While Adam McIlwee, Dennis Mishko, and Pat Brier of the classic Tigers Jaw lineup recently started a new band called Pray For Pain and put out their debut EP, the actual current Tigers Jaw recently finished working on their sixth full-length album, once again collaborating with longtime producer Will Yip. They’ve also signed to Hopeless […]
Dixie Chicks Change Name to the Chicks
A few weeks ago, Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A due to the term’s association with the pre-slavery era in the United States. Now, it appears that the Dixie Chicks are following suit, and they have just released a new song, “March March,” with a video that expounds futher on the decision. On […]
Dixie Chicks Change Name To The Chicks, Share New Song "March March"
When pop-country stars Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A earlier this month — recognizing the word “antebellum” as a racially insensitive reference to the pre-Civil War era when slavery remained legal in the United States — two immediate questions arose. One was: What about the Black singer who was already using the name […]
Serj Tankian Stars in New Doc About Music + Activism
System of a Down’s Serj Tankian has been known for bringing together the power of music and activism. And he will be able to really delve into that connection in a new documentary. Truth to Power, which from both Live Nation Productions and Tankian’s Serjical Strike Entertainment, looks at Tankian’s journey from being a passionate […]
Le Tigre's JD Samson & Faith No More's Roddy Bottum Launch New Band Crickets, Share New Single "Elastic": Listen
There’s a new supergroup out in the world. Last year, Le Tigre’s JD Samson formed a new trio called Crickets. The group also features Roddy Bottum, the Faith No More keyboardist and Imperial Teen leader, as well as Michael O’Neill, Samson’s bandmate in MEN, a band that released a couple of electro-pop albums in the […]
Bent Arcana – “Misanthrope Gets Lunch”
Bent Arcana is a new improvisatory collective led by Oh Sees leader John Dwyer and featuring an eclectic roster of musicians including Ryan Sawyer, Peter Kerlin, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas, Marcos Rodriguez, Laena “Geronimo” Myers-Ionita, Joce Soubiran, Andres Renteria, and TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone. They introduced their self-titled debut album earlier this month […]
David Bowie to Release Live Album From 1995
David Bowie was a year or so away from releasing “I’m Afraid of Americans” in 1995, but his output continued to be strong. That year, he released Outside, his 19th studio album, that took a look at dystopian characters of the 21st century (something that seems all too real now) and put him back in the mainstream rock […]
Eric Church – “Stick That In Your Country Song”
For the past decade-plus, the country superstar Eric Church has carved out a niche for himself as a sort of outsider’s Nashville insider, a rebel who fills arenas while operating within the pop-country system. That’s been working out for him. Church released Desperate Man, his last album, a couple of years ago, but right now […]
Oceanator – “A Crack In The World”
Brooklyn-based musician Elise Okusami has announced Things I Never Said, her debut album as Oceanator. The album was originally supposed to come out on Tiny Engines a few months ago, but after the label came under fire last year, it’s now being released this summer via Okusami’s own Plastic Miracles imprint. And today, she’s sharing […]
Watch Brittany Howard Perform on 'Tonight Show'
Brittany Howard came with the soulful bright energy during her performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (June 24). Performing “Goat Head” off her latest LP, Jamie, Howard brought together a small band into the studio. They were all social distancing with the non-singing musicians wearing some kind of face-covering — showing […]