A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth [...]
Robert Pollard would be so sad if he lost it. Thankfully, he has not. Since the demise of Guided By Voices, Boston Spaceships has become Pollard’s flagship band, and he seems to be distilling his best new tunes for their albums. 2008’s Brown Submarine and this year’s The Planets Are Blasted were full of the [...]
With nine studio albums and more officially released bootlegs than any band in history, Pearl Jam has managed to not only escape the grunge pigeonhole and the shadow of Nirvana but also cement itself in rock history as one of the most uncompromising and captivating live bands of all time. Sure, Pearl Jam has inspired [...]
A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth [...]
Leeds-based Wild Beasts have a beautiful new video for “All The King’s Men,” the second single from their sophomore album, Two Dancers (Domino). Featuring some stunningly witchy ladies and music that draws on both traditional British folk influences and Britpop/new wave, the song has a catchy chorus that sounds like hiccupping Gregorian monks or a [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd has a lot on its plate in the next few months, including the release of its 12th studio album, Gods & Guns (due September [...]
A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth [...]
All-ages DIY venue the Smell has become ground zero for the current Los Angeles punk/noise/lo-fi/no-fi scene. No Age is the band probably most responsible giving the Smell its notoriety. The street side of the venue graced the cover of the duo’s first album, 2008′s Weirdo Rippers. With “You’re A Target,” No Age rips it up with [...]
Though the English steel town of Sheffield has produced an unusually crowded field of popular musicians—from Joe Cocker, Def Leppard and the Human League to Pulp, Cabaret Voltaire and Arctic Monkeys—only Richard Hawley can be trusted with the key to the city. A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music [...]
We’ve been fans of New Jersey’s finest since even before their first album came out back in 1994, so let’s just say we’re used to sitting around waiting for them to take their sweet-ass time putting out new music. (Three albums in more than 14 years makes the Wrens about as prolific as Boston, which is kind of [...]
