Jessica Pratt Dreams Big on Here in the Pitch Brandon Boyd knew better than to read the comments.  It was February 2024, and Incubus, his long-running and shapeshifting alt-rock band, had just released a new version of “Echo,” the shimmering, psychedelic centerpiece of their fourth LP, Morning View. This was the first sample of...

Amy Winehouse Biopic Coming From Fifty Shades of Grey Director It’s common knowledge that Amy Winehouse was more than just a singer. She was the embodiment of raw talent and personal fortitude – a consistent showcase of authenticity and originality on every level. Her lyrics and sound, an amalgamation of eclectic musical inspirations,...

Kurt Cobain Forever Steve Albini wasn’t a star of the American rock underground so much as he was its profane poet laureate and/or its confrontational and unapologetically opinionated conscience. Whether engineering albums by Pixies and the Jesus Lizard or leading his own bands Shellac and Big Black, Albini specialized in capturing the...

The 30 Best Songs of 2022 (So Far) Beabadoobee has a new album on the way. Titled This Is How Tomorrow Moves, it will be released on Aug. 16 through Dirty Hit. The project was produced by Rick Rubin and was recorded at the producer’s Shangri-La studio in Malibu, Ca. Today (May 9), the British artist unveiled the album’s first single,...

Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg On Let It Be's Long Road To Redemption Les Savy Fav – Oui, LSF Frenchkiss/The Orchard It’s been 14 years since the last album from Brooklyn art-punk pranksters Les Savy Fav —and even longer since their heyday in the turn-of-the-century Williamsburg scene. Nearly three presidential terms, a pandemic,...

Earl Young: The Man Who Invented Disco’s Beat While working as a session musician in the early 1970s, drummer Earl Young created a unique rhythm that would change the course of popular music. Known today as the “four on the floor,” this simple yet powerful beat consisted of four kick drums per measure, a snare on the second and fourth...