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Red Hot Chili Peppers trade easy hooks for surprising depth on Unlimited Love
Guitarist John Frusciante is back, and the band sounds like they want to pretend he never left → Read More
Gone Is Gone starts becoming its own band on Echolocation
From the opening moments of Echolocation until its grim close, Gone Is Gone’s latest output is stronger than its debut EP. The sound evolved fast: While both releases combine post-hardcore and metal in a radio-friendly way, Echolocation reveals a band that’s fought hard to discover its own sound, ev → Read More
Nine Inch Nails starts anew on Not The Actual Events
Though Nine Inch Nails has always been a collaboration, it’s often seen as being all about Trent Reznor—though any deeper reading about The Fragile reveals a process involving several musicians creating ideas, not one man locked into a studio. But Not The Actual Events is the first time Nine Inch Na → Read More
Childish Gambino conjures Parliament and Prince on soulful “Awaken, My Love!”
It is hard to say whether it was always a game of chess, but if it were, Childish Gambino, a.k.a. Donald Glover, had the game plan all along. How does one go from being known as a comedian, a writer on 30 Rock, and an actor on Community to a multifaceted star in the truest sense? Take a hiatus from → Read More
Donovan Wolfingtonâs Trippy New Music Video Is Actually Two Trippy Videos in One
Filmed at the same mental hospital where 'Shutter Island' was shot, the epic double-video will mess with your brain. → Read More
Red Hot Chili Peppers add new flavors to the old recipe on The Getaway
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ sound has always added different touches and flavors as their lineup changed—Hillel Slovak provided more pure funk; John Frusciante gave the band a melodic edge; Dave Navarro a heavier, almost psychedelic side—but this group, the one with former Gnarls Barkley, Beck, and C → Read More
A Day at the Ramones Museum with Modern Baseball
Philly foursome explore their punk roots at the Queens Museum’s “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk” → Read More
Happy Lagwagon Day: Joey Cape Explains the Significance of âMay 16â
Check your punk calendar. → Read More
From Angst to Adulthood: What Happens When Emo Bands Grow Up?
Members of Dashboard Confessional, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), The Get Up Kids, and others reflect on a genre they may have outgrown. → Read More
The Ivy League of Punk: Loner Chic
Or, how to be punk and still enjoy photobombing Rihanna. → Read More
Small City, Big World: A Night with Pinegrove
Who knew the sons of jingle composers would make a perfect album? → Read More
Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Alone in the Universe
Even after more than a decade of silence, Electric Light Orchestra haven't lost their mad genius. → Read More
Album Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Alone in the Universe
Even after more than a decade of silence, Electric Light Orchestra haven’t lost their mad genius. → Read More
Live Review: JR JR at New York City's Webster Hall (11/4)
The Detroit indie pop duo turned Webster Hall into a dance club. → Read More
Live Review: Kendrick Lamar and the National Symphony Orchestra at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (10/20)
To Pimp a Butterfly spreads its wings across Washington, D.C. → Read More
Live Review: Stevie Wonder at Hartford's XL Center (10/11)
The legendary soul singer shines a light on Songs in the Key of Life. → Read More
Quitting Emo to Get Drunk: the Queen Moo Story
Right as Sorority Noise was about to take off, two members quit to do something else. → Read More
Riot Fest Chicago 2015 Festival Review: From Worst to Best
Controversy aside, Douglas Park provided a worthy home for the punk rock fiesta. → Read More
Riot Fest Chicago 2015 Festival Review: From Worst to Best
Douglas Park provides a worthy home for the punk rock fiesta. → Read More
Live Review: Incubus, Deftones, Death from Above 1979 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (8/5)
Three bands, one amphitheater of people singing in unison. → Read More