In 1986, long before Transformers was a live action blockbuster franchise from Michael Bay, there was an animated movie about Optimus Prime and his fellow morphing robot vehicles based on the popular cartoon TV series. This summer, Reigning Phoenix Music and toy company Hasbro are celebrating 40 years of The Transformers: The Movie with a… The post Stan Bush Re-Recorded …

Before he became famous as a solo artist, Billy Joel was one half of Attila, a psychedelic rock duo from Long Island. Joel’s bandmate in Attila (and, before that, the Hassles) was drummer Jon Small, the other guy in the photo above. Small was married to a woman named Elizabeth Weber, but she left him and married Joel instead. Shockingly …

Following a special one-off Manchester gig in March, Harry Styles has officially commenced his tour in support of his recent album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. So far he’s played two nights in Amsterdam, with setlists that include almost all of his new songs, a decent selection of his old songs, and little nods to Talking Heads, Underworld, and Paul …

As legend has it, Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg met in high school math class, where Weinberg would sneak glances at Osby’s laptop to see what music she was bumping. After bonding over indie acts like the Microphones and Alex G, the duo formed Lowertown in Atlanta in 2018. They soon relocated to New York and quickly became a staple …

Reality Awaits, the first new album from the Strokes in six years, is due out next month. Early singles “Going Shopping” and “Falling Out Of Love” have set off fiery debates within the fan base, partially because of Julian Casablancas’ choice to sing through Auto-Tune. I don’t object to Auto-Tune any more than I object to distortion pedals, but the …

Aleshea Harris initially wrote IS GOD IS as a stage play that premiered in 2018. Since then, it’s been adapted into her feature directorial debut, which premiered last Friday. Meanwhile, art-pop artist Moses Sumney dabbled in acting, playing supporting roles in projects like Ti West’s MaXXXine and the Weeknd’s HBO series The Idol. Lately, Sumney has been… The post Moses Sumney Announces …

Before releasing her debut album Swimming Towards The Sand last fall, Toronto’s Rachel Bobbitt could always be counted on to post some lovely new song to her Bandcamp every few months. Today, she’s done it again. “Where Do You Want To Be?” is an easygoing yet vaguely mournful track that moves at a measured pace.… The post Rachel Bobbitt – …

Snag, DIY screamo warriors from Milwaukee, sound like the world collapsing all around you. Their music feels that way, too. It’s all about the anxiety of living in the end times, expressed with vivid and visceral immediacy. After scrambling around in the underground for many years, Snag have hooked up with the Converge-affiliated label Deathwish,… The post Snag Announce New …

It might only be May, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be thinking about John Carpenter. Today, the Halloween multihyphenate has announced his first-ever graphic novel Cathedral, which will arrive this August alongside a soundtrack of the same title. He made the album with longtime bandmates Daniel Davies and son Cody Carpenter, and lead single… The post John Carpenter Announces …

This one is real nice. Listen to this one to feel the nice feelings. Play Time is the Hudson Valley-based trio of percussionist Booker Stardrum (SML, Photay, Lisel, Wendy Eisenberg, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma), saxophonist Will Epstein (Nicolás Jaar, Photay, DARKSIDE, Dave Harrington), and synth player Ben Vida (Marina Rosenfeld, YarnWire, Lea Bertucci, Tyondai Braxton). They’re going… The post Play Time Announce …