Some artists choose flash over substance, while others strike feelings straight to the heart. Delta F (Δƒ) takes the second route, hiding the face so the music carries more weight and the listener takes the spotlight. The Masked Project centers on connection over celebrity, and the new single, “Almost Human,” turns that idea into a…
It’s a bright weekday morning in Los Angeles as the singer-songwriters of Folk Bitch Trio roll up to the Laurel Canyon Country Store. This isn’t exactly a pilgrimage for them, but these young Australian folkies fully understand where they’re at, and have a sense of the profound musical history that has unfolded on these winding…
Smashing Pumpkins have already reissued their 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness on several occasions, but another version will emerge Nov. 21 from UMe to celebrate the project’s 30th birthday. Available digitally and in CD and vinyl incarnations, the anniversary set is highlighted by 80 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from…
More than 170 exclusive titles will be available in independent record stores on Nov. 28 as part of RSD Black Friday, including from Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish, plus a witchy promotion with turntable maker Crosley surrounding the release of the film Wicked: For Good. Fans of a certain age will…
Kansas City, Mo., underground rock vets Boys Life will break a 29-year-hiatus from releasing new music with Ordinary Wars, a four-song EP arriving Nov. 21 from Spartan Records. The lead track, “Ordinary War,” is out now. “I think about how short life is a lot. I think we buy into a fantasy that America, money,…
Ascendant rock quartet Momma are expanding their acclaimed latest Polyvinyl album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, on Nov. 14 with four outtakes and a cover of “Christian Brothers” by the late Elliott Smith’s pre-fame band Heatmiser. A head-nodding new single, “Cross Your Heart,” is out now in tandem with a video directed by Prophet Media’s…
“See you next year.” These were the last words Liam Gallagher delivered to some 90,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium on September 28, a show that was widely expected to be a grand farewell to their homeland. The ongoing Live ’25 world tour has been a monumental success by any metric—and there are plenty of…
“I felt like there was something that needed to be said in this moment,” says Anna Canoni. The person to say it, however, turned out to be her grandfather, Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967. The new album Woody at Home – Vol. 1 + 2 features over an hour of the legendary folk singer…
Live music tours are an excellent way for artists to generate revenue and meet fans out on the road, but aspiring artists should know that there’s much more than meets the eye when it comes to organizing and managing these tours. Whether it’s dealing with legal protections, economics, or logistics, the touring industry has a…
Today’s live music industry is at an inflection point. Global acts that once sold out stadiums in mere seconds, like Beyoncé and Katy Perry, are facing unexpected ticket sales challenges, such as sluggish demand. Beloved bands like the All-American Rejects are opting to play backyard gigs in the heart of their communities rather than traditional…
