Joseph Arthur has filed a $25 million anti-defamation lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times over a 2021 article he alleges labeled him an anti-vaxxer. The article came after Arthur had posted a new song on his social media accounts titled "Stop the Shot" that… Read More
San Diego grungy psych band Wild Wild Wets recently released their new LP Love Always, and we're now premiering the stop-motion animation video (by Sierra Waller) for its song "The Cut." Here's what band members Mike Turi and Taejon Romanik… Read More
Since releasing their 2020 album Give Me Attention, Milwaukee ska-punks Something To Do put out the timely new single "This Year's Been A Kick In The Nuts" and a cover of Dua Lipa's "Levitating," and now they're gearing up to… Read More
Run The Jewels dropped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, performing "A Few Words For The Firing Squad" off RTJ4. The sunglasses-clad duo appeared with their DJ and, like at the MSG shows, they had RTJ4 contributor… Read More
Back the early 2000s, a short-lived Nashville alt-rock supergroup came together and called themselves Astronaut Pushers. The band, comprised of Sam Ashworth, Superdrag vocalist John Davis, drummer Lindsay Jamieson (who'd worked with The Sundays and later Ben Folds and more),… Read More
Global Citizen has announced the 10th anniversary editions of the Global Citizen Festival, which take place in NYC and Ghana on September 24. The NYC portion goes down in Central Park with Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, Måneskin, Mariah Carey,… Read More
Back in 2018, Florida indie-emo vets Pohgoh returned with their first new album in 20 years (ad second ever), Secret Club, and now they're gearing up for another one, du und ich (German for "you and I"), due November 4… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. LAMBCHOP Kurt Wagner will release his new Lambchop album, The Bible, on September 30 and has a few special shows planned where he'll debut songs from that and… Read More
For folks in the '80s and '90 who didn't live near a commercial alternative radio station, or a college station or an independent record store, MTV's 120 Minutes was one of the few ways to hear (and see) alternative /… Read More
Psychedelic bluegrass/country rock legends New Riders of the Purple Sage are releasing a live album, Lyceum ‘72, of their set opening for the Grateful Dead at London's Lyceum Theatre on the Dead's legendary Europe '72 tour. It's due September 23… Read More