Waax | Big Grief
WHO ARE THEY? A powerhouse band of Australian indie-rockers whose sound splits the diff between grunge, post-punk and alt-rock — but whose not-so-secret weapon is fearsome force-of-nature frontwoman Marie...
Surfer Blood | Covers
WHO ARE THEY? A suitably surfy indie-rock outfit from Florida whose founding members originally christened their band Jabroni Sandwich — so really, Surfer Blood is a step in the...
Seth James | Good Life
WHO IS HE? A Texas blues singer-guitarist who should be better known than he is — and might be if he hadn't put his solo career on hold to...
Ezra Furman | Twelve Nudes
WHO IS HE? The androgynous indie-rock provocateur and cult hero from Chicago whose widespread critical acclaim has not yet generated the commercial success he so richly deserves.
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Olivia Jean | Night Owl
WHO IS SHE? The Detroit-born, Nashville-based singer-guitarist who has been part of Jack White’s Third Man Records label stable for nearly a decade — both fronting the all-female "garage-goth"...
Frank Zappa | Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary
WHO IS HE? The late, great musical icon and iconoclast. The father of the Mothers of Invention. The childhood pal of Captain Beefheart. The owner-operator of the most recognizable...
Jesse Malin | Sunset Kids
WHO IS HE? The former frontman of absurdly underappreciated New York glam-punks D Generation — who has gone on to become an absurdly underappreciated roots-punk singer-songwriter since going solo...
Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell!
WHO IS SHE? Good question: Although she's been a major-label pop star and celebrity for nearly a decade, dark-hearted balladeer Lana Del Rey remains something of a cipher —...
Sheryl Crow | Threads
WHO IS SHE? Michael Jackson’s former backup singer. The onetime leader of the Tuesday Night Music Club. The woman who once claimed all she wanted to do was have...
Tool | Fear Inoculum
WHO ARE THEY? The artsy, psychedelic prog-metal band from L.A. whose music is almost as complex as iconoclastic frontman Maynard James Keenan — though perhaps less complicated than his...
Pink Floyd’s The Later Years Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Love Pink Floyd but hate Roger Waters? You're in luck: The band's latest gargantuan box set will be right up your alley. The Later Years, which arrives Nov. 29,...
Back Stories | My 2011 Interview With Liam Gallagher
Does it feel like it's been 10 years since Oasis broke up? Because it has been. Exactly 10 years, as a matter of fact. On Aug. 28, 2009, years...
Back Stories | My 2008 Interview With Noel Gallagher
Does it feel like it's been 10 years since Oasis broke up? Because it has been. Exactly 10 years, as a matter of fact. On Aug. 28, 2009, years...
Short Subjects | Four Indie EPs That Won’t Waste Your Time
There's a good reason major-label music releases taper off in the summer: Most people have better things to do than sit and listen to a jillion albums. With that...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Aug. 27, 1999
Two decades ago, new and old albums from Guy Smiley, Supersuckers, Tricky and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
