Brett Anderson described The Blue Hour as “the best thing we’ve done for nearly a quarter of a century.” He is correct. Here, Suede does not try to reinvent itself in a self-conscious manner; nor does…
Album Review: Alkaline Trio – “Is This Thing Cursed?”
Judging by names alone, Is This Thing Cursed? is a natural extension of Alkaline Trio’s discography. Next to earlier album titles like From Here to Infirmary and Good Mourning, it seems to slip smooth…
Interview: ANTIBOY
Scrolling through the whimsical, trippy photos on Harry Hains’s Instagram account, you might peg him as the kind of person who would have a fantasy world inside his head. You would be right—as ANTIBOY…
Album Review: The Kooks – “Let’s Go Sunshine”
The fifth LP by The Kooks is titled Let’s Go Sunshine. Yet this latest release by the British rockers sounds more like night music than daytime listening. The easygoing, yet moderately dark songs are …
Interview: Shonen Knife
You might not expect a punk group to have song titles like “Twist Barbie,” “Banana Chips,” and “Ramen Rock,” but Shonen Knife is far from your traditional punk grou…
Album Review: Ariana Grande – “Sweetener”
It’s hard not to think of Sweetener as a post-Manchester album. Nowhere in the lyrics does Ariana Grande directly address the tragic bombing; yet memory of the event colors the record in subtle ways. …
Warped Tour 2018 in Photos
How do you say goodbye to the beloved Vans Warped Tour? “Thks fr the Mmrs?” “Though you’re dead and gone, believe me; your memory will carry on?” It’s not easy to w…