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Album Review: Carved Up - "Matador" (9/10)
When it takes a band 5.5 years to release its debut, expectations can be ... well, sorta high. This skronky Philadelphia trio whetted appetites with four short-players––including the marvelously named ... -
Album Review: Ghost - "Meliora" (10/10)
“There’s no return from this excursion of possibilities.” So sings Ghost singer Papa Emeritus III on “Spirit,” the opening track to the hard-rock band’s flawless third album, Meloria. In the ... -
Live Review: Lucy & La Mer at LA Vegan Beer and Food Festival
Material: Lovable Lucy LaForge leads a merry pack of throwback musicians whose relationship with folk is more than a dalliance—it’s a full-on love affair. The effervescent group plays with ease and ... -
The Alabama Shakes on Success and Songwriting
At a time when major rock bands are an increasingly rare breed, and new success stories are even harder to find, Alabama Shakes are a big, bright beam of hope. ... -
Industry Profile: Gigmor
Craigslist has long since replaced telephone poles as the spot where most bands advertise open slots that need to be filled by new guitarists, bassists or drummers. But will a ... -
Signing Story: Brothers Born
Brothers Born began in a bar, which might explain why it’s such a relaxed band with such an easygoing record deal. The two-man folk project gives heavy-metal guitarist Joel Stroetzel ... -
Album Review: Babymetal - Babymetal Reissue (8/10)
Metalheads love spectacle. Kitsch, however, can be a much tougher sell. Defying all odds is Babymetal, three teenage Japanese girls who shockingly won over hordes of knuckle-draggers last year with ... -
Album Review: Liturgy - The Art Work (9/10)
Well, don’t say Hunter Hunt-Hendrix didn’t warn you. Liturgy’s frontman promised the follow-up to 2011’s Aesthethica, widely hailed as one of the year’s best black-metal records, would mark a departure ... -
Album Review: Sufjan Stevens - "Carrie & Lowell" (9/10)
Sufjan Stevens began by releasing five albums in five years. It’s taken him 10 years to issue his sixth and seventh—a telltale sign of maturity. The singer/songwriter’s latest, titled in ... -
Singers on Singing 2015
What’s the secret to long-lasting vocal cords? Which foods are kryptonite for singers? What’s it like duetting Aerosmith covers with Steven Tyler? For this exclusive, genre-crossing collection of singers, we ...
