Fifteen years ago, the documentary Dig! set this two American bands up for years of indie rock rivalry. In 2019, the two groups are still at it, but their attitude towards music couldn’t be more different from one another. Is it fair to compare the Dandy Warhols …
Indie provocateurs Fat White Family return with a diminished line-up, a new single, Feet, that echoes chilling 80’s darkwave and the threatening sound that characterized their early outings.
Around 2013, Fat White Family seemed to encapsulate everything that…
Bring Me the Horizon attempt to extract all of the band sound’s commercial appeal on new single medicine. But are fans of the one time metalcore group ready to accept this artistic direction?
Depending on who it is you ask, Bring Me the Horizon are, either one of…
Garage rock duo, Black Pistol Fire, have released the single Level, a song whose sound swings hard amid fuzzy guitars and vocal phrasing. But it’s the song’s melodic appeal that may earn the band a hit, finally.
Black Pistol Fire have been a mainstay of garage…
How Weezer's cover of Africa became one of the band's biggest hits
September 23, 2018
Weezer’s cover of internet’s beloved Africa, a song originally performed by studio maestros Toto, has resulted in the alternative band’s biggest hit in years. How did it happen? And what will this ultimately mean for the esteemed pop-punk…
Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog review
August 27, 2018
Alice In Chains deliver a crisp sounding record, complete with some of the best writing of their career. After many career twists and turns, against all odds, the Seattle natives prove to be one of the most resilient and creative groups of the late…
Rock music and its subgenres may be on a downtrend in terms of airplay and sales. But acts labeled as representing rock, alternative and indie, continue to dominate the international festival scene.
There’s always going to be a great appeal for musicians playing…
David Bowie’s first ever demmo has been unearthed and is, naturally, due to be auctioned off. The recordings are said to have been discovered in an old bread basket of all places. Interestingly, the demmo itself was dismissed by the record label at the time.
David…
Having survived the all too rare feat of replacing their lead singer, Alice In Chains are set to return with a new album in 2018. This will be their third in the current line-up. Here is what we know so far.
Musical direction
Guitarist Jerry Cantrell describes the new album…