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John Zorn’s ‘Naked City’ was a gleeful noise-jazz science experiment
The jazzgrind classic is still fun, hilarious and wild after 30 years.
The Rush Catalog Part One: ‘Rush’ to ’2112′
The first in a series of deep dives on the prog giants' catalog.
The Everyday Mystery of Yo La Tengo’s ‘And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out’
The landmark dream-drone masterpiece turns 20.
Morphine’s ‘The Night’ is a ghostly album nearly lost to time
The Boston trio's fifth and final album could have been a game changer; now, it barely exists.
Photos: High on Fire, Devil Master, Power Trip and Creeping Death Live
The Regent Theater in Los Angeles hosted a power-packed night of heavy music when High on Fire, Devil Master, Creeping Death and Power Trip all took the stage on Dec. 7, 2019.
Luggage channel the shadow of Chicago into taut post-hardcore on Shift
Hear the band's new album in its entirety.
20 Years of Darkness: A conversation with The Body
Lee Buford looks back at the band's history, their new remix album and exploring mental health through music.
1989: Industrial music’s year of living dangerously
It wasn’t just Nine Inch Nails moving industrial music to the mainstream in 1989.
How The Pop Group’s ‘Y’ captured a joyful chaos
The Bristol post-punk icons discuss the creation of their influential, inimitable 1979 debut.
10 Essential Sci-Fi Metal Albums
In space, no one can hear you scream. Unless you're Bruce Dickinson.
Greatest Hits: The 23 best PJ Harvey songs
Over the past 27 years, Polly Jean Harvey has released nine albums, two collaborative releases with John Parish, a theatrical score, a compilation of Peel Sessions and a set of 4-Track Demos, but no best-of collection to date, despite having released something on the order of around 40 singles. That puts her in an unusual […]
Galaxie 500′s On Fire is a record of quiet explosions
A look back at the iconic trio's 1989 album on its 30th anniversary.
A Beginner’s Guide to Eluvium’s rich world of serenity
Where to start with Matthew Cooper's ambient discography.
A Beginner’s Guide to the transcendent jazz of John Coltrane
From <i>Giant Steps</i> to next steps.
Converge’s You Fail Me is hardcore at its darkest and most profound
A bleak and seething document of rage and self-loathing.
The ghostly, enigmatic music of Acetone
A look back at the obscure, yet musically rewarding Los Angeles trio.
Photos: Pasadena Daydream
The Cure curated and headlined the Pasadena Daydream festival on Aug. 31, 2019, which also featured performances by Chelsea Wolfe, Emma Ruth Rundle, The Twilight Sad, the Deftones, and more. (All photos by Candice Eley).
Photos: Beast Coast, Escape from New York Tour
Beast Coast brought their Escape from New York Tour to Pier 17 on Aug. 22, 2019, with support from Powers Pleasant and the Underachievers (All photos: Siena Saba).
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