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…
It’s been awhile since our latest installment of Happening Sh*t and let me tell you, my friends: there is some happening sh*t happening. Some really important shit. Sometimes these posts come in handy when I forget to blog for a week or two or so, so they serve as wonderful catch-up digests of things I’m…
It’s no surprise that I think Garbage is one of the best rock bands in recent music history. (No, really. We should all be bowing down to their excellence on a daily basis.) Gushing aside, it’s important that great bands be able to pull off great covers – and Garbage has accomplished this with new…
Music Monday was skipped this week, mostly because I was only listening to Garbage on repeat in order to prep for their live show yesterday, March 20, at the Wellmont Theater. It was my fourth Garbage outing and needless to say, it was pretty fucking amazing. So I skipped the post Monday, only to inevitably…
Happy New Year, gentle readers! I don’t care what the fogies or hipsters say: 2012 was a great year for music. Music never dies and if you put the time and effort in, there is greatness to be had and discovered. Although this list has quite a few returning favorites, there are also some breakout…