Over the last two years, most of us have had a lot of extra time at home. Some people chose to learn something new (I downloaded Duolingo and now hablo español), some people spent a lot of time on TikTok or Netflix (or both), and some people helped score a recreation of the cult classic The Princess Bride. Or at least that’s what Christo Bowman, lead singer of indie-rock band Bad Suns did. “I’ve never even seen the [original] movie,” says Bowman when I ask him about the experience. We’re chatting via Zoom—he’s in the green room at the Rialto… Read more »
— Today we talk about Matty Healy’s date with some raw meat, Takeoff’s celebration of life, and Ryan Scott Graham’s Taylor Swift cover. — Matty Healy Gets Raw Matty Healy is out here stunning people once again. While Healy is no stranger to creating a spectacle, this one even has his mom talking. During a performance at Madison Square Garden, which was also live-streamed on Twitch, The 1975 frontman ate raw meat on stage. Not to mention he was on his knees, with his shirt off, and getting a bit sensual. His mom Denis Welch tweeted about the event saying,… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Devil Wears Prada, The Early November, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more.
— Today we talk about Anti-Flag’s new music video, the When We Were Young event you don’t want to miss, and My Chemical Romance touring in the US. — Anti-Flag Drops a New Music Video Punk legends Anti-Flag have dropped a brand new video for their song “Imperialism”. The track’s meaning takes a deep approach with a history rooted in frontman Justin Sane‘s family. On top of an already incredible song and music video, it also features Ashrita Kumar of Pinkshift. Anti-Flag brought them on because they believe a band like Pinkshift are the future of punk music (and we… Read more »
Today we talk about the new Andrew McMahon single, a teaser trailer for Netflix’s Wednesday, and a tiny blink-182 reunion. — Andrew McMahon Has us in the Stars Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness released a brand new single called “Stars” along with a music video this morning. The all around talented artist gave us a song with beautiful sentiment about loving someone as they are. It has a dreamy and joyful tone. “Stars” is the first bit of music McMahon has released this year and it comes right as he’s in the middle of touring with Dashboard Confessional. When talking… Read more »
Despite the fact we’re talking to Sydney and also Noah Sierota via a Zoom call to Italy, the latest stop on their current tour, both are still clearly and eminently charming.
There’s a sort of enthusiasm to Harvie that can’t help but suck you into his particular brand of pop-rock—especially if you spend some time talking to him and discover that he really is that earnest.
Two Black best friends and their Latino roommate go into crisis mode when they find a mysteriously unconscious white girl in their house…
I think about what influences artists a lot. That might seem like a “well, yeah,” from the guy who does a show dissecting metal and hardcore artists’ musical inspirations, but the reason I do that is because it’s how I think. I often wonder about what inspires the artists as people. Not so much where they get ideas; as Neil Gaiman said, “I make them up, out of my head.” No, it’s a step before that. What gets artists into that space where they can create? “Inside, I was angry as fuck at the world, obviously, so that’s where the… Read more »
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