“Holy shit there are a lot of kids!” With this statement, John Flansburgh—one of the two Johns of They Might Be Giants, along with John Lindell—was correct: there were an expletive-worthy amount of kids at their show on Saturday, May 17 at Los Angeles’ historic Orpheum Theatre. I don’t remember it being like this back…
During the 1960s, Bob Dylan was many things to many people: a folk music icon, a civil rights activist, and a singing revolutionary. He released a dizzying array of landmark albums, such as The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, and Blonde on Blonde, making him one of the decade’s most innovative artists. But he…
Chuck D is prepping for a busy summer. Following a Public Enemy performance in Napa Valley and another at Boston Calling at the end of May, Chuck, Flavor Flav, and crew head overseas for a handful of shows in June before joining Guns N’ Roses on their Because What You Want & What You Get…
Pearl Jam wrapped their 2024-25 Dark Matter tour in fiery fashion last night (May 18) in Pittsburgh, blasting Donald Trump’s recent insult-filled response to Bruce Springsteen’s onstage remarks about the state of the union while also elegantly saluting late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on the eighth anniversary of his suicide. Fans had a sense the…
Lauren Mayberry stirred a bit of concern among CHVRCHES fans last year when she began releasing music ahead of her debut solo album, Vicious Creature. But there’s no need to panic, CHVRCHES remain intact, with Mayberry still front and center. In the meantime, Vicious Creature captures the best of her many influences and marks her…
Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, sprawled across his bed atop a polar bear hide. (Credit: Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) The Who were not the first nor the biggest of the British Invasion bands that captured the imaginations of music lovers on both sides of the Atlantic in the mid-’60s. But they were the…
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A month after he was fired, and then quickly rehired, following a 29-year stint filling the late Keith Moon’s shoes in the Who, Zak Starkey has been let go again — this time for good. He will be replaced by Scott Devours, the longtime drummer for Who frontman Roger Daltrey’s solo band. “After many years…
A day before the eighth anniversary of Chris Cornell’s suicide, Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has written a lengthy Instagram post saluting the vocalist’s enduring influence and also referencing the unfinished album the imminent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were working on at the time. The message calls out “The Road Less Traveled,” a…
Hard-techno, emerging from Eastern Europe—and cultivated in the underground circuits of Monasterio—marks a defining shift in alternative music. Like the grunge movement of 1990s Seattle, it captures the raw, introspective ethos of its time, offering music’s first authentic response to the present and coming era. Characterized by aggressive beats and a relentless drive for over-stimulation,…
