When I heard that doom metal gods Sleep were playing “Dopesmoker” in its entirety on an outdoor stage in Death Valley, I knew I had…
DUBLIN — Kevin Shields, lead guitarist and frontman for shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine, is in stable but critical condition this morning after being trapped…
PITTSBURGH — After blasting through the first 27 songs of their set last night, local grindcore vocalist Alex Brown asked if his band had time…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Longtime Muse fan Peter Walker finally began his evolution into fandom of legendary prog-rock band Rush just days after his 50th birthday,…
SEATTLE — Stephen O’Malley, front-druid for prog-doom icons Sunn 0))), admitted the band’s forthcoming LP Spherical 7 [Ash of Dusk], was accidentally recorded live in one…
NEW YORK — Friends and family of local musician Ezra Phelix gathered last night at the Beauty Bar to intervene in his new solo endeavor,…
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Local goth Gordon Fletcher was reportedly unamused by a coworker’s recent observation that he looks like someone who would play in a…
BOSTON — MIT janitor Will Chase is allegedly brilliant at mathcore, according to university staff members who caught him secretly playing deeply complex guitar riffs…
BALTIMORE — Promoters of the Dollops of Doom festival canceled the three-day music event at the last minute after weather reports confirmed sunny skies and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Members of the left-leaning shoegaze outfit The Soft White Damn announced via Facebook earlier today their bold decision to record a new…
NEW YORK — Up-and-coming noise duo Antiverb released their debut EP General Purpose today, a controversial new album most notable for consisting of a single…
TACOMA, Wash. — Local ambient musician Kim Pruden can’t decide if she should play the next note of Erica Shaffer’s minimalist composition “withdrawal and/or (re)mind(er),”…
We’ve got an exciting one for you today. Hard Style has finally gotten the elusive electronic duo, Daft Punk, to pose for photos without their…
LOS ANGELES — Concertgoers at the Lovecraft Bar experienced complete, crushing disappointment late last night, when they heard potentially awesome metal band Evisceratops play a…
Oh, no! Apparently my hippie neighbor that lives downstairs heard me playing guitar. I ran into him when I was checking the mail today and…