Nirvana’s Nevermind continues to endure nearly 30 years, but would its legend be what it is if it was released today? Butch Vig isn’t so sure. The album’s producer observed that if Nirvana’s culture-shifting album was released now, “despite being a great record, it would not have the same cultural impact” today. In an interview with NME, Vig, who […]
Jordana – "I Guess This Is Life"
Back In July, Jordana Nye unveiled a new EP called Something To Say, the followup to March’s expanded re-release of her 2019 debut Classical Notions Of Happiness. She didn’t waste much time in following that EP up, either, returning in September with “Divine” and the news that Something To Say was one half of a […]
New Music: Berner, Larry June Ft. Devin The Dude “Orange Chances”
Just do it. Berner and Larry June rolls the dice on their new single featuring Devin The Dude. Over melodic hums and piano keys, Berner and Larry June detail the risks of the streets, while Devin laces the track with an inspiring hook and a straight focused verse. Berner and Larry June’s joint album Cooks […]
Empress Of – "You've Got To Feel" (Feat. Amber Mark)
Lorely Rodriguez released her third album as Empress Of, I’m Your Empress Of, in March of this year. Today, she’s back with a new track called “You’ve Got To Feel” that features Artist To Watch Amber Mark. It’s the first release on Rodriguez’s own newly launched label Major Arcana. It’s a groovy protest song that […]
Blood From The Soul – “Calcified Youth”
Way the hell back in 1993, Napalm Death’s Shane Embury teamed up with Sick Of It All’s Lou Koller to form an industrial-influenced side project called Blood From The Soul, and they released one album, the excellently titled To Spite The Gland That Breeds. Now, 27 years later, Embury is bringing back Blood From The […]
Brian May Is 'Grateful to Be Alive' After Spate of Health Scares
Brian May, beloved Queen guitar icon —and astrophysicist — has chronicled his recent health problems on social media, but he went on Good Morning Britain to delve deeper into topics including the stomach hemorrhage caused by the medication prescribed following his heart attack. He told the show’s hosts he’s “grateful to be alive” following a raft of […]
Told Slant – “Whirlpool”
Told Slant’s latest album, Point The Flashlight And Walk, is out in a couple of weeks. We’ve heard “Family Still,” “No Backpack,” and “Run Around The School” from it already, and today Felix Walworth is back with another one, “Whirlpool,” which is about the intangibility of missing how a relationship used to work. “I just […]
Damon Albarn Says Gorillaz Movie Is in the Works, As Is a 'Plastic Beach' Sequel
It’s been a busy year for Gorillaz. The group steadily dropped new music over the course of the year, culminating with the release of Song Machine last Friday. Now, Damon Albarn says there’s even more on the way. In an interview with Radio.com as part of their New Arrival series, Albarn said that there’s another edition of Song Machine on the […]
Watch the Trailer for Upcoming Shane MacGowan Documentary
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan, a comprehensive new documentary about the frontman of the Pogues, will arrive at streaming services on Dec. 4. Presented by Johnny Depp and directed by Julien Temple (The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners) the film features archival footage, animation by Ralph Steadman, and more. Watch the trailer […]
Dirty Projectors – "Searching Spirit"
Way back in the early, comparatively halcyon months of 2020, Dirty Projectors embarked on an ambitious project. Over the course of the year, they would release five EPs, each with music helmed by DPs mastermind Dave Longstreth but featuring a different band member on lead vocals: Maia Friedman for Windows Open, Felicia Douglass for Flight […]