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For years, Manchester’s Outbreak Fest has had a reputation as one of the world’s biggest, best hardcore festivals, and it’s gotten big enough that it’s basically become something other than a hardcore festival. Last year, the festival got a bit of blowback for billing Denzel Curry and Death Grips above all the hardcore bands on its lineup.  » Read More

Something occurred to me watching the Queens Of The Stone Age performance on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live: Josh Homme looks like Duke Nukem these days. Maybe I just never noticed it before. Homme was always a big, intimidating fucker. These days, he’s wearing his hair slicked back, and the stage lighting made it look platinum blonde.  » Read More

Billie Eilish released her sophomore LP Happier Than Ever in 2021, and the album cycle died down a long time ago, but Eilish never goes away. Right now, she’s doing a huge awards-circuit push for “What Was I Made For?,” her big ballad from the Barbie soundtrack.  » Read More

Yo La Tengo are near the end of their annual run of Hanukkah shows at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, and they’ve made good and certain that each show is special. In the first six nights, YLT have shared their stage with guests like the Feelies, Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard,  » Read More

Huzzah, the listpocalypse is upon us. Behold, the Black Market is here to confuse and annoy you with the annual list of our favorite metal albums. Column writers, past and present, once again voted for their most-loved releases of 2023. This top 10 is the result. Is your most-loved album here? It is not.  » Read More

It’s not the same. We know it, and they know it. Sleater-Kinney have felt like a completely different band in the years since longtime drummer Janet Weiss parted ways with the group. These days, it’s just Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, and whatever touring musicians or session people they’ve got working with them.  » Read More

The band took In Times New Roman… to the ABC program  » Read More

Stream new releases from Bas, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin, Certified Trapper, Wishy, and Laura Karpman  » Read More

The world often perceives artists as invincible figures, immune to the tumultuous nature of emotions. However, behind the veneer of strength, they grapple with the same vulnerability that defines the human experience. The weight of fame, coupled with the demands of intense performances and personal struggles, can sometimes become overwhelming. This truth found poignant expression in the late Kurt Cobain,  » Read More