As previously discussed, the Hazmats are a new power-pop band out of London made up of people who play in punk, post-punk, and hardcore bands like Powerplant, Big Cheese, and Chain Of Flowers. On “Skewed View,” the A-side from their upcoming 7″, they jangle and shimmer like the greatest British indie-pop bands of the ’80s […]
Stream The Ferociously Catchy Self-Titled EP From Copenhagen/Barcelona Punks JJ & The A’s
JJ & The A’s are a combo with members in Copenhagen and Barcelona who play punk rock loud, fast, and catchy. They do it so well that you end up wondering why everybody doesn’t do it this way. The band has a new self-titled EP out today on the great London punk label La Vida […]
De-Loused In The Comatorium Turns 20
I came to At The Drive-In late. They were already broken up by the time I heard Relationship Of Command. I heard the name the Mars Volta comparatively early, though, because Cedric Bixler-Zavala was one of the guest vocalists on Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs To Benefit The West Memphis Three, a 2002 benefit […]
JB Dunckel – “Summer Bip Bip”
Jean-Benoît Dunckel is one half of Air, the chilled-out and luxuriant French Band™ that gave this website its name. His latest solo track as JB Dunckel is a goofy little party jam called “Summer Bip Bip” that sounds closer to Daft Punk than Air. It arrives with a remix by Mandarina that adds some extremely […]
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – “Barbie World”
It’s hard to imagine that Nicki Minaj, who has been using “Barbie” as a nickname for more than a decade, wouldn’t get a spot on the much-hyped Barbie movie soundtrack. Following already released contributions such as Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Night,” Karol G and Aldo Ranks’ “Watati,” and PinkPantheress’ “Angel,” Minaj teams up with Ice […]
Beyond Wonderland Suspect Blames Mass Shooting On Bad Shroom Trip
The Beyond Wonderland shooting suspect, recently identified as 26-year-old active-duty US Army member James M. Kelly, has given testimony stating he was high on mushrooms and experiencing a bad trip when he opened fire at the campground on the site of the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington state, killing two and injuring three. According to local […]
RIAA Demands Discord Reveal Members Of Popular AI Vocals Server
As the issue of AI’s place in popular music continues to evolve, the RIAA has now subpoenaed Discord in an effort to find the identities of a server called “AI Hub,” alleging that these users infringed upon protected media. According to Billboard and Digital Music News, the RIAA sent a letter to Discord in late […]
Watch The Japanese House & Matty Healy Cover Shania Twain
Next week, Amber Bain is releasing a new album as the Japanese House, In The End It Always Does. She’s shared a bunch of singles from it so far, including “Sunshine Baby,” which featured backing vocals from the 1975’s Matty Healy, who until earlier this year was a creative director at Dirty Hit, the label […]
Hear Betty Davis’ Previously Unreleased “Crashin’ From Passion” From New Reissue Series
The legendary funk and soul musician Betty Davis passed away a little over a year ago. This year, her self-titled debut album celebrates its 50th anniversary, and the archival label Light In The Attic is celebrating with a new series of Betty Davis reissues. (They previously reissued Davis’ albums in the late ’00s.) In addition […]
Rhys Langston & Pioneer 11 – “On My Own”
Experimental hip-hop Artist To Watch Rhys Langston has teamed with the duo Pioneer 11 on a new album called To Operate This System. We heard its lead single “Amber Deception” last month, and today they’re back with a languid slow-creep called “On My Own.” Langston is in sing-song mode for most of this one. Choice […]