Phantogram’s third album is out soon. It’s called Three. Which as it turns out isn’t just a clever name. The duo is coming off of last year’s quite stellar Big Grams EP with Outkast’s Big Boi. So yeah. Things are pretty OK for these guys. Lead single “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” came out a while ago…
I’m currently watching Key & Peele‘s fourth season. I never watched it when it was on TV. I don’t know why (because I suck), but I’m working diligently to right these television wrongs that I committed against humanity. In the 9th episode, Key undergoes an aerobics meltdown that is one for the record books, my…
When England’s Band of Skulls released Baby Darling Doll Face Honey in 2009, it forcibly introduced the band with a tight collection of blues-inspired rock that felt just as authentic as it did urgent. Three records later and in search of a place to refocus, Matt Hayward (drums), Russell Marsden (guitars, vocals) and Emma Richardson…
Remember The A.V. Club’s A. V. Undercover series? The series is still cranking out some of the coolest, most captivating covers ever, and we all know how I feel about cover songs. This time around, Teri Gender Bender and the rest of Le Butcherettes take on Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” and the result is fierce.…
Be prepared, fellow concert-goers: You may soon have to actually watch the shows you go see. Apple has received approval for a patent on technology that could disable your phone’s video and camera capabilities in certain settings: i.e., your next Beyoncé concert. How does it work? A tiny sensor is placed on or near the…
After four albums with Delta Spirit and a one-off with Middle Brother, a supergroup featuring members of Deer Tick and Dawes, Matthew Logan Vasquez is back, only this time he’s going it alone. Having released a solo EP last year, Vasquez’s debut LP Solicitor Returns dropped this year and it’s way rockier than you’d expect. With…
Although Pixies have been playing “Um Chagga Lagga” for over a year now, the track has finally seen the (official) light of day. With the band’s sixth album Head Carrier announced (September 30 on Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam), “Um Chagga Lagga” brings back a bit of Pixies that was seemingly lost on their first Kim Deal-less…
Quite honestly, I thought that Guns N’ Roses reuniting would happen whenever hell froze over. Astoundingly, fans across the U.S. have already hopped aboard Satan’s sleigh – and get this – GNR has been punctual, even! It’s like there’s been a shift in the space-time continuum or something! As if wasn’t bitchin’ enough, former drummer Steven Adler…
If you had to describe British rock trio Band of Skulls in one word, it would be “consistent.” The group’s fourth record By Default dropped recently, offering everything you’d want out of a Skulls album: vibrant, crushing guitars, vocals that alternate between harmonious and dueling, and a solid swagger that’s been building with every release.…
I’m not gonna bury the lead here: MØ’s “Final Song” is the Song of the Summer. Everyone else releasing summery pop vibes this year: Sit the fuck down. In the video, the brunette has turned blonde (summer-ready!), and and can be seen floating through the desert (yep) while conducting a serious tribal-like danceparty with her…