A cataclysmic event of unknown origins causes everyone with a Y chromosome to die in a puddle of blood—except for one man, Yorick, and a capuchin monkey named Ampersand.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week looks at the association of the anarchy symbol and punk.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about MC5.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Morrissey.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s new column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about conservative punks.
Geek Girl Riot’s getting Marvel-ous this week with an interview with Luke Cage creator Cheo Hodari Coker + a preview of season 2, plus a look at Cloak & Dagger!
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Pink, Hoodie Allen, Sleep On It, and more.
After five years of dormancy, Elektra Records will relaunch with a fresh roster of artists, Atlantic Records announced today in a statement. French dance duo Justice, Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo Green and Little Boots are among the first musicians on the label, which was home to The Doors, The Eagles and Phish in the past. Mike Caren, who was executive vice president of A&R for Atlantic Records, and John Janick, the founder of Fueled By Ramen, will serve as co-presidents of the new venture. “Elektra Records will mark its 60th Anniversary in 2010, and it feels like the perfect time to… Read more »
Sometimes, the heaviest rock can coexist with the purest pop. When garage-rock band the Mooney Suzuki started out in 1997, all they wanted to be was an ass-kicking group that paid homage to the Stooges, the Stones, the MC5 and the Nuggets box set. Then, in 2002, they got a taste of success with their roaring sophomore record, Electric Sweat, and suddenly they wanted more – way more. So the New York band hooked up with the Matrix – the production team that has worked with Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera and Hilary Duff. The move was a risky one: Diehard… Read more »
Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello and Coup frontman Boots Riley are joining Florida farm workers in protesting Taco Bell at the restaurant’s Irvine, California, headquarters tomorrow. Morello will join the Taco Bell Truth Tour’s Southern California stop as a speaker and performer, under his Nightwatchman guise, to draw attention to a wage dispute between the fast food company and farmers who provide its vegetables. “A real change comes from regular people regularly standing up for their rights at work, at home, and in the streets and that’s what we’ll be doing,” Morello says. “Farm workers in Immokalee Florida are getting paid… Read more »
