The 25 Best Rock Albums of the Last 25 Years
We salute the 25 Best Rock Albums of the Last 25 Years, showcasing timeless records from nu-metal, pop-punk, emo acts and more. Continue reading…
Is Wolfgang Van Halen F—ing With Former Bandmate on New Song?
"This f---in' kid" and his nunchucks look awfully familiar ... Continue reading…
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Local Philly Legends Algernon Cadwallader
It’s hard to explain if you weren’t there. I was there, though. It was one of the few times that I was there for one of those things you had…
Armand Hammer, The Alchemist Deliver ‘Mercy’
Rap duo Armand Hammer (billy wods and ELUCID) has teamed with producer the Alchemist for a new album, Mercy, which will be released Nov. 7 through Backwoodz Studioz and distributed…
Release Roundup: Motörhead, Tortoise, Whitney
** Rancid, Pennywise, Lagwagon, GBH, the Bronx and FEAR are among the acolytes contributing covers to the album Killed by Deaf – A Punk Tribute to Motörhead, which will be…
The Enterprise Search Reality Check
Before the AI hype cycle exploded with ChatGPT in late 2022, I was focused on a less glamorous, but equally important shift: the resurgence of enterprise search. Neural retrieval and…
10 Things We Learnt At The New David Bowie Centre
We went to the press viewing for the new David Bowie Centre at the V&A East Storehouse. Here's 10 things we learned there... warning: contains spoilers! We went to the…
NEW WORLD ORDER
Westerns feel good, feel right, in volatile, contested times. But not just any Westerns — not kitsch dross like Joel Souza’s Rust, which even a real-life blood curse can’t make…
“So many beautiful songs”: why Elliott Smith remains a key inspiration for Brad Mehldau
“I've always been fascinated with the drone of open-string guitars, like in Nick Drake’s music or Neil Young’s or Joni Mitchell’s,” says Brad Mehldau, widely considered one of the greatest…
Halsey’s ‘BADLANDS’ Is Top 10 on Five Charts After 10th Anniversary Reissue
Halsey’s full-length debut album BADLANDS is back in the top 10 on multiple Billboard album charts following its 10th anniversary reissue. The 2015 set was reissued on Aug. 29 in…