Album Reviews
The Cure
Songs of a Lost World
Nov 01, 2024 Web Exclusive
Having been teasing the prospect of a new Cure album for some time, the band’s 14th long player is finally with us.
High Vis
Guided Tour
Oct 31, 2024 Web Exclusive
The ascension of High Vis has been slow burning, yet fiercely gathering momentum over the past 18 months, mainly since their second album, Blending, dropped in 2022.
Goat
Goat
Oct 30, 2024 Web Exclusive
The mystique of Goat—self-proclaimed psych warriors—is on full display on their new self-titled album as it skips on the edge of the surreal, blending a raw, tribal energy into its unique and varied rock soundscape.
News
10 Best Songs of the Week: The Cure, Bartees Strange, Tunde Adebimpe, Lauren Mayberry, and More
Nov 01, 2024
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humpries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 25 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10.
Interviews
Self-Portrait: Matthew Caws of Nada Surf
Oct 29, 2024 Issue #73 - Maya Hawke and Nilüfer Yanya
For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Matthew Caws of Nada Surf.
The Second Draft of History: Inside Elliott Smith’s Recording of “From a Basement on the Hill”
Oct 22, 2024 Issue #69 - 20th Anniversary Issue
In the fall of 2004, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme didn’t really want to talk to the press. Having combed through 45 hours of material to assemble the final Elliott Smith album, From a Basement on the Hill, they were the only logical choices to field the questions Smith was no longer around to answer.
Pleased to meet you
The Pill Interview – Making Mischief and Embracing Fun
Oct 25, 2024
In a lively interview, Lottie Massey and Lily Hutchings of The Pill, discuss the inevitable comparisons to Wet Leg, their fun and carefree approach to music, bad driving, dodgy builders, on line trolls and their recent record deal with AWAL
Lists
Seven Music Documentary Films and Series From 2024 to Watch (and Three to Skip)
Jun 16, 2024
Music documentaries and series are a sure thing, or so it seems. 2024 has seen quite a few of them hit theatres and even more turn up on streamers. Among these are the high-profile ones such as the newly restored 1970 film, The Beatles: Let it Be and Frank Marshall’s The Beach Boys, not to mention Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), all on Disney+. Lil Nas X released his interpretation of Madonna’s Truth or Dare with his behind-the-scenes tour film, Long Live Montero (HBO). There is also Eno, the groundbreaking generative documentary feature on Brian Eno. Just as fascinating as the biographical docs are topical ones such as the recently released How Music Got Free (Paramount+).
Coming soon is Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (HBO), which shines a much deserved spotlight on the multi-hyphenate talent, and I Am: Celine Dion (Prime Movies), which shares the singer’s challenges with Moersch-Woltman Syndrome.
Whether or not you’re into the artists, subjects, or the music, there is a voyeuristic and vicarious thrill in watching musicians, both in their professional setting and personal lives. Music documentary films and series are often worth the time—except when they’re not. Here are seven must-watch music docs and series released in 2024, and three from this year that you can skip.—By Lily Moayeri
Live reviews
Bloodworm @ The Bodega, Nottingham, UK, October 31, 2024
Nov 03, 2024
Bloodworm launched their new single “Depths” with a sold out, hometown show at Nottingham’s Bodega venue on Halloween.
Blog
Help Us Raise $3,000 to Print Our Next Protest Issue - 30% Off Subscriptions and Back Issues
Nov 01, 2024
We still need to raise around $3,000 to print and ship our new Protest Issue, so we are offering 30% off both subscriptions and back issues over the next two weeks.
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