Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999
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If the song “A Boy Named Sue”, as a specter of queerness, haunts country music, Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty is country’s queer saint and Andrew Sa is a credible beneficiary of queer country’s legacy.
Grahame Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band honor the past by rocking into the future at the Terrapin Roadshow. It's a sonic journey through time and space.
With acoustic guitar and banjo, Lambchop return to their Nashville roots, while the choruses create yet another idiosyncratic background for musings on America.
On Still Coming Down , the John Ross-fronted Wild Pink keep things crunchy and concise on a record meant to be played on repeat.
Lee Scratch Perry's Flashing Echo captures a seminal artist at the peak of his powers, just before those powers were transferred from one context to another.
On Music, Fashion, Film , Charli XCX turns experimentation into self-deprecation, vindicating pop music's commercialism.
Irish musician Andy Irvine worked hard to learn the challenging musical vocabulary of Balkan folk music, while his colleagues feared being invited to play the music with him.
These five contemporary authors rethink the relationship between rock music and race, challenging dominant narratives through multiple strategies, genres, and arguments.
Rush delivered another tremendous three-hour performance on the fourth night at MSG, paying tribute to Neil Peart and digging through their rich catalogue
Featuring members of the beloved Blood Brothers, Evil Island's debut shows significant growth while delivering what made their previous band so essential.
