Wilco’s ‘Ghost’ Reborn On Deluxe 20th Anniversary Reissue
Wilco‘s 2004 project A Ghost Is Born, which won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album, has been beefed up with extensive archival material for a…
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Mack Luchey’s Spirit Still Lives on at Doris Records
In contrast to the lake effect clouds darkening the Buffalo skies in the middle of the day, I recognized the radiant turquoise and yellow paint…
A Day in the Life of… Grace Bowers
It was Slash, the top-hatted, sunglasses-wearing guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, who inspired Grace Bowers to pick up a guitar at age 9. But it…
Watch The Trailer For Redd Kross Documentary ‘Born Innocent’
Brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald helped put SoCal punk on the map in the late 1970s as teenage miscreants in Redd Kross, and now their…
Everything Is Recorded Announces Guest-Packed Third Album
Everything Is Recorded, the heavily collaborative recording project of XL Recordings head Richard Russell, will release its third album, Temporary, on Feb. 28 through the…
Band Aid Organizers Prep ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ Megamix
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Band Aid Ethiopian famine relief single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” organizer/producer Trevor Horn has blended elements…
Road Work: Post Malone/Coachella, Sabrina, Elvis Costello
* Post Malone let the cat out of the bag today (Nov. 19) that he will be one of the 2025 Coachella headliners by including…
Apple Boards First Authorized Fleetwood Mac Doc
Apple Original Films will distribute the first authorized documentary on Fleetwood Mac, which is being directed by Frank Marshall (The Bee Gees: How Can You…
Every Cure Album, Ranked
Robert Smith has been the only consistent member of the Cure since the band formed in 1978, and he’s an icon in his own right.…
Hear Al Green Cover R.E.M.’s ‘Everybody Hurts’
After breaking a five-year hiatus from releasing music with a late 2023 cover of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day,” soul icon Al Green is back today…
ENDLESS SUMMER
Bobbie Allen grabs a framed movie poster off the wall and holds it up to the camera. It’s from Halloween, with Michael Myers standing at…
Sam Louis Channels His Y2K Youth on 8 Ball
Toronto singer-songwriter Sam Louis’s first proper studio album, 8 Ball, is comprised of eight songs of eclectic alt-pop. The album title, however, also alludes to…
Nobody Was a Bigger Pulp Fan Than Mark Webber. Then He Joined the Band.
Mark Webber’s musical and life journey has taken some unusual turns. Growing up in the north of England, he became an ardent fan of Pulp,…
Beyoncé Booked For Netflix Christmas Football Halftime Show
Beyoncé will perform material from her 11-time Grammy-nominated country album Cowboy Carter live for the first time as part of NFL Christmas Gameday, which will…
Bad Nerves Talk ‘Still Nervous,’ Punk Power On ‘Lipps Service’
Bad Nerves frontman Bobby Bird is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he and host Scott Lipps chat the U.K. rock outfit’s…
Charli XCX Gets Snitchy With The Lonely Island On ‘SNL’
Charli xcx spoofed irritable suburban housewives in tandem with the Lonely Island last night (Nov. 16) during her dual host/musical guest role on NBC’s Saturday…
My Name Is Charles and I’m a Diehard Bryan Adams Fan
Last year, during my weekly night of trivia at a local bar, one of my teammates asked, “What’s the last song you streamed on your…
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Jim Lindberg of Pennywise
Name Jim Lindberg. (Different spelling than Charles and not as fascist-leaning.) Best known for Pennywise singer / questionable goatee choices. Current city Manhattan Beach, CA born. Grew up…
Semi-Spawn of Fugazi: Birthday Girl DC
Remember high school? Remember your or your friend’s high school band? Hopes were high, and the world was yours…until it wasn’t. Talent/lack of, life, and…
Jack White Plots 2025 World Tour
Jack White has spent a good chunk of 2024 playing short-notice shows in smaller venues than he’d usually visit, but the artist will return to…