As soon as I heard Yungblud’s “I Love You, Will You Marry Me”, I was determined to see the rising South Yorkshire musician live. Contrary to what one might expect, the single’s far from a sappy, Ed Sheeran-style ballad. Rather,…
Interview: FAULKNER
FAULKNER’s story involves some larger-than-life characters. This bi-coastal band (its members hail from New York, New York and Venice, California) was set on the path to success when RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan heard its demo for “NY Anthem.” Since…
Album Review: Moby – “Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt”
Moby’s trip-hop-influenced fifteenth album, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, seems like it really, really wants to deliver you some sort of meaningful experience. The cover art, which shows a man and child with cow heads, is surely a multi-layered…
Interview: Simon Doom
If you go to an MGMT show this spring, chances are you’ll see Simon O’Connor onstage. As a touring instrumentalist for the alt-rockers, he’s helping to bring the songs from their new record Little Dark Age to life in concert.…
Interview: Creed Bratton
Few people can say they’ve played in a rock band, starred in an award-winning TV show, and acted in Hollywood films. Creed Bratton has done all of these things—and more. In the 1960s, he was a guitarist and vocalist for…
Interview: Frank Bello of Anthrax
For years, the world of heavy metal has been ruled by a set of bands called “the Big Four.” Anthrax is one of these bands. (The others are Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, for the record.) 37 years after its inception,…
Album Review: AWOLNATION – “Here Come the Runts”
On Here Come the Runts, AWOLNATION does not mess around. Within the first few seconds of the title track, lead singer Aaron Bruno bellows, “Let’s start the magic! Let’s start the sun!”, sounding like some sort of rock and roll preacher as his…
