If you’ve ever tried buying concert or sports tickets, you know it often doesn’t matter how early you log into TicketBastard or how lightning fast your fingers search for those primo GA tix; the scalpers frequently win and fans frequently suffer. The bots are upon us, and those seats you desperately search for again and…
Back in April, artist Christine Stein made rounds with her gorgeous and inventive Prince mural that she strategically placed by a blooming shrub that stood in for The Artist’s bulbous ‘fro. The piece, painted plywood that stood outside her Citrus Heights, Calif. home, attracted tons of attention all over the internet and even inspired fans…
When The Melvins come to town, they come to annihilate. They bring with them heaps of hair, grinding, sludgy noise, and this time around, not one, but two bassists. At a Melvins show, faces will be melted. On tour for their latest album, last month’s Pinkus Abortion Technician (Ipecac), Melvins staples, singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover, brought…
Ahead of their fourth studio LP, Welsh trio The Joy Formidable dropped a new track from the forthcoming album and announced plans for a tour that’ll take them through Europe, the UK and the U.S. “Dance of the Lotus” and its accompanying video (coming soon) will give fans their first glimpse of new material from…
Happening Sh*t is TLW’s hodgepodge of news and releases that comes out when I’m either too lazy or too busy to write full posts. But this stuff kicks ass just the same. LET’S GOOO! Donald Glover Can Do It All Childish Gambino released a chilling video for his new protest song “This is America,” which unless…
“This is the weirdest night of my life,” said Nicole Atkins, mid-song, as two nearly six foot tall males pranced ballerina style in front of the stage. As Atkins nailed the alternating croons and belts of her emotional powerhouse “A Little Crazy,” the bearded men sashayed back and forth, legs extended, arms reaching toward the sky,…
“The Shazam of album covers” is here! The new app called Record Player, designed with Glitch by Patrick Weaver, automatically recognizes album artwork and immediately directs you to the album on Spotify. Record Player is the perfect shopping accessory to have while rummaging the crates because vinyl enthusiasts can now easily preview any album…
Dead Cross, the SoCal hardcore outfit featuring Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk), Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox) and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer), have just surprise-dropped a self-titled, four-track EP via Ipecac Recordings. “I think part of Dead Cross’ motives are to bridge gaps between useless…
The lights went black and The Black Angels’ backdrop lit up like a kaleidoscope, the perfect counterpart to the house’s array of yellows and purples. When the band took the stage at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, a no-frills aura encircled them as they dove head first into bluesy garage riffs peppered with psychedelic…
Third wave ska-punks Mad Caddies have teamed up with Fat Mike (NOFX) for a new album called Punk Rocksteady that showcases reggae, ska and dancehall covers of punk favorites. On the docket are tracks like Misfits’ “Some Kind of Hate,” Descendents’ “Jean Is Dead,” Against Me’s “Sink, Florida, Sink,” Bad Religion’s “Sorrow,” and Green Day’s “She,” which you can hear now…