The MTV Video Music Awards isn’t just a superficial awards show. It’s an institution that has crafted some of pop culture’s most iconic moments. Frankly, no other awards show has created massive ripples in the cultural zeitgeist such as Miley Cryus’ famous twerking moment and Beyoncé’s baby bump reveal alongside bands such as Alien Ant Farm playing their cover of “Smooth Criminal” or Rage Against The Machine and Limp Bizkit feuding onstage in 2000. However, many viewers equate the MTV VMAs to purely celebrating the efforts of most American Top 40 artists. This could not be further from the truth.… Read more »
Creeper have shared another piece of their upcoming album ‘Sanguivore’, and it is a blood-soaked metal masterpiece. Approach with caution.
The Darkness are celebrating 20 years of their iconic debut album ‘Permission To Land’ with a stacked reissue.
Indie-pop darlings Nation Of Language has released their second single, “Weak In Your Light,” pulled from their freshly announced third full-length album. The trio’s eagerly-anticipated third album, Strange Disciple, will arrive on Sept. 15 via Play It Again Sam. The 10-track album will include “Weak In Your Light” and “Sole Obsession,” which the group unleashed earlier this year. Unlike their previous albums, the three-piece approached the writing and recording of the album while thinking about how it would relay in a live performance setting. Consequently, the album will feature more drums and guitars acting in full force when the band… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about separating the art from the artist.
Southampton goth punks Creeper return with a lush, evocative new albujm.
Foxtrax went in a different direction with their cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times”.
“Callwood at the Cooler” sees Brett Callwood waxing lyrical about events in the news, pop culture and the etc. This week looks at the rather bizarre, and tragic, story of the Sonic Boom Boys.
“Callwood at the Cooler” is a new bi-weekly column which will see me waxing lyrical about events in the news, pop culture, and the etc
Call him the “dark horse,” the “Come-From-Behind Kid,” the humble crooner. Call him whatever you like. But from now on you also need to call Kris Allen your “American Idol.” After a historic tally of nearly 100 million votes, the shy 23-year-old singer from Conway, Arkansas, pulled off one of the most surprising wins in the show’s nearly decade-long history by taking the crown from the theatrical season-long frontrunner, Adam Lambert. After nearly two hours of anticipation, when the time came for host Ryan Seacrest to announce the results, Allen and Lambert stood arm-in-arm, their friendship looking much more like… Read more »
