These days, Metallica’s self-titled fifth LP (aka the Black Album) is hailed as a bona fide classic. Quite admirable, considering how upon its 1991 release date, diehard fans spread buyer’s remorse faster than COVID. In this writer’s tenure as a surly clerk for a mall-based record-store chain, he remembers the true believers complaining about everything […]
Rock and roll band KISS is far more than just long tongues and painted faces. In fact, these days, the band’s performances are rooted in spectacular philanthropy. The legendary Hall of Fame inductees have partnered with world-renowned performance artist David Garibaldi to raise funds for Crew Nation – a charity providing monetary grants to crew […]
The Replacements released a pencil-sketched animation for “Shutup,” honoring the 40th anniversary of their 1981 classic Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash. [embedded content] The black-and-white video has a number of hidden “Easter eggs” for fans, including references to pioneering punk trio Suicide Commandos. The video was animated by Pat Moriarity and Seth […]
Autor and musician Franz Nicolay published his first novel, Someone Should Pay For Your Pain, which follows the story of singer-songwriter Rudy Pauver, who navigates resentment, family obligations, and everything else that comes with life as a cult icon in middle-age. And as a lifelong musician in various bands (he’s currently the Hold Steady’s keyboardist) […]
There’s something so exceptionally liberating about running. No matter where you may be in the world, all you need is a decent pair of footwear and you are free to explore wherever the fuck your restless limbs and whims take you.There is also something that’s very punk rock about the sport/obsession as well. Maybe it’s […]
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa was sued in August for alleged sexual abuse and sex trafficking of a minor. The lawsuit, which was filed in New York State Supreme Court on Aug. 4 and obtained by SPIN, details the alleged abuse, which allegedly took place from 1991-1995. The victim, named as John Doe in the complaint, […]
Lucy Dacus released a video for the third single “Brando” off her newest album, Home Video. Inviting fans to send in clips of themselves dancing, skateboarding, jumping, and singing, the video is a compilation from over 100 submissions and is as nice as you’d expect. Inside the blue animated border mimicking an old-school television set, […]
Only a few things are certain in this world: death, taxes and the NFL dominating the fall (and winter). Last year’s weird season ended in the familiar fashion of Tom Brady winning the Super Bowl. Snore. This year, with fans returning to full capacity stadiums, it *should* feel like the NFL of recent memory for […]
“My body is a map of L.A./ And my heart is like paper, I hate ya,” Lana Del Rey sings in the second verse “Arcadia,” the fourth single from her eighth studio album, Blue Banisters, out October 22nd via UMG. If we as a society have learned anything in the 10-odd years since “Video Games,” […]
Supertaste are an open hearted duo who keep themselves receptive to the world’s infinite source of inspiration. Being so open-minded towards their ever-changing environment has helped them evolve as artists, as they utilize a lot of their observations of the world as their own musical perspective. It’s oftentimes very easy to see life as a […]