Paul Janeway never wanted to be in a band that had his name in it. But his friend and co-founder of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Jesse Phillips, changed all that. “I grew up singing in church since I was four years old,” Janeway said during an interview ahead of the band’s recent show […]
The Tribeca Festival has long been a port for the serious film aficionado. But the Golden Age of music documentaries is changing that. And now with in-person entertainment reinstated in New York City, the venerable film event is opening its doors to a new subset: music lovers. This year’s Tribeca Festival (June 8 through June […]
The following acts released quality albums in May 2022 alone: Radiohead off-shoot The Smile, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Harry Styles — we’ll stop there for space reasons. It’s been such a wild music year so far, only some of them made the following list. […]
Does it get any more Jersey than this? Last night at Coldplay‘s Music of the Spheres show at MetLife Stadium, Chris Martin and company brought up New Jersey’s favorite son, Bruce Springsteen, to cover a pair of his songs. And those songs? “Working on a Dream” and “Dancing in the Dark.” “Chris [Martin] said he […]
“That’s what I’m all about–on my bio, everywhere–it says ‘recovery advocate’,” Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld tells me, adding, “It’s my responsibility to share my experience of strength and hope about recovery.” May 10, 2022 marked one full decade of sobriety for the singer/songwriter/producer/actor, whose recovery journey was poignantly recorded in 2020’s Get Back Up, […]
For good reason, the Primavera Sound festival has earned a sterling reputation for curating the best superstar, up-and-coming and cult classic acts in music year after year along the beach in Barcelona. Weekend one of the 2022 edition is in the books, and for this first-timer, the experience has been nothing short of revelatory. Taking […]
“Everyone’s experience of this thing is unique to them, even if the crushing weight of capitalism is royally fucking all of us,” PUP’s Steve Sladkowski says, of the pressures to get out on the road amidst the unknowns of today’s COVID world. Touring in the thick of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has seen hurdle after hurdle. […]
A Lou Reed archive series is coming, thanks to Light in the Attic records and the late singer-songwriter’s wife Laurie Anderson. The series’ first installment, Watch Words & Music, May 1965, is a collection of previously unreleased tracks taken from Reed’s formative years and features the earliest known recordings of Velvet Underground classics “Heroin,” “I’m […]
Atlanta rapper Trouble has died at age 34. Def Jam records confirmed the news on Sunday via Instagram. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the children, loved ones, and fans of Trouble,” the statement reads. “A true voice for his city and an inspiration to the community he proudly represented. RIP Skoob” His ex-girlfriend Alexis […]
Alec John Such has passed away at the age of 70. The bassist was a founding member of Bon Jovi and is credited for getting the band together. Jon Bon Jovi broke the news on Twitter. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such,” the statement […]