Bono recently discussed his dislike of U2’s band name, including most of their discography and his own singing voice. In an appearance on the Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast, Bono says he only learned how to sing “recently,” and admitted he turns off the radio when an early-era U2 song comes on because he can’t listen to […]
Jawbreaker, the seminal punk band whose time was curtailed way too soon, are hitting the road for a rare tour. The band’s only major-label album, Dear You, turned 25 a few years ago and in its honor, the Bay Area-bred punks are hitting the road for it. Though technically this is the 27th anniversary of […]
Slipknot has unveiled the 2022 iteration of their notorious Knotfest Roadshow tour, with the band taking on two headlining legs across 55 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for all shows go on sale 10 am local time on Friday, Jan. 21 through the band’s tour website. Supporting the 38-date first leg, In This […]
Toronto punk rockers PUP detailed their fourth studio record, The UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, and released its latest single, “Robot Writes A Love Song.” The track itself, the band says, was written in 15 minutes with its vocals recorded in the backseat of Babcock’s car. The song’s video was directed by Whitney McConnaughy. [embedded content][embedded content] The Unraveling is […]
“Weird Al” Yankovic is finally getting his own biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, with none other than Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe playing the “Eat It” singer. Yankovic penned the screenplay alongside Eric Appel, who is also directing and executive producing the movie. The film will be available exclusively on The Roku Channel, with Funny […]
Changing your sound rarely feels autobiographical. But for Liam Neighbors, a.k.a. A.L.N., the man behind Portland blackened doom band Mizmor (often written as מזמור, the Hebrew word for “psalm”), it is. Though not a strict, sober play-by-play of his life, Mizmor has largely been a journey of a man losing his faith. Albums like 2016’s […]
Sonic Youth have a mountain of unreleased material that they’ve been sifting through for years. Their latest archival release is In/Out/In, a collection that focuses on the band’s post-2000 material. The five-track album features “Basement Contender” and “Machine” from The Eternal sessions, “Social Static” from the 2000 Chris Habib/Spencer Tunick short film of the same name, and […]
A little month after singer Keith Buckley said he was taking time from the band due to mental health issues and that he felt “ostracized” from the group, Every Time I Die announced that they are no more. The band, which formed in 1998, put out their 10th studio album, Radical, last year on Epitaph Records. […]
I know, it sounds heretical to question or in any way impinge the credibility — or, by now, sanctity — of Anthony Fauci. Somehow, Fauci has become the Greatest Living Human Being, a corporeal blend of St Francis, Mother Teresa and the Buddha. I, personally, am not buying that, and, most demonstrably, Robert F Kennedy […]
The Detroit Cobras singer Rachel Nagy has died. Her bandmate Greg Cartwright broke the sad news via the band’s Facebook page last night. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved friend and musical colleague, Rachel Lee Nagy,” he wrote. “There are no words to fully articulate […]