Long before he started the awesomely bleak synth-rock band Cold Cave, Wes Eisold led American Nightmare, a legendary Boston hardcore band. After breaking up in 2004, American Nightmare reunited in 2011 for live shows. Last year, they released a tough, intense, atmospheric self-titled reunion LP — only their third album. And … More »
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Alanis Morissette Announces Jagged Little Pill 25th-Anniversary Tour With Garbage & Liz Phair
That ’90s nostalgia shit is about to be on. In 1995, Alanis Morissette released Jagged Little Pill, an iconic monster smash of an album. Over the next year, Morissette will do a whole lot to celebrate that LP’s anniversary. Tonight, she’ll perform Jagged Little Pill in full in an acoustic show … More »
J. Robbins – “Winter Sun” & “Magic And Lies”
J. Robbins has had a busy year. For one thing, Jawbox got back together. Jawbox, the great and important DC post-hardcore band that Robbins once led, had reunited exactly once for a Fallon performance in 2009. This year, they headed out on their first tour since their 1997 breakup. Robbins did something else … More »
Hear Laura Stevenson & Adult Mom Cover Each Other’s Songs
Laura Stevenson and Adult Mom are going on tour together next month, and today they’re putting out a split single where they cover each other’s songs. Stevenson takes on Adult Mom’s “Survival,” off of 2015’s Momentary Lapse Of Happily, and Stevie Knipe covers Stevenson’s “Dermatillomania,” which appears on Stevenson’s excellent album … More »
Harry Styles Announces 2020 Tour Dates, Jenny Lewis Opening US & Canadian Leg
Harry Styles, the former One Direction member turned acid-dropping, sexually liberated nu-hippie pop star, is releasing his new album Fine Line in December. Its lead single, “Lights Up,” is one of my favorite pop songs of the year. Ahead of pulling double duty as host and musical guest on SNL this … More »
The Black Crowes Announce 2020 Reunion Tour Dates
A week ago, the Black Crowes teased a reunion tour. Today, they’ve confirmed it: The band will hit the road in 2020 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. More »
Best Coast – “For The First Time” Video
Best Coast back, baby! The fuzzy good-vibes Southern California duo haven’t exactly been silent lately. They’ve had things going on, like a kids’ song and a run as the house band on a Fred Savage TV show. But Best Coast haven’t released an album since they dropped California Nights … More »
Little Dragon – “Tongue Kissing”
Little Dragon haven’t released a new album since 2017’s Season High, but the Swedish pop band has kept up a steady drip of new tracks since that came out, including last fall’s Lover Chanting EP. Today, they’re back with a new single called “Tongue Kissing” to promote their just-announced 2020 tour, … More »
X Share “Delta 88 Nightmare,” Their First Original-Lineup Recording In 34 Years
The Los Angeles quartet X are one of the all-time great American punk bands. They came together in LA in 1977, and when that scene’s city was turning toward hardcore, they were hard and fast enough to keep up. But they also made room for country, rockabilly, and beat-poetry absurdity in their music. X’s first … More »
Watch Lana Del Rey, Weyes Blood, & Zella Day Sing Joni Mitchell’s “For Free”
Lana Del Rey is currently on tour, making her way down the West Coast. She’s turning her shows into events; last week, for instance, she brought Joan Baez onstage for a duet in Berkeley. And at every night on her Norman Fucking Rockwell! tour, Del Rey has been singing … More »