On this unforgettable day in 1994, two months before this writer was born, the world lost a legendary musician, Kurt Cobain. Despite the lore and conspiracies surrounding the Nirvana frontman’s tragic passing 30 years ago, at the core of this loss was a daughter growing up without her father and a wife without her husband. Today, as we crank up “Something In The Way” or “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as loud as our speakers will go to honor Kurt’s memory, his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, has shared a heartfelt reflection of her grief and the loss of her dad. Fair… Read more »
Better Lovers have dropped their new track, “The Flowering,” via SharpTone Records. The energetic song’s music video goes from a normal performance to something that emits Little Shop Of Horrors vibes, with plants coming to life to devour the act. Read more: Young Rising Sons Drop “(Un)Happy Hour” Music Video Vocalist Greg Puciato delivers emotive screams with poetic lyrics, “The blossom needs her pollen/The moth emerges eating from her seeds/Your roots can tie you down/Tell you you’re not deserving.” With the instrumentation of fast drums, smart guitar work, plus a band that infuses humor into darker situations, the music video… Read more »
Ahead of their eagerly-awaited full-length album, Final Summer, which arrives on April 19 via Pure Noise Records, Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings has issued their latest single, “Silence.” Of the new release, guitarist/vocalist Dylan Baldi shares, “I wrote this song after reading that Samuel Alito’s Roe v. Wade opinion tried to justify banning abortion with quotes from a guy who literally burned women at the stake for being ‘witches’ in the 1600s. Like, how stupid do you have to be to think that a guy like that has said anything worth listening to at all? It’s wild that you can be a… Read more »
The Queens of Metal aren’t stopping anytime soon. Kittie has released their latest single, “We Are Shadows,” via Sumerian Records. With heavy riffs, melodically strong vocals, plus a dash of dark realism in the lyrics, the four-piece act displays that they’re better than ever. The music video for the song is a modern gothic setting in a darkened church surrounded by candles while donned in their very best goth attire. Without skipping a beat, the metal act flies seamlessly back into the scene. The new track incorporates a reinvigorated version of the metal genre. With a sliver of symphonic metal… Read more »
Dayseeker has delivered a reimagined version of their single, “Neon Grave.” The post-hardcore act is exploring the slower, acoustic side of themselves with their upcoming album, Replica. It drops on April 19 via Spinefarm and showcases how the group can maneuver between different sound spaces. Agony and loss mixed with heartbreak are prevalent in this version. It creates another level of what “Neon Grave” can convey through this reimagination of the original which generates a new dimension of sentimental meaning for vocalist Rory Rodriguez. ‘Neon Grave‘ is about my father’s battle and passing from cancer,” he explains. “Getting to reimagine… Read more »
2024 is destined to belong to LØLØ. After announcing her debut studio album falling for robots and wishing i was one, which will arrive on June 7 via Hopeless Records, she has also dropped her new single, “u & the tin man.” “When I moved to LA, I realized I was definitely not in Kansas anymore,” LØLØ shares of her new single. “I eventually met someone who hit me like a tornado, and left just as viciously. The Wizard Of Oz has always been my favorite movie growing up, so I thought it would be fun to compare my situation… Read more »
Just days away from the release of their highly anticipated, independently issued EP, SH!T YEAH, dropping this Friday, April 5, Between You & Me has unveiled the final preview of their forthcoming, 6-track collection. “Kill My Vibe,” the group’s latest offering, is an infectious, dance-worthy collaboration that features Chicago pop-punkers Knuckle Puck. Of the new collaborative track, the band shared on X/Twitter, “I literally grew up listening to Knuckle Puck. Band shaped a lot of our earlier music and in 2024 we released a fkn song together. That shit is really cool man.” With a striking opening line that demands… Read more »
Celebrating its 16 year anniversary this month on April 29, Smartpunk Records is reissuing The Cab’s 2008 debut studio album, Whisper War. This is the first time the vinyl has been available to purchase in 15 years. “It would be hard to talk about the legacy that is Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance without mentioning The Cab’s 2008 debut ‘Whisper War,’” Smartpunk Records Label Manager Matt Burns shares. “I remember hearing the album when it first came out and thought how incredible the production was (and still is) and the enormous hooks in the choruses. It’s hard to say whether or not… Read more »
The always wonderful Kirby chats with GGR all about Apple TV+’s new series Sugar. Then Sherin & Monique get together for one of their classic chitchats, before revisiting our interviews with the cast of Road House.
Canadian DJ and record producer, Caroline Cecil, known professionally as Whipped Cream, left a lifelong pursuit of Olympic-level figure skating to pursue a career in music after a life-changing experience at a music festival. Caroline produces and sings on her records, many released with major labels, and is fearlessly carving out a space for herself in a male-dominated industry. Her ability to dream massively and pursue the highest of heights in the music industry is what inspired me the most during our conversation. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com.
