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The United Kingdom barring him from performing is indefensible.
A 10-year amplified detour from classical composition.
Brandi Carlile opens The Human Tour in Philadelphia this week.
Bill Stump's impact on extreme music has been widely acknowledged, but his most important contribution was as an archivist.
J.D. Considine’s masterpiece.
I applaud Bandcamp for drawing a boundary on what’s acceptable to their audience.
Where you’ll find me.
Laraaji has traveled far down a well-worn path.
Rosalía's LUX is an intriguing collision of commercialism and academic obscurity.
The guitar virtuoso talked to me about film school, the creative process, and the state of instrumental guitar music.
These guys won't be around much longer.
Bennington defends Thurston Moore (a friend) from two-year-old negative reviews.
Flawless just as they are.
Critics today don’t know how to write about artists.
Retro music inspires a new generation of thinkers.
A review of Nigel Hobbins’ I Couldn’t Help But Notice.
Playing songs by ear doesn't require much talent.
If we threw away every work made by a bad person, there would be almost nothing left.
Another day of life at a retail music store.
The lyrics of their later work lurch between Mother-Goose level nursery rhymes and half-baked spiritual hooey.
I watch upon your scorpion who crawls across your circus floor.
The alternative rock gods talk indie politics, Kim Gordon, Albert King, Vicodin, and LSD.
The new music video from the musician's latest album, Bully.
The rapper talks weed, intuition, and becoming himself.
The legendary bassist plays trumpet on "Thinkin Bout You," the first single from his first jazz album, Honora.
Three songs from the band's August 22, 1992 performance at the Miami show of the second annual Lollapalooza tour.
The bassist talks about her new memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry and more in this new interview.
The band perform "Burning with Optimism's Flames," "English Roundabout," and "Cut it Out" in this May 21, 1981 performance from the Hammersmith Odeon.
The musician and photographer talks about her new book, her time in Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, and more in this recent interview.
The singer from Tool and A Perfect Circle shops at Amoeba Music and talks about his selections.