Why Grungegaze Dominates 2026’s Music Underground
Grungegaze is a ubiquitous part of 2026’s rock underground. How did this genre grow from a small group of friends in the 2010s to blossom into a viral internet sensation?
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Bad Bunny and the Joyful Perreo Resistance
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX half-time show is much more than a choreographic display; it’s a manifesto of political autonomy and joyful visual sovereignty.
Remembering Éliane Radigue: Godmother of Drone
People say that there are four oceans, but one could reasonably argue that there’s a fifth: the one created by Éliane Radigue and her legion of cosmic drones.
Jay-Z’s 1999 Album ‘Vol. 3’ Is His Most Aggressive
In Jay-Z’s Vol. 3… Life & Times of S. Carter, the ever-undeterred MC sounds anything but as he fulminates on one end and tightens his durag on the other.
ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of February 2026
Whatever flavor of electro music you prefer, you’re likely to find something among the best electronic music of February 2026.
Mariachi El Bronx Suit Up Again After a Decade Away
While the idea of hard-core gringo rockers Mariachi El Bronx covering the hyper-emotional Mexican genre might seem like a goof, the musicians dove in and took it seriously.
Al Stewart’s “Time Passages” Completes His “Year of the Cat”
Folk-pop-rock singer Al Stewart scored a career-boosting hit with 1976’s “Year of the Cat” and continued the momentum with “Time Passages”.
10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026
The writers demanding our attention in 2026 interrogate power, dissect masculinity, and insist on joy in their works of satire, sorcery, and secrets from Africa and the Diaspora.
Shinedown’s ‘Rock the Country’ Controversy Proves Nothing Is Safe from Politics
Years of kindness and calls for unity from a band like Shinedown, whose very name implies radiant light, warrant a thoughtful, rather than reactive, pause.
The Avett Brothers’ Bob Crawford on His “Song” for John Quincy Adams
Quiet moments on the road with the Avett Brothers became Bob Crawford’s research time to write his own sort of “song” for John Quincy Adams.
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of February 2026
In February’s best metal, Worm go from underground to mainstream, Incandescence unleash blackened Quebecois bliss, and Gorrch offer dissonance and immediacy.
What Gen X Thinks of Millennial Metalheads
One of the strangest things about being a Millennial in heavy music is realizing that you are basically Gen X’s baby goth.