“What’s crazy is we had two different sessions at Pachyderm. And each time the power went out, which we already thought was really weird. In fact, the guy who runs the studio, Nick [Tveitbakk], said that never happened in 15 years,” John Pelant explained, while sitting on a lawn chair from the safety of his…
On a sweltering Saturday afternoon at Austin City Limits, the de la Rosa brothers of Latin Mafia are drenched in sweat after performing on the Miller Lite Stage. As one of the few Latin acts on the bill, the trio carry themselves more like Mexican rock stars after inciting mosh pits and crowd-surfing during their…
On one of the U.S. tours to support the album Alien Lanes, Guided By Voices, for whom I played bass guitar at that time, did a show at a club in Los Angeles called Spaceland. It was so new it didn’t even have a stage. The P.A. system was not top flight, either, which is…
Rising U.K. rock artist YUNGBLUD is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his new single and upcoming EP in collaboration with Aerosmith and paying homage to Ozzy Osbourne at the Back to the Beginning concert in July just days before the Black Sabbath frontman’s death. YUNGBLUD…
Freak On A Leash, named after the band’s 1998 hit song, features dog and cat clothing, toys, leashes, and collars, with designs by Jonathan’s stylist and friend Ashton Michael. The pieces, the guys will tell you, reflect Korn’s rock aesthetic and Ashton’s rebellious style, with gold accents, spikes, and a motorcycle leather motif. Although Jonathan…
It was 1991. The Pharcyde—Bootie Brown, Imani, Fatlip, and Slimkid3—were spending most of their time in Inglewood, California, at South Central Unit (SCU) studios recording demos, writing lyrics, and smoking copious amounts of weed. Around 5:00 p.m., when traffic was peaking in Los Angeles, the four of them would step outside and watch the girls…
Sugar, the band Bob Mould formed with bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcom Travis in 1991 after the dissolution of the massively influential Hüsker Dü, is reuniting next year for their first shows since January 1995. A propulsive, 138-second new single, “House of Dead Memories,” is out now in tandem with a music video featuring…
Luminaries from throughout the music world are paying tribute to R&B icon D’Angelo, who died yesterday (Oct. 14) at the age of 51 after battling prostate cancer. The artist had played only two proper concerts since 2016 but was reportedly deep into working on a new album. ”We thank you for your beautiful music, your…
Ian Shelton has some thoughts on whoever might be upstairs. “I think the idea of the omnipotent god that concerns himself with the success of a random white guy is a legitimately stupid concept.” He, meaning Shelton, has no illusion that any god is there to save him, or even concern him or herself with…
Among images in popular music, one of the most haunting figures is that of a car crash. Ironically, crashing into something has turned for many musicians into a metaphor for life’s misery, threatening danger, or the urge to rebel-from dramatic ballads to edgier rock anthems. Such cultural echoes, however, might make one think larger than…
