Next Week in Music | Aug. 26 – Sept. 1 • The Short List:...
Last week it was all about Taylor Swift. This week, Lana Del Rey will dominate the action with her album Norman Fucking Rockwell. But unlike T.Swizzy, she's got some...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 26 – Sept. 1 • 150 New Releases...
There are more than 150 albums, EPs and singles being released between now and Friday. But don't worry; things will pick up after Labour Day, when the music biz...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 26 – Sept. 1 • New Books
You only have a few more days of summer reading left. Good thing there are only a couple of interesting music-related books due this week:
Pop Science: Serious Answers to...
Next Week in Music | Aug. 26 – Sept. 1 • Music On TV
Just like last week, nearly all the late-night and daytime talk shows are airing reruns. So you can watch most of the performers below right now online. Or not....
The Hollywood Stars | Sound City
WHO ARE THEY? A long-forgotten band of ’70s Sunset Strip rockers who were originally assembled by notorious impresario Kim Fowley as a West Coast version of The New York...
Crobot | Motherbrain
WHO ARE THEY? A hard-grooving, hard-hitting hard-rock outfit that came roaring out of small-town Pennsylvania nearly a decade ago.
WHAT IS THIS? Their third set of arena-sized anthems forged from...
The Atom Age | Cry ’Til You Die
WHO ARE THEY? Your next favourite band: A high-octane Oakland sextet that serves up sweaty, swaggering R&B-fuelled punk (or punk-fuelled R&B, depending on your perspective) — with saxophone!
WHAT IS...
Sheer Mag | A Distant Call
WHO ARE THEY? A female-fronted Philadelphia foursome that combines classic guitar-driven rock ’n’ roll with a punky lyrical ethos.
WHAT IS THIS? Their sophomore full-length, which arrives two years after...
Redd Kross | Beyond the Door
WHO ARE THEY? One of indie-rock's most influential and critically beloved outfits. A group that Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore once dubbed "the most important band in America," and others...
Tropical Fuck Storm | Braindrops
WHO ARE THEY? A gang of Australian weirdos featuring Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin of beloved Antipodean art-punk cult heroes The Drones. And a band whose seriously skewed, post-psychedelic...
Airbourne’s Boneshaker Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Only Angus Young and co. know for sure if we're getting a new AC/DC album anytime in the near future. But either way, we're definitely getting the next best...
Midland | Let It Roll
WHO ARE THEY? A trio of Texans who traffic in old-school country-rock — and look the part with their anachronistic western leisure suits, big hats and funky facial hair.
WHAT...
Robert Randolph & The Family Band | Brighter Days
WHO IS HE? The pedal steel guitar virtuoso who got his start playing sacred steel gospel music in New Jersey churches before breaking through to a larger audience with...
Tanya Tucker | While I’m Livin’
WHO IS SHE? The hell-raisin' country spitfire who scored her first hit with Delta Dawn at the age of 13 — and who will celebrate the 50th anniversary of...
Brockhampton | Ginger
WHO ARE THEY? The diverse rap collective and self-described boy band who became overnight sensations after bursting onto the scene in 2017 — and promptly experienced the downside of...
