For over three decades, the Flaming Lips have turned out tunes that preserve a rock ‘n’ roll tradition of the most thrilling, visceral variety,…
There are certain bands that manage to capture generations of musical history, while still keeping their fingers very much on the pulse of the zeitgeist, and striking a chord with the…
There are certain artists who manage to capture the spirit of bygone eras, not merely rehashing them, but reimagining them in a way that transcends time.
There are only a select few bands that proceed with such conviction that they are willing to drastically change styles in the blink of an eye, and own it so well…
The ever prolific and enigmatic Buzz Osborne has released music consistently for over thirty years, always keeping listeners guessing with his bold artistic whims and fanciful detours. As frontman…
There is an unspoken relationship between cars and music. The same impulse that drives artists to get on stage and unleash is what compels people to get on the road, and…
These days of lockdown can trigger any number of reactions from artists. There are those who turn inward, those who turn outward, and those who end up in a category all…
Detroit’s Quin XCII specializes in a strain of broadly accessible fare that draws from hip-hop and R&B stylings, but slants the balance with pop sensibilities,…
Singer-songwriter Donna Missal made a major impact with her breakthrough single “Keep Lying,” and built on its momentum with her 2018 debut album, “This…
Whatever happens at the crossroads, in the midnight hour, seems to have fizzled out long ago, leaving only a faint spectre in the airwaves of today’s popular music. Once in a…
Toronto’s Katie Austra Stelmanis, known mononymously as Austra, plays a strain of dark electro pop with a rich variety of charged, sonic signifiers that…
Los Angeles’ Chicano Batman are the type of band that stay perpetually locked in grooves, emanating positive vibrations. Tropicalia-tinged sounds are rendered in chillwave…