A (Not Especially) Brief History of Best New Artist Eligibility

The Grammys are one of music’s biggest conversation starters, about who is nominated, who isn’t, what the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) got right but more often what they got wrong. So it’s not surprising that the…

Album Review: Silversun Pickups – “Widow’s Weeds”

Silversun Pickups are a band with a reputation for their buzzing, anxious rock. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, take a listen to “Panic Switch” off their 2009 album Swoon. It’s been 10 years since that album dropped…

BottleRock Napa Valley Announces 2017 Lineup

We literally just kicked off 2017 not too long ago and already the festival lineups are bombarding concertgoers left and right. On January 3rd, BottleRock Napa Valley announced their massive lineup before any other music festivals that are scheduled this…

Music News: Silversun Pickups Announce Fourth Album

Los Angeles alt-rockers Silversun Pickups have announced that they will be releasing their fourth album this fall. Better Nature will be released on September 25 by the band’s own label New Machine Recordings, their first album after leaving Dangerbird Record, with whom…