Let’s face it: Network TV sucks. In a world full of HBOs, Showtimes, FXs and more, why the hell are we even keeping tabs on the Big 4 when all they do is cancel creative masterpieces like Happy Endings and Pushing Daisies season after season? (Yes, I’m still grudging hard.) While I’d love to ignore…
Omaha, Neb. natives and former Saddle Creek faves The Faint is back with the band’s first offering since 2014’s Doom Abuse. Though there’s no word on a new album just yet, the new track “Young & Realistic” is sure to hit the clubs hard when the band hits venues across the States in the fall.…
Whirring synths, pulsating bass and yet another artist shrouded behind a mask (this time of the ski variety). Released in March of last year, I’ve been wondering for weeks why people are sleeping on Leikeli47’s “Heard Em Say,” and why this song hasn’t exploded beyond belief yet. But under the radar is exactly where Leikeli47…
No matter which side you’ve chosen – Team Iron Man or Team Captain – everyone who went to see Captain America: Civil War is sure as hell on Team Marvel. The movie’s earned some serious cabbage, having pulled in just under $180 million in less than a week, as moviegoers rushed to see Iron Man…
***This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS from last night’s Bates Motel.*** Last night’s penultimate episode of Bates Motel‘s fourth season is, quite honestly, the reason I watch television. After viewing the episode entitled, “Forever,” my mind raced. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t pull away from Twitter. It was an episode that required processing and mourning before…
If you mixed Otis Redding with Bill Withers and added a dash of Van Morrison, you’d get a taste of what British soul-folk maestro Michael Kiwanuka brings to the table. Or you could watch him obliterate this performance on Conan earlier this month. On “Black Man In A White World,” Kiwanuka and his band use handclaps, slick…
Garbage’s new album Strange Little Birds isn’t due until June, but the band recently shared the first single from their new sessions: the dark and soul-baring rocker, “Empty.” Long known for their post-industrial, tricked-out rhythms and electronic-pop melodies, the band’s new material is set to have the back-to-basics feel found on their self-titled debut 20 years ago. The…
Nick Offerman is concerned about the youth of America. With the government telling us we should provide healthy alternatives for children in our school systems, “Farmer Daniel” seems to have the answer: welcome to the pizza farm! On the farm, there are “acres of pizza, kissed by the sun, stretching as far as the eye can see.” Sounds…
Anyone who’s known me longer than an hour knows that No Doubt is my favorite band, one that was largely influential to my musical education. Through their alternative-ska hybrid, I explored punk, ska and reggae from the 60s, 70s, and 80s in ways that I wouldn’t have otherwise at the age of 11. I talk…
This trio from Dublin likes it loud. Blending grunge and stoner rock with metal and hardcore riffs, Bitch Falcon (best. name. ever.) delivers tracks so epic you can’t possibly play them loudly enough without blowing out your speakers or pissing off your neighbors. Their songs (especially “Wolfstooth”) are energetic and ferocious, leaving you wanting to…