DIY Discovery | The 1984 Draft
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there's nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to DIY Discovery, where...
Kutch | Bottleneck: Exclusive Video Premiere!
Some people will take as much as they can get, stringing their loved ones along for the ride. What happens when the well runs dry?
That's the question creatively posed...
Supersuckers | Suck It
Well, cancer can definitely suck it. That may not be the literal meaning behind the title of Supersuckers’ 11th studio album, but it's damn sure the message Eddie Spaghetti...
Indie Roundup | Four Songs (& One Doc) to Check Out Today
Every day, I get press releases from indie bands and labels with new songs, albums and videos to hype. Here's the latest batch:
1 | Just in time for fall,...
La Chinga | Beyond the Sky
Several years ago, I was chatting with Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar about Van Halen’s impact on rock. The secret to their sound, he believed — and the element...
DIY Discovery | Spacecadet Lullabies
Most of the music I hear is sent to me by labels and publicists. But there's nothing like getting it straight from the source. Welcome to DIY Discovery, where...
Indie Roundup | Four Tracks to Check Out Today
Every day I get press releases from indie bands and labels with new songs, albums, videos and tours to hype. Here's the latest batch:
1 | Singer-songwriter and actress Sharon...
Rod Stewart | Blood Red Roses
"I'm a lazy git, this I must admit," rasps Rod Stewart a few minutes into his 30th studio album Blood Red Roses. There was a time not long ago...
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | King of Cowards
For those who find Sabbath too soft, Killing Joke too kitschy and The Melvins too milquetoast, there's Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. The surprisingly clean and well-groomed...
Tony Joe White | Bad Mouthin’
David Letterman said it best. "If I was this guy, you could all kiss my ass," he remarked after Tony Joe White was on his show a few years...
The Dirty Nil | Master Volume
Rock is dead, they say. Clearly, they haven't had The Dirty Nil experience. And they really should. After all, the members of this Hamilton power trio have been faithfully...
Joe Strummer | Strummer 001
The Clash will always be the central chapter in Joe Strummer's musical biography. But his story didn't begin there. Nor did it end there. As dedicated fans know, there's...
Various Artists | Rick & Morty Soundtrack
It's time to get schwifty in here. Frankly, it's long overdue. After all, it's been nearly five years since Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland introduced us to misanthropic mad...
The Joy Formidable | AAARTH
Welcome to The Bigger Roar. If not The Biggest. This Welsh power-trio fronted by pint-sized guitar goddess Ritzy Bryan have never been afraid to go off the beaten track...
Mudhoney | Digital Garbage
Enraged and engaged. Seems like almost everybody is one or the other these days. Except for the people who are both. Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm is in the latter...
