Beachgoers in Brittany, France, discovered something extraordinary and quite unusual. A boulder revealed by low tide had 20 lines of engravings in multiple languages. Historians struggled to decipher it until 2019 when they turned the riddle into a competition. Learn the secrets behind the mystifying Plougastel-Daoulas boulder. A Mystery In The Small Town Of Plougastel-Daoulas […]
The Most Dangerous Roads From Around The World That Are More Terrifying Than Any Roller Coaster
Are you up for taking the ultimate road trip? For plenty of years, roads have provided people an efficient way to travel. However, that’s not always the case since some roads are heavily traveled and worn down dramatically. Others are remote, winding, or extremely narrow that make them almost impossible to drive down. Whatever the […]
How One Hermit Survived Almost 30 Years In The Woods
Imagine you own a vacation home in rural Maine. You may have heard legends of a mythical creature that lurks in the shadows and breaks into people’s homes. Suddenly, you begin to notice there is food missing from your pantry. Then, some of your clothes are gone. Although there is no proof of a break-in, […]
These Are Some Of The Strongest Militaries In The World
While an all-out battle may be the only way to truly determine which country has the strongest military, hopefully, we’ll never have to find out. If there isn’t a real battle to judge, how does someone determine who has the most powerful military in the world? Is it the number of soldiers in a country’s […]
GIFT – “Wish Me Away”
In 2022, the NYC band GIFT released their debut album Momentary Presence, a set of shimmery and psychedelic songs that sometimes raced ahead with the propulsive post-punk/krautrock momentum of bands like DIIV. Today they announced that they’ve signed to Captured Tracks for the next one. We don’t have new album details yet, but new single […]
KRM & KMRU – “Differ”
Kevin Richard Martin, aka the Bug, and Joseph Kamaru, aka the ambient musician KMRU, have teamed up for a new collaborative project under the name KRM & KMRU, taking advantage of their similar initials and their admiration for each other’s music. Their debut album together, Disconnect, will be out in June. They already have an […]
Hear Alan Vega’s “Mercy” From Previously Unreleased ’90s Album Insurrection
Alan Vega, the singing half of the massively important New York synth-punk duo Suicide, passed away in 2016. Vega released a handful of solo albums in the ’90s, returning to the minimal electronic music that he’d made with Suicide, and he left behind more recordings that never came out. In 2021, the lost Vega solo […]
Next Week’s Grateful Dead Cover Band Festival Canceled With No Refunds
Traditionally, the Ventura, CA music festival Skull & Roses brings together a bunch of Grateful Dead cover bands for a full weekend celebrating the legacy of Jerry Garcia and friends. The sixth annual installment was to take place next weekend, April 19-21, with headliners Dark Star Orchestra and an undercard filled with many more Dead […]
Philly Metalcore Band This Day Forward Announce First Shows In Over 20 Years
Philly’s This Day Forward are back. The metalcore crew haven’t released a new album since their 2003 Equal Vision debut In Response, and today they’re announcing their first shows in 20 years. This Day Forward will be performing at Philly’s Underground Arts on August 24, and then New York’s Bowery Ballroom on August 25. About […]
Newport Jazz Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
Newport Jazz Festival has revealed its 2024 lineup. Top-billed artists include André 3000, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Kamasi Washington, Elvis Costello, Laufey, Robert Glasper, Brittany Howard, and Cory Wong. Dinner Party, the supergroup made up of Glasper, Washington, and Terrace Martin, is playing — Martin is also doing a set with Calvin Keys. Also performing […]