Instagram Live has been the preferred medium of artists during quarantine. They’ve performed, yammered and everything in between. Thankfully for Deftones fans, that in-between now includes sharing new music — or at least a taste of it. In a livestream, Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham previewed a very brief snippet of (unsurprisingly) some crunchy riffs from […]
Stezo, Hip-hop Artist and Producer, Dies at 51
Hip-hop artist and producer Stezo died at the age of 51, his producer Chris Lowe confirmed on Twitter. At the time this post published, the cause of death remains unknown. Born Steve Williams, Stezo first appeared on the hip-hop scene as a dancer for EMPD and appeared in tehir video for “You Gots to Chill,” […]
Disheveled Cuss – “Oh My God”
If you’re into tangled and tuneful ’90s-style fuzz-rock — and if you’re reading this site, then god knows you probably are — you should be aware of Disheveled Cuss. Nick Reinhart, frontman for the Sacramento band Tera Melos, has been making music on his own under the Disheveled Cuss monicker, and it doesn’t really sound […]
Self Defense Family – "Secular Trust" & "Lust For Nuke"
Two weeks ago, the upstate New York post-hardcore collective Self Defense Family dropped a pair of new songs called “Florida Trip” and “Tissue Thin,” which they billed as a two-song EP called Kitten Beach. They followed those up last week with another one-off called “Jesus Of Nazareth.” And now they’ve delivered two more songs together […]
Ceremony Frontman Ross Farrar Starts New Band Spice, Shares Debut Single “First Feeling”
Since 2005, Ross Farrar has been the lead singer of Ceremony, the Bay Area punks who have progressed from feral hardcore to stately, stylish postpunk over the course of their existence. Last year, Ceremony released their album In The Spirit Now, and the lead single “Turn Away The Bad Thing” continues to rip extremely hard. […]
HAIM Use Lasers in 'I Know Alone' Home Performance on 'The Late Show'
Hours after announcing the June release date for their new album, Women In Music, Pt. III and the latest single, “I Know Alone,” HAIM performed the track on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night (April 29). Each member had very distinct gear setups at their respective homes and did what seemingly every other […]
Oxford Collapse – "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cover)
Tomorrow, Bandcamp is once again waiving its share of sales revenue in an effort to support artists during the pandemic. Also tomorrow, not coincidentally, independent record label Comedy Minus One is releasing some new — well, previously unheard — music from the underrated mid-aughts New York indie rock band Oxford Collapse. Oxford Collapse released four […]
Radiohead Shares Stream of Coachella 2012 Set
As promised, Radiohead has released shows from their archive on Thursdays in order to entertain fans while in quarantine. This week’s set is a doozy. Debatably, 2012 was Coachella’s greatest year with a ridiculously stacked lineup (that looks even better as the years roll on), with Radiohead serving as the Saturday night headliner. The set […]
Lucy Dacus – "Tom Courtenay" (Yo La Tengo Cover)
Lucy Dacus, the rumors are true! The Virginia indie-rock all-star and boygenius member is going all out to celebrate this Saturday’s 25th anniversary of her Matador label-mates Yo La Tengo’s Electr-o-pura, which also happens to be her own 25th birthday. Matador has announced a deluxe reissue of the album today, much like the ones they’re […]
Liam Gallagher Is Unimpressed With Recovered Oasis Song: 'Make Sure I’m Singing on It'
On Wednesday (April 29), Noel Gallagher surprised and pleased Oasis fans by releasing a long lost song. “Don’t Stop…” was previously performed once…at a soundcheck in Hong Kong that circulated only on bootlegs before his discovering of the song on an unlabeled CD while in quarantine. While this seemed like a nice gesture from the […]