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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).
Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” caused a fervor
How the band's biggest single preceded a riot.
A Beginner’s Guide to the kaleidoscopic music of Stereolab
Where to start with the eclectic art-pop band.
The Voice of an Artist: An interview with Wear Your Wounds’ Jacob Bannon
A chat with the Massachusetts artist about his continuously expanding project.
New Romance: An interview with The Holy Circle
The band talks Bronte, "mom rock" and finding the right atmosphere.
Girls Against Boys closed a taut, tense trilogy with ‘House of GVSB’
The band's final album for Touch and Go was their finest moment.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Surreal Music of Frank Zappa
A first-timer's guide to the complex and overwhelming catalog of Frank Zappa.
10 Essential Psychedelic Folk Albums
10 albums that acid-fried the folk tradition.
Deconstruction of Depravity: An interview with Lingua Ignota
Kristin Hayter discusses catharsis, trauma and questioning her own creations.