Aftermath made it to Walter's just in time to catch the last gasp of News on the March's opening set, a hyperkinetic barbershop quartet vamp about a pretty lady. The energy from just that one parting song was enough... More >>
Ask any musician: there is something basically and viscerally masculine about the industry itself, and that masculinity can seep into the most feminine of rocker chicks and indie music queens. That swagger, that attitude, that confidence coupled... More >>
canada.com?In a move sure to boost occupancy among skinny jeans-wearing hipsters while simultaneously driving regular families away by the family truckster-load, Motel 6 is running a promotion to give free rooms to up-and-coming bands: "Here's... More >>
?It always happens: you and your friends toss back a few beers and the talk turns to what celebrities and models you find attractive. At first it starts out innocent enough, arguing the merits of Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Marissa... More >>
Shins sideman Eric Johnson's Fruit Bats is a side project no longer.
By Nicholas L. Hall
Thursday, September 03
"Playing in the Shins is like being an astronaut in my day job," says Fruit Bats front man Eric Johnson while en route to a set of shows in San... More >>
This entire summer, pop culture has been inundated with Woodstock nostalgia. Warner Home Video got the ball rolling back in June with a deluxe... More >>
There's nothing pretty about the music of Austin's Scott H. Biram, with his raspy howl and gutbucket guitar picking dominating the air, but it... More >>
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite its Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails... More >>
As Kris Kristofferson so aptly noted years ago, there's just not much that's as miserable as a Sunday morning coming down. Not long ago, Cosmos... More >>
For four simple letters, The Cult had a devil of a time settling on its name. The Yorkshire-formed group's origins stretch back to Southern Death... More >>
Synth-pop icons Depeche Mode do read their reviews.
By Chris Gray
Thursday, August 27
If Dave Gahan is the voice of Depeche Mode, and Martin Gore the brooding alternative icons' principal songwriter, then who is Andy Fletcher?... More >>
Though the hoopla surrounding Woodstock's 40th anniversary has (mostly) subsided, one of the most anticipated performances at that little outdoor... More >>
DJ, promoter and Hands Up Houston regular Rad Rich is a walking encyclopedia of local scene lore, so much so that we're thinking about giving him... More >>
An important early influence on Jane's Addiction, Kommunity FK has been haunting L.A.'s Goth underworld for 30 years. Patrik Mata is the dark... More >>
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