Tom Breihan

It’s been six years since heavy metal power trio Mutoid Man released War Moans, their last album. The members of this particular band all have other commitments — singer/guitarist Stephen Brodsky to Cave In and his various other projects, bassist Jeff Matz to High On Fire, drummer Ben Koller to Converge.  » Read More

JJUUJJUU is the psych-rock project led by Desert Daze festival co-founder Phil Pirrone. In recent months, they’ve released the one-off singles “Daisy Chain” and “Nowhere.” Now, with some live shows coming up around Los Angeles, they’ve got a new one, which Pirrone describes as “what would happen if JJUUJJUU was the soundtrack of 90s video game ToeJam &  » Read More

Last year, Grizzly Bear co-leader Daniel Rossen released his solo album You Belong There. This year, Rossen and his Grizzly Bear bandmate Christopher Bear scored Past Lives, maybe the year’s most acclaimed movie, and Rossen also helped out with Fleet Foxes’ recent Joni Mitchell cover.  » Read More

We’re now two weeks into The Idol, the new HBO show from the Weeknd and Sam Levinson. In its rollout, the show seemed to be overtly courting controversy. Thus far, though, it’s mostly been extremely silly, and not just because all the characters are making music that sounds like the Weeknd.  » Read More

The commonly-acknowledged birth of hip-hop happened on August 12, 1973, when Cindy Campbell threw a basement rec-room party that featured her brother Clive, now and forever known as DJ Kool Herc. That means that hip-hop’s 50th anniversary is coming up. There’s already been an all-star salute to the music at the Grammys.  » Read More

In a few weeks, Denver hardcore punks Destiny Bond will unleash their full-length debut Be My Vengeance, mostly recorded with Deafheaven/Gulch collaborator Jack Shirley. We’ve already posted opening track “Chew,” and now they’ve also shared another track from the LP.  » Read More

A few months ago, the Philadelphia shoegaze experimenters Bleary Eyed released an impressive self-titled EP. If you liked that one, you won’t have to wait long to hear more. In a couple of weeks, Bleary Eyed will drop three songs on Free Treeway, a three-way split EP with their Julia’s War labelmates Sun Organ and Euphoria Again.  » Read More

Warning: The following story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Last month, the former manager for country star Jimmie Allen sued Allen for a series of sexual abuses, including rape. She claimed that Allen repeatedly abused her over a period of 18 months. Allen denied the allegations,  » Read More

Hey, it’s these guys again! BTS, the world conquering South Korean boy band, are effectively on hiatus right now. Two members of the group, Jin and J-Hope, have already begun serving their compulsory military service, and the other five members will begin theirs in the years ahead. (South Korea literally changed its laws to give the group a little more time,  » Read More