John Keek is an LA-based producer and multi-instrumentalist who’s got a lot of credits on other people’s records, especially those from Dijon, Mk.gee, and that whole crew. Dijon and Mk.gee justifiably ...

Once again, here are my personal picks for the year’s best in abattoir jazz, diaristic field recordings, audio Rothkos, ambient epics, electroacoustic cinema, marathon improv, and backroom electronica ...

Ever since the early Beatles days, Paul McCartney’s signature instrument has been the Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar. In ...

People rally around a specific band or album, a new scene forms around a shared sensibility, or a particular sound permeates the zeitgeist. It’s more difficult to determine when something ends. After ...

Since 2013, Billboard has been using YouTube streams as one of the factors that help decide the magazine’s charts. In ...

The Music Hall Of Williamsburg is an important Brooklyn music venue that’s been open for decades, and it’s been a staple for any New York music fans this century, but its days are numbered. The ...

Steven Drozd joined the Flaming Lips in 1991. At that point, the long-running Oklahoma City psych-rock band had already been ...

Kay Flock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Back in March, the NYC rapper, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was ...

In 2015, Tobias Jesso Jr. released his debut album Goon with a great deal of critical and promotional clamor. He then quickly ...

This is my 17th annual Oscars-style tribute to all the bands who broke up in the past year, and every year it gets more difficult to figure out which acts are really over. I put plenty of research ...

It’s that time of year when bands clear out their archives, dispensing demos and covers galore while the music industry waits ...

The Glasgow post-punk band Life Without Buildings released exactly one album, the 2001 underground classic Any Other City, ...