Stone Temple Pilots have officially announced that their search for a singer to replace the late Chester Bennington has come to an end. ..
This article originally ran in March 2016. We’re reposting today in anticipation of Linklater’s new film, Last Flag Flying. ..
Voodoo Music Experience descended upon New Orleans’ own City Park over Halloween weekend for another round of spooky festivities. ..
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Decades is a recurring feature that turns back the clock to critical anniversaries of albums, songs, and films. This month, we dial ..
David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, and Chris Frantz could have called their debut record anything. But even with a world of potential ..
Photo by Joseph Crackett Origins is a recurring new music feature in which an artist charts the influence of their latest hit single. ..
Track by Track is a recurring new music feature in which an artist offers a comprehensive rundown of their new album. “Play it loud, ..
Feature photo by Philip Cosores. The High Numbers. Sigma 6. Tom & Jerry. Angel and the Snake. The Golliwogs. Tony Flow & the Miraculously ..
The math is simple: 1 + 1 = 2. But basic arithmetic can’t account for chemistry. And that’s something a duo either seems to have ..
This feature originally ran in 2016 when we first expected Colors to be coming out. Don’t fool us again, Beck! Ever felt overwhelmed ..
This feature originally ran in October 2014. We’ll continue to share scares, old and new, as we creep towards Halloween. If it haunts, ..
When little Brian Hugh Warner was born in 1969 on a chilly day in January, his hometown of Canton, Ohio, must have surely felt a tip in the scales. ..
This article originally ran in 2015. We’re republishing today to celebrate the career of the great Tom Petty. Sadly, Florida will ..
Photos by Lenny Gilmore On the massive “Twin Looking Motherfucker”, Chicago quartet Melkbelly push and pull, burn and glow, ..
This feature originally ran July 2015. We’re returning to it just in time for American Made hitting theaters this weekend. Top Performances ..
This feature was originally published in April 2009. When my editor asked me to list the top 10 songs recorded by John, Paul, George, and Ringo ..
Photo by Frank Ockenfels “Jesus Christ, I’m so blue all the time/ That’s just how I feel, and I always have and always ..
This feature originally ran in 2013. With Rostam releasing his excellent debut solo album this week, we thought, why the hell not? Singer-songwriters ..
This feature originally ran in 2014. We’re reposting in anticipation of Neil Young’s new album, Hitchhiker. Top Songs is a feature ..
In honor of another year of pencils, books, and teachers’ dirty looks, Editor-in-Chief Michael Roffman revisits his ultimate back-to-school ..
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Yes, summer is not technically over yet, but it’s not too early to look forward to what’s coming up for the rest of the year. ..
As we eyeball the final stretch, it’s never easy to tell whether the year in music is speeding up or slowing down. In Tinsel Town, ..
It’s almost a given that any listing of nerd rock bands will begin with a naval-gazing debate over semantics. I, however, am mostly ..
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture ..
Dusting ‘Em Off is a rotating, free-form feature that revisits a classic album, film, or moment in pop-culture history. This ..
With Madonna celebrating her 59th birthday, we decided to revisit our 2013 list of her best songs. Here’s a funny picture: Thirty ..
This feature originally ran in 2015. We’re resurrecting it for the 25th anniversary of the show’s American debut. Welcome to Dissected, ..
As Spoon announce a 10th anniversary reissue of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, revisit what frontman Britt Daniel had to say about the album and the rest ..
Rank and File finds us sorting through an exhaustive, comprehensive body of work or collection of pop-culture artifacts. This time, we celebrate ..
This feature originally ran in 2013 and is being re-published in light of NIN’s new EP. When I was 12, my friend Chris and I started ..
Featured photo by Nina Corcoran Melvins recently hit the road for a massive, 12-week North American tour. Supporting their first-ever ..
Sometimes, music criticism in the 21st century can seem like one big, hapless exercise in re-evaluation. The ascension of poptimism means ..
The world’s oldest complete piece of music is, one theory goes, a tribute song. Dating from between 200 BC and 100 AD, the Seikilos ..
For a lot of us, our brothers and sisters are the first enemies we ever had. They take our stuff, they call us names, and they blame us for the scribbles ..
A staff ranking of Radiohead’s nine albums isn’t the easiest activity to partake in. There are different eras in the band’s ..
This feature originally ran in 2016. We’re revisiting today as we continue to pore over Lorde’s sophomore album, Melodrama. ..
This feature originally ran in November 2014 and is being re-published to celebrate Slowdive’s top-rated comeback album. ..
This feature was originally published in September of 2015. We’re reposting to mark one year since Prince’s passing. It’s ..
This feature originally ran in April 2016, shortly after Prince’s death. It’s now being re-published as we mark one year since ..
Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..
Last Friday, Mastodon released Empire of Sand, and Queens-esque single “Show Yourself” notwithstanding, it feels ..
Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..
This feature originally appeared in 2014. The Undertaker is exhuming it for this weekend’s Wrestlemania 33 in Orlando. With all the chair ..
When Bruce Springsteen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, he half-jokingly thanked his father for their complex and often ..
This feature originally appeared in 2014. It’s been updated to include Bob Dylan’s new release, Triplicate. “The ..
March tends to be a pivotal month in the music calendar and not just for the hordes of buzz bands vying for attention at Austin’s ..
Top Songs is a feature in which we definitively handpick the very best songs in an artist or band’s catalog. Sounds simple, right? ..
This year’s festival season begins next month in California’s Coachella Valley, and with it comes the annual parade of reunion ..