Minor Victories (Members of Slowdive, Mogwai, Editors) Share “Folk Arp” and Announce U.S. Tour

Apr 05, 2016 Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a supergroup featuring Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, Editors' Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club's James Lockey. The band's self-titled debut album is due out June 3 via Fat Possum in the U.S. (and [PIAS] in the rest of the world). 

Father John Misty - The Under the Radar Cover Story

Mar 31, 2016 Issue # 56 - Best of 2015 - Father John Misty and Wolf Alice

On November 3, 2014, Josh Tillman performed "Bored in the USA" on The Late Show with David Letterman, thereby officially kick-starting his promotional cycle for I Love You, Honeybear, an album that wouldn't be released for another three months. 

Black Canary: Brenden Fletcher and Annie Wu on the Musical Influences on the DC Comic Book

Apr 05, 2016 Issue # 56 - Best of 2015 - Father John Misty and Wolf Alice

In 2015 DC Comics staged another massive relaunch, shaking up the DC universe yet again. Among the superhero classics to enjoy a fresh take is Black Canary, aka Dinah Lance, a badass crimefighter whose powers include a supersonic scream that can level a building, which sparked writer Brenden Fletcher's idea of putting her in front of a band.

Sunflower Bean

Mar 11, 2016 Web Exclusive

You don't have to wear floral shirts and flares to record your guitars backwards, just ask Sunflower Bean's Jacob Faber. His band owe more stylistically to the black-clad cool of The Velvet Underground than Woodstock '69, they make some of the most arresting psychedelic rock of recent times, but Sunflower Bean don't have time for revivalism.

Ranked: 2016 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films

Feb 26, 2016

The 88th Annual Academy Awards ceremony will happen on Sunday, February 28th. As in years past, we've taken a look at this year's short film competitions. The Academy defines a short film as an original motion picture running 40 minutes or less, and excludes all advertisments, unaired or unsold television episodes, or credit sequences from feature-length films. Our critic, Shawn Hazelett, watched and ranked all of this year's Oscar-nominated shorts. Today, he looks at this year's animated category. 

An Evening With Greg Dulli at The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA, March 10, 2016

Mar 29, 2016 By Aug Stone

Opening night of the North American leg of Greg Dulli's "An Evening With..." tour kicked off in Cambridge, MA on March 10. You can trust Dulli, he's a consummate showman. So when the first couple of numbers seem a little shaky as the band is finding its feet and sound onstage, there's no need to worry.

Anatomy of a Song: Tim Gane of Cavern of Anti-Matter (and Stereolab) on “Tardis Cymbals”

Mar 28, 2016 By Tim Gane

A song is a chance overlapping of countless variables in an artist's life. Anatomy of a Song is a place where those variables can be dissected and examined. In this edition, Tim Gane of Cavern of Anti-Matter discusses "Tardis Cymbals."