As I pull up to Sunny War’s small, red and black Craftsman bungalow, the last remnants of the 4 inches of snow that fell earlier in the week are melting under the blue, cloudless sky over her historic Glenwood neighborhood in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She invites me in to sit at her small dining room table. […]
Puerto Rican reggaeton star Myke Towers has dropped his sixth studio album, “Island Boyz,” a sprawling 23-track project that showcases his Caribbean roots while pushing into new sonic territory. The album, released July 17, features collaborations with Quevedo, De La Ghetto, Manuel Turizo, and Nigerian artist Omah Lay, among others. The project marks a departure […]
DENM still remembers hearing Sublime on the radio as a kindergartner. The SoCal native, born Mac Montgomery in 1990, grew up with songs like “Santeria,” “What I Got,” and “Garden Grove” serving as the soundtrack to his life. Just 6 years old when lead singer Bradley Nowell died of an accidental drug overdose, DENM didn’t […]
Fresh off a massive performance yesterday (Aug. 3) at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Doechii has revealed plans for her Live From the Swamp tour this fall. The 12-date headlining outing will kick off Oct. 14 at the Windy City’s Aragon Ballroom and wrap Nov. 10 in Seattle. Its name is inspired by themes and imagery from […]
When Evan Felker got back to making music again with Turnpike Troubadours in 2022, it came with a new sense of balance. On the road, life tended to unfold at night at the microphone, but on his ranch in Central Oklahoma, Felker was up early and working with his hands. With about 200 cows, his […]
If you’re looking for a set of headphones that will stand out from the pack while serving up a powerful audio experience, look no further than the Meters OV-1-B-Connect. These artfully designed cans have a cool retro vibe bolstered by fully functioning VU gauges on each ear cup that light up in an array of […]
A Long Island hip-hop crew called Spectrum City evolved into Public Enemy in the mid-’80s, signed to Def Jam, and became one the most politically outspoken and musically innovative groups the genre had, and has, ever seen. Chuck D and Flavor Flav have been the group’s only two consistent members over the years: the high-minded […]
One of the more intriguing reissues of the 2020s is a rare, 50-year-old album by a band with a crap name. In Fall 1972, Greene Bottle Records, a subsidiary of Paramount, released the debut album by a New York City group called Pool-Pah, who combined odd synth excursions and strutting funk with winding prog arrangements […]
There is always risk in covering a song that feels sacred. Paula DeAnda’s 2006 hit Walk Away (Remember Me) is one of those songs that never really left the room. But in Jackson Breit’s latest reimagining, he does more than revisit the track. He rebuilds it with reverence and restraint, letting the original’s emotion simmer […]
Name Sam Carter singer for the band Architects. Best known for Being a little gobshite on stage with my band. Current city I’m currently on a plane flying to Nashville. Really want to be in Kyoto Japan. I’d be sat by the river that flows through the center of the city watching the herons and eagles fly about. That […]