First active between 2002 and 2008, the Arizona band features Sam Means and Fun. singer Nate Ruess. One of the most sneakily influential indie pop bands of the 21st century is giving it another go. After playing a surprise show…
Andy Gill, who has died at age 64 of pneumonia, was the guitarist and co-founder of Gang of Four, among the greatest of British post-punk groups. Named after the cabal who ruled China upon Mao’s death, Gang of Four were…
Frances Quinlan has been the frontwoman of Hop Along for nearly half her life, and has created the album art for the band throughout its entire career. On Wednesday night (Jan. 29), she celebrated a collection of her own visual…
Speaking in Catalan and Spanish, Spain’s Rosalía picked up her first ever Grammy Award in the best Latin rock, urban or alternative category for her breakout album, El Mal Querer. Given Rosalía’s extraordinarily visible year, it wasn’t an unexpected win, despite…
TikTok is joining the music streaming business. TikTok blew pu in 2019 and soon became the app of choice for Gen Z. The video-sharing social networking service does more than just connect the youth, though. Certain songs—or sounds—will trend on the…
Todd Nathanson is surprised anyone takes him seriously as a music critic. With rare exceptions like video essayists PhilosophyTube and Lindsay Ellis, it’s hard for any YouTube creator to achieve the kind of professional respect reserved for other more established…
“I was in Munich in my undies and was intermittently crying for 24 hours,” says Yola, recalling last November, when she learned of her first-ever Grammy Award nominations. “There’s not many things that will bring me to a standstill, but…
It's increasingly easy to toss labels like "wunderkind" at every rising teenaged pop star, but Isaac Dunbar is the real deal. Hailing from Barnstable, Mass., the teen started garnering buzz back in 2018 for "Freshman Year," a yearning, self-deprecating ode to the…
One of the core characters from “The Matrix” trilogy may be sitting out for the upcoming fourth film in the series. When , many fans of the hit sci-fi film saga were eager to see the original cast return to their…
After teasing a reunion earlier this month, Bright Eyes are indeed back: they've announced their first live shows in more than nine years, along with plans to release new music. And unlike their previous nine albums, this project won't be…