New Jersey’s Screaming Females are known for their rip-roaring punk, led by frontwoman Marissa Paternoster’s scowly growls and piercing guitar shreds. In the latest installment from A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover series, which films artists covering generally unexpected songs, the band takes on a viciously alternative rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” Paternoster shimmies her…
Photo courtesy of College Street Music Hall’s Instagram If you’ve seen a show here in Connecticut, chances are you know the name Manic Productions, the booking and promotions company that has brought a shit-ton of underground and indie acts to The Space venues, Café Nine, BAR, and many more. With the recent opening of the…
Remember that year that 90 Will Ferrell movies came out all at once and you were just like ALRIGHT, ALREADY even though you love that sometimes-tubby bastard so dearly? That’s basically how I feel about Pharrell Williams right now, and as a result, the new Snoop D-O-Double-G album. Before you start crying into your Barrel…
“Hey, I like it like this,” says Kori Gardner in the opening seconds of Mates of State’s new single, “Staring Contest,” right before the beat builds and the summery pop tune launches into the first keynotes of its three-minute-plus run. Gardner, along with husband and bandmate Jason Hammel, sings about the throes of young love…
Samantha Urbani, previously of the Brooklyn band Friends (aka, the hardest fucking band to Google ever), has kick-started a solo career with her new sultry pop track “1 2 3 4.” Reminiscent of an 80s workout video, early Madonna, and her own former catalogue of misfit hipster pop that was Friends, “1 2 3 4”…
Do you like 80’s music, dinosaurs, cheesy stunts, explosions, and kung fu fighting? (I know – stupid question!) Then this video is for you! David Hasslehoff sings and stars in this video for “True Survivor” – the lead track from the upcoming film Kung Fury, a Kickstarter project that was recently funded. You should definitely follow the link…
Electronic music has just taken a dose of Molly, fused with screamo, and made a horror-movie video to be the face of all the madness. The results are equal parts terrifying and rousing. Glowbug, a dance/electronic act from LA, headed by Daniel Anderson (The Ghost and the Grace, Idiot Pilot), has created “Death of the…
Back in February, Janelle Monáe announced a joint venture partnership with Epic Records and her own brand spankin’ new record label, Wondaland Records. The first single from the newfound “movement” was “Classic Man” by Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur, which will be the lead track on a Wondaland Records compilation arriving in May. But the new…
Dave Grohl’s publicist must love him. Just when you think Grohl can’t get any cooler or nicer, especially among a sea of asshole rock stars in the world, he keeps being amazing. Foo Fighters fan Ken Powell has been battling melanoma cancer for 14 years now. In 2009, he was classified as Stage 4 and…
Perhaps best known for their pulsating, repetitive (blame it on their A.D.D., baby!) alt-rock tune “Sail,” the Aaron Bruno fronted AWOLNATION released its second album last week entitled Run. The album is more of the same in some ways, with throbbing, bass-heavy beats up front, supported by Bruno’s sincere, strong and wide-ranged vocals, but where…