You know what? Forget about jsut saving music videos, Morrissey is saving music. We’ve yet to post our review of his new album, Years of Refusal, but rest assured it’s one of the best albums of the past 3 years. Having paved the way for the entire emo movement with The Smiths, Morrissey is still […]
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Why Choosing FYF Fest Is A No-Brainer
July 10th, 2015 
MJ Rawls We are in the heart of festival season and if you think some of these lineups look exactly the same, do not adjust your TV sets or change your glasses prescription – they are. Chances are if you go to a number of major festivals a year, you are going to see certain acts multiple […]
FYF Fest Reveals 2015 Lineup
May 6th, 2015 James Shotwell Just a year after being one of the only festivals to host the Blood Brothers‘ reunion, the organizers behind FYF Fest have unveiled an equally thrilling lineup for their 2015 event. Taking place August 22-23 in Los Angeles, FYF Fest will again be a two-day weekend event. The first night will be headlined by Frank […]
Firefly Music Festival Announces 2015 Lineup
February 17th, 2015 Emma Guido During mid-June, Dover, Delaware becomes the site of one of the biggest popular music festivals in the US: Firefly. Today the lineup was announced, and includes big rock and roll names like Kings Of Leon, The Killers, and Morrissey. The lineup also has a mix of more modern acts such as Foster The People, Hozier, […]
Listen To A New Song From James Franco’s Band, Daddy
November 12th, 2014 Kyle Florence According to our friends at Vice, sometime next year, the multi-talented James Franco will release a full-length album, Let Me Get What I Want, alongside longtime collaborator Tim O’Keefe. The 10-song attempt was produced by <tfo>, and will additionally feature Andy Rourke, Masay Ozaki, Ryan Rooney, and many more. Operating under the pseudonym Daddy, the […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 6/1-6/7
June 7th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome back to Weekly Wax! This week saw the release Dude Ranch on splatter vinyl, the latest installment in Hot Topic’s series of Blink-182 reissues. In other good news for pop punk fans, Four Year Strong launched pre-orders for their first new release in three years, an EP called Go Down In History. If emo […]
Spoon Announce New Album ‘They Want My Soul,’ Share Song Clips
June 5th, 2014 Tyler Hanan A new Spoon album is coming. The follow-up to 2010’s Transferences is called They Want My Soul, and it’s due August 5 from Loma Vista (a change from long-time label Merge). This was all announced in an interview with NPR’s All Songs Considered, in which the band also talks about the post-Transferences hiatus. The first half of the album […]
REVIEW: Tigers Jaw – ‘Charmer’
May 29th, 2014 Brenton Harris Artist: Tigers Jaw Album: Charmer Label: Run For Cover Records Scranton, Pennsylvania’s Tigers Jaw are a rare breed of band. Masters of introspective lyricism, this much-vaunted quintet possess a unique ability to create music that is both hauntingly beautiful and unashamedly heartfelt, yet still maintains a rollicking energy rooted deep in its punk rock soul. […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 5/11-5/17
May 17th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome back to Weekly Wax! Enjoy The Ride Records stole the show this week by releasing two long-awaited vinyl reissues. The first pressing of Turn The Radio Off by Reel Big Fish was a huge hit, with most of the pressing selling out within hours. Check the end of this post for details on how […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/30-4/5
April 5th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! The most exciting release of the last seven days is one that nobody saw coming. Copeland might have launched a painfully long pre-order for Ixora, but the wait will certainly be worth it, and you can still pick up a copy on black or white vinyl. If […]
REVIEW: Blunda – ‘Messages’
March 4th, 2014 Brian Leak Artist: Blunda Album: Messages Genre: Indie Pop, Alt Rock Andrew Blunda has accrued an impressive inventory of merits for his résumé as a musician throughout his career — maybe most notably as guitarist and keyboardist of Los Angeles-based outfit Paloalto, or his contributions as composer for a handful of shows on Discovery Channel, A&E, and […]
The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Covers The Kinks
October 24th, 2013 Rebecca Docter For the past few years, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy has released a series of cover EPs; he’s recorded songs by Morrissey, Shirley Collins and Sam Cooke, and his next venture involves English rock band The Kinks. The EP, titled Colin Meloy Sings The Kinks is composed of five Kinks covers, including the well-known 1967 track “Waterloo […]