She & Him & Them (Sunflower Bean) Deliver Sounds of the Season
When She & Him follow Sunflower Bean into Denver for shows promoting new albums during an unseasonably warm late spring, this twofer only means one thing, it’s getting hotter in here.
Music Features
Alternative Electronic Duo FINKEL Go Home to Move Forward
The Los Angeles-based alternative electronic duo FINKEL talk about traveling mid-winter to a small island in Michigan to inspire their new album, Islanders.
So High School: Taking Back Sunday’s ‘Tell All Your Friends’ Is the Quintessential Emo Album
Taking Back Sunday’s Tell All Your Friends shows emo for what it is: a sonic representation of what it really feels like to be an American teenager.
So Tough: The Boy Behind the Sid Vicious Myth
The punk rock version of James Dean, Sid Vicious solidified his fame by dying young, leaving behind memories of his notorious behavior and the mystery of his girlfriend’s murder.
Exotica Music and White America Nostalgia
There’s a reason why exotica music in America has become associated with tiki bars, tchotchke tourism, and perpetual bachelordom.
Same Song Different Readings: Bob Dylan’s ‘Visions of Johanna’
Bob Dylan’s 1966 song, “Visions of Johanna”, stirred Germaine Greer, Greil Marcus, and other notable critics to argue the song’s meaning and influences. Who is right?
Love in a Void: Romance and Fear in the Songs of New Wave’s Romeo Void
San Francisco’s new wave band Romeo Void exists in a curious interstice between the social context of the early ‘80s while being wholly prescient of our era of #MeToo.
The Beautiful Depravity of Faith No More’s Angel Dust 30 Years Later
Faith No More’s Angel Dust showed a band so hellbent on following their creative instincts that they were willing to risk alienating a half-million people.
Tempelhof Sounds Day 3: Crying with Interpol and Laughing with the Strokes
On Sunday, the final day of Berlin’s newest open-air festival Tempelhof Sounds, we experience a fitting ending with emotional performances from the Strokes and Interpol.
New Zealand’s Popstrangers Are Back with a Wild New ‘Spirit’
After disappearing for several years, New Zealand’s beloved alt-rock scholars Popstrangers are back with a new record. To celebrate, they note their five all-time favorite venues.
Tempelhof Sounds Day 2: Muse Brings Crowd to Ecstasy
The second day of Berlin’s newest rock festival, Tempelhof Sounds, sees a spike in attendance and thrilling shows from Maximo Park, Alt-J, Sophie Hunger, and headliners Muse.