Last month, Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, which contained a lot of namechecks. Patti Smith, The Starting Line, and American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan reacted to their references, and now so has Charlie Puth. Puth’s namecheck is probably the most flattering on the LP: “You smoked then ate seven bars of […]
Bad History Month – “flight”
Bad History Month, the longstanding and oft-morphing Philly indie band that used to be based in Boston and called Fat History Month, have been on a low-key prolific run lately. Last year they gave us the True Delusion EP and the full-length God Is Luck. The To Be Free EP followed this past winter, and […]
Bryce Dessner – “Lullaby For Jacques Et Brune”
The two twin Dessner brothers are always up to something. These days, Aaron continues to work with the biggest pop star in decades, while Bryce continues to operate in the classical and film-score zones, at least when they’re not too bush with their band. Bryce’s soundtracking work recently led him to collaborate with Bruce Springsteen, […]
Justice’s Xavier de Rosnay Explains “Embarrassing” Viral Video Of Him Singing “Under The Bridge” To Anthony Kiedis
Justice released their new album Hyperdrama one week ago. To promote the record, they gave an interview to NME, which led to some reflections on Justice’s 2008 documentary Across The Universe — specifically an “embarrassing” scene involving Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis. In the interview, Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé say they […]
Stream Ted Leo’s Shake The Sheets Demos
On October 2004, Ted Leo and his band the Pharmacists followed their classic Hearts Of Oak with Shake The Sheets, which might be an even better album. Next month, Leo and the Pharmacists will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Shake The Sheets with a tour where they’ll play the LP in full every night. Today, […]
Hard Chiller – “Clouds”
Joey Vannucchi is currently rolling out the new From Indian Lakes album Head Void, which has thus far yielded such promising singles as “The Flow,” “The Lines,” and “The Wilderness.” But Vannucchi is not limiting himself to one exciting new record. He’s also formed a new band called Hard Chiller with Steve Choi of RX […]
Kendrick Lamar Shares New Drake Diss Track “6:16 In LA”
Kendrick wasn’t done. Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar, currently embroiled in an extremely newsworthy rap feud with longtime rival Drake, released his furious six-minute attack “Euphoria.” That song is currently on streaming services and doing big numbers, and Kendrick didn’t wait for a Drake response to unleash another volley. Today, Kendrick posted a new volley […]
Hear Velocity Girl’s Previously Unreleased 2002 Songs “Incidental Music” & “Starter Guitar”
In June of 2002, after six years broken up, the great DC noise-pop band Velocity Girl got back together to play a benefit show at the Black Cat, raising money for some legal expenses incurred by Bridget. They wrote three new songs for the show and ended up recording them at Maryland’s Omega Studios that […]
Sung Tongs Turns 20
Of my 10 tattoos, I would only describe one as truly bad. It’s a smudged collection of lines that (sort of) make up the image of a human figure crying into its hand. It sits on the right side of my ribcage, which, at 19 years old, I learned the hard way is a painful […]
Kevin Abstract – “Tennessee” (Feat. Lil Nas X)
During the second weekend of Coachella, Lil Nas X joined Kevin Abstract on stage and the pair debuted a collaboration called “Tennessee.” Today, they’re officially releasing that track. “Tennessee” is produced by Kevin Abstract, Romil, Quadeca, and Devstacks. It’s the Brockhampton member’s first material since last year’s Blanket, which was his pivot to indie rock. […]