its 23rd anniversary, and they celebrated it by performing the album in full at the Hollywood Bowl that night. They did a couple of the deep cuts on the album live for the first time in a while — they hadn’t played “Under My […]
Watch Japanese Breakfast Play Little Big League’s “Lindsey” And Talk Crying in H Mart Movie At The New Yorker Festival
Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner was in conversation with writer Hua Hsu for The New Yorker Festival on Saturday night. She talked about the movie adaptation of her bestselling memoir Crying In H Mart, which she wrote the screenplay for. “I think I took it really far to, like, one direction where I wanted it to […]