Next Week in Music | June 3-9 • Music on TV
It's another quiet week for music on the tube, with most of the late-night talk shows on hiatus. But you can still set your DVR for these artists:
Monday, June...
Rewinding May | The Best Pop & Rock
I was strolling through the park one day in the merry, merry month of May — when I was taken by surprise by the realization that it was already time...
Rewinding May | The Best Indie Rock & Underground
Liverpool oddballs, Colombian spellcasters, paisley-rock dream merchants and more — there was no shortage of essential indie rock to hear in May. Here's the best of the bunch, listed...
Rewinding May | The Best Roots, Blues & Gospel
From French blues-rock duos to Grammy-winning gospel legends, it was a strong month for roots-music fans. Here are May's top releases in alphabetical order — just click on the...
Rewinding May | The Best Punk & Metal Albums
You love it loud? Sure you do. And there was plenty to love in May, with heavy music coming from all corners of the globe. Here are the biggest...
Rewinding May | The Best Rap, R&B & Funk
Sure, you want the funk. You need the funk. You gotta have the funk. But some rap, R&B and soul never hurt either. Here are May's finest, freakiest and...
Rewinding May | The Best Compilations & Reissues
Everything old is new again — eventually. Here are the best compilations and reissues that came out in May, listed in alphabetical order. Just click on the cover pictures...
Emil Bulls | Mixtape
WHO ARE THEY? A veteran crew of German alt-metal rockers — none of whom is named Emil Bulls (supposedly, the handle actually comes from a children's movie).
WHAT IS THIS?...
King Hobo | Mauga
WHO ARE THEY? A Swedish sorta-supergroup side project featuring Kamchatka singer-guitarist Thomas Juneor Andersson, ex-Opeth bassist Per Wibert and Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster.
WHAT IS THIS? Their first album in...
D-A-D | A Prayer For the Loud
WHO IS THIS? Some long-serving Danish hard rockers who originally named their band Disneyland After Dark — but were smart enough to change that before getting sued into oblivion.
WHAT...
Muito Kaballa | Everything is Broke
WHO IS HE? A German one-man band armed with plenty of talent, a slew of instruments and a looping station.
WHAT IS THIS? His debut album, released after he made...
Barenaked Ladies | Fake Nudes: Naked
WHO ARE THEY? The long-serving CanCon pop-rockers whose great-great-grandchildren will still be living off residuals from their theme song to The Big Bang Theory.
WHAT IS THIS? An EP with...
Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith | The Peyote Dance
WHO ARE THEY? A multi-disciplinary meeting of minds between legendary punk poet Patti Smith and the experimental NYC/Berlin duo Soundwalk Collective.
WHAT IS THIS? The first of a triptych of...
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | And Now For the Whatchamacallit
WHO ARE THEY? The latest in a seemingly endless series of Australian rock bands with freaky tastes and freakier names (see also: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tropical...
Left Lane Cruiser | Shake and Bake
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist Freddy J IV and drummer Pete Dio, a bare-knuckled Indiana blues-rock duo who generate more noise, energy and propulsion than 10 guys.
WHAT IS THIS? Their...
