Sex Pistols and Frank Carter Ignite Newport Music Hall
COLUMBUS, OH- The Sex Pistols, the band synonymous with the birth of punk rock, are on the road celebrating 50 years of punk and revisiting their sole studio album, “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.” The band made a stop at Newport…
Inside the Twisted Worlds of Yunyun Syndrome and Drunken Goddess Reflux
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT MORE COVERAGE AT ANIME EXPO 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA- Inside the strange worlds of Fuyuki Hayashi and odyk, the creators behind Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis and Drunken Goddess Reflux. “Everything you need is here.” I’m standing in a hotel room…
Leyla Ebrahimi Dreams of Stardom on New Alt-Rock Single “star”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I have to admit, there’s something about Leyla Ebrahimi’s new single, “star,” that I really dig. Maybe it’s the gritty guitars, the way the drums kick in, or just the overall alt/indie rock feel of the song. Whatever it is, it…
Mark Ambor’s “Born for You” Builds Anticipation for East Houston Tapes
LOS ANGELES, CA- The more I listen to Mark Ambor, the more I find myself liking what he does. I had a similar reaction to “New York Confident,” another of the songs that will appear on his forthcoming East Houston Tapes. I really liked…
Stephen Wilson Jr. Bridges Country and Grunge With Two New Singles
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s been a few weeks since Ohana Festival, and I have to admit that there are still a handful of performances from that weekend that I can’t stop thinking about. One of them belongs to Stephen Wilson Jr. I’ve found myself…
Behind Sentenced to Be a Hero: Studio KAI Creators Reveal the Art Behind the Anime
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT MORE COVERAGE AT ANIME EXPO 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA- From battered armor and conflicted expressions to the visual logic behind its grotesque creatures, Studio KAI’s Masashi Masuo, Yoshiki Nakakoji, Takeru Noda and Yasutaka Kimura discuss the details behind one of…
Find Your Mellow on a Thursday Night in West St. Paul
Looking for something new to do on a Thursday night in the Twin Cities? Point yourself toward Robert Street. On Thursday, Oct. 15, and again on Thursday, Oct. 29, NativeCare West St. Paul is hosting in-store events from 4 to 6 p.m. with MLLW, a…
Glom Finds Strange Comfort in a World Burning Through “Dollars”
LOS ANGELES, CA– There are certain artists whose music seems to find you again at precisely the right moment. For me, Glom has become one of them. I first encountered Sean Dunnevant, the Brooklyn-based musician behind Glom, at SXSW in 2025. There was something…
Death From Above 1979 Reclaim Their “Private Lives” on Ferocious New Single
LOS ANGELES, CA- Death From Above 1979 have never needed much more than bass, drums and an unreasonable amount of electricity to make their point. Twenty-five years into their career, Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler are turning that force toward something increasingly difficult…
