Rivkah Reyes Steps Out of ‘School of Rock’ With “Menace”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ll admit it. When I first saw the press release for Rivkah Reyes’ new single “Menace,” there was one line that immediately got my attention: “School of Rock’s Katie goes from bassist to frontwoman.” Wait. Katie? I had to look up…
Good Neighbours Get Intoxicated by Infatuation on the Undeniably Fun “Mary Jane”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are songs that demand a little time before they reveal themselves, and then there are songs that make their intentions known almost immediately. Good Neighbours’ new single “Mary Jane” falls firmly into the latter category. Within the first listen, I…
MARRIAGETOXIN Brings Assassin Romance and Chaos to Anime Expo 2026
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT MORE COVERAGE AT ANIME EXPO 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA- The MARRIAGETOXIN: Road to the Best Marriage! panel at Anime Expo 2026 proved that surviving lethal hitmen and dodging poison darts may actually be easier than surviving something far more terrifying:…
Xi Jinping Has Lost All Control Over China
Xi Jinping is the emperor with no clothes. The clothes are hanging in a California closet. That’s the blunt, slightly unhinged, and strangely coherent claim in a 14-minute clip from the Danny Jones podcast that dropped this week. The guest is Jiang Xueqin—better known online…
New Translations Chase a Feeling on “Modern Lovers”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something especially satisfying about a song that makes you wait for it. For nearly the first minute of New Translations’ “Modern Lovers,” the Nashville quintet keeps things remarkably restrained. A steady kick drum establishes the pulse. A simple bass line…
Scott Holiday Rips Into a New Chapter With HOL1D4Y’s “Autonomatic”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve been following Rival Sons since 2009, when Before the Fire introduced me to a band that sounded like it had somehow discovered a direct line back to the guts of rock and roll without simply trying to recreate the past….
Miles Caton Finds Strength in Vulnerability on “Lean On”
LOS ANGELES, CA- “Lean On” is my introduction to Miles Caton. That probably puts me a little behind the curve considering the year he has been having, but there is also something refreshing about encountering an artist without much in the way of preconceived…
The Haunt Deliver Another Banger With “Seasonal Depression”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are songs that demand careful unpacking, and then there are songs where the first reaction pretty much says everything that needs to be said: this thing is a banger. The Haunt have delivered another one with “Seasonal Depression,” the latest…
The Stray Cats Bring Rockabilly Revival to Ohio
HUBER HEIGHTS, OH- The Kings of Rockabilly returned to the road this summer, and after an unexpected delay, there was a little more meaning behind seeing those three familiar figures standing together onstage again. The Stray Cats’ return had been postponed from last year…
