Marnie Stern’s triumphant return is upon us. For years now, the idiosyncratic indie rock guitar hero has been playing in the 8G Band, the Late Night With Seth Meyers in-house band, and she hasn’t been releasing her own music. This week, however, Stern will follow up 2013’s The Chronicles Of Marnia with The Comeback Kid, […]
Daneshevskaya – “ROY G BIV”
Next week, the New York City musician and pre-school social worker Anna Daneshevskaya Beckerman is releasing her debut full-length album under the name Daneshevskaya, Long Is The Tunnel. We’ve heard a handful of songs from it already — “Challenger Deep,” “Big Bird,” and “Somewhere In The Middle” — and today she’s sharing one last single, […]
Why Did The NFL Try To Turn Post Malone Into Rod Serling?
Post Malone might not be the dominant pop star that he was a few years ago, but he’s still famous enough to pop up randomly before a nationally televised NFL game to give a dramatic introduction. Yesterday, Posty appeared on Fox to introduce a Cowboys/Rams game, and for some reason, he was shot and styled […]
Old Fire – “Mephisto” (Feat. Bill Callahan)
Composer and producer John Mark Lapham shares solo music under the moniker Old Fire, and he often indulges in collaborations. He’s joined forces with Bill Callahan before for the song “Corpus” as well as for a cover of John Martyn’s “Don’t You Go.” Today, they teamed up again for “Mephisto” from Old Fire’s forthcoming EP […]
Watch Charlie Puth Cover Friends Theme In Tribute To Matthew Perry
On Saturday, the former Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in a hot tub in his Los Angeles home. Perry was 54, and his passing landed hard for the many people who grew up watching him play Chandler Bing on Friends. One such fan is Charlie Puth, who paid tribute to Perry during from […]
Home Front – “Slice Of Paradise” & “Jupiter”
Earlier this year, the Edmonton band Home Front released their full-length debut Games Of Power. It’s a hard album to describe, and it’s one of my favorites of the year. Clint Frazier, one of Home Front’s two leaders, used to be in dance-punk also-rans Shout Out Out Out, and there’s definitely some dance-punk in Home […]
Cory Hanson – “I Can’t Keep My Eyes Open”
After releasing his album Western Cum in June, Wand’s Cory Hanson returned early this month with new single “Western Cum.” Today the digital single is officially out, so we get to hear the B-side. “I Can’t Keep My Eyes Open” soars ahead with a real sense of purpose, backing its guitar theatrics with breathlessly bashed-out […]
Room On Fire Turns 20
In the wake of the Strokes’ debut, any band with messy haircuts and “the” in their name could count on the public’s attention for at least 15 minutes. It didn’t matter if you’d been toiling in the trenches for years or if “New York City Cops” had inspired you to form your first band. These […]
Marnie Stern & Fred Armisen – “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (Blue Öyster Cult Cover)
Marnie Stern is preparing for her comeback with her aptly titled album The Comeback Kid arriving next month on Joyful Noise. That label is celebrating the spooky holiday season with the Joyful Noise Halloween Party, Vol. 1 compilation album, out now, and it includes a collaboration between Stern and Fred Armisen for a cover of […]
Everything Everything – “Cold Reactor”
Last year, UK band Everything Everything shared their sixth album Raw Data Feel. They reissued their debut album Man Alive in August, giving it the deluxe treatment. And today, they’ve announced a new record titled Mountainhead and shared the single “Cold Reactor” with a video. “’Cold Reactor’ is about striving for an advanced future and […]