Post-Punk
Song of the Week: Fontaines D.C. Have a Trip-Hop Panic Attack on “Starburster”
Other standout tunes came from Boldy James, Sex Week, Gift, and more. Song of the Week: Fontaines D.C. Have a Trip-Hop Panic Attack on “Starburster” Jonah Krueger and Consequence Staff
Television’s Richard Lloyd on Why Drummer Billy Ficca Looks Orange on Marquee Moon Cover: “He Ate Too Many Carrots!”
The group also sneaks in some more rounds of Bonnaroolette. Television’s Richard Lloyd Reflects on Marquee Moon: Podcast Consequence Staff
Song of the Week: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ “Wild God” Is a Gorgeous Mindf*ck
As well as other great songs from Ibibio Sound Machine, Washer, Greg Mendez, and more. Song of the Week: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ “Wild God” Is a Gorgeous Mindfuck Jonah Krueger
Geordie Walker, Guitarist of Killing Joke, Dead at 64
The influential guitarist reportedly died away after suffering a stroke. Geordie Walker, Guitarist of Killing Joke, Dead at 64 Scoop Harrison
Television’s Marquee Moon: The Story of a Band, City, and Guitar Rock Masterpiece
Marquee Moon is pure music gumbo, a staggering combination of contrasting aesthetics that slashes with punk rock grit and with jazzy guitar virtuosity. Television’s Marquee Moon: The Story of a Band, City, and Guitar Rock Masterpiece Ryan Bray
Sleaford Mods Announce New Album UK Grim, Share Title Track and 2023 Tour Dates
Sleaford Mods are back, just as disappointed with their home country as ever, and announcing the new album UK GRIM. The title track is out now, and the post-punk duo have also unveiled a run of 2023 North American tour dates around their appearance at Coachella. The follow-up to 2021’s Spare Ribs, UK GRIM features contributions from Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, and Dry Cleaning’s Florence Shaw. “Maybe we are proud of the country,” vocalist Jason Williamson said (via BrooklynVegan). “Maybe we are proud to be English. Maybe I’m proud of the horrible grey streets and the shit weather and the stupid fashions I find myself investing in. It’s just that the English we’re proud of being is absolutely nothing like the English the authorities want to try and promote.” Over A...
Every Arctic Monkeys Album Ranked From Worst to Best
This article originally ran in 2018 and has been updated. Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. This time, we sort through the best and worst of Sheffield’s finest. Arctic Monkeys have enjoyed a two-decade reign as tastemakers and frontrunners of modern rock and roll. Their energetic guitars, indefatigable drums, and moody bass lines are what first caught our attention, but it was frontman Alex Turner’s writing that made us fall in love with them. Turner’s balance of poetic and picturesque meets blunt and brusque lyrics was a highlight from the first time we heard them as rowdy, North England teenagers. Thanks to the then-burgeoning world...
IDLES Spin “The Wheel” on Fallon: Watch
IDLES rang in the new year with a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night. As the evening’s musical guest, the English post-punks performed “The Wheel,” a highlight form their 2021 album Crawler. From their various other late-night performances to their documentary, we know very well by now that IDLES know how to work a stage, whether it be a sweaty, scrappy punk venue or high up in the glossy studios of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Their earth-shattering riffs, combined with the flashing strobe lights behind them, matched their ferocious energy. As frontman Joe Talbot smashed a cymbal belted the song’s anthem — “can I get a hallelujah?” — even the comparatively tame audience couldn’t help but throw a few whoops in response. Watch IDLES perform “The...
The Cult’s Ian Astbury on Under the Midnight Sun, Gothic Futurism, and the Optics of Nostalgia
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Ian Astbury calls in to chat with Kyle Meredith about Under the Midnight Sun, The Cult’s latest album. Advertisement Related Video Astbury talks about coming up as a crooner during the post-punk era, journalists mistakenly lumping them in with hair metal, and living through the optics of nostalgia. The frontman also talks about some of the big influences on this album — including Brian Jones, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac — and also dives deep into the ecological and environmental moments that arrive throughout. We also get his takes on recent artists like Yves Tumor and how they’re part of...
Interpol’s Paul Banks on The Other Side of Make Believe, Fables, and Conspiracies
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Interpol’s Paul Banks catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Other Side of Make Believe, an album that looks at the fables we tell ourselves, how conspiracy theories work their way into our lives, and the allure that fiction holds over truth. Advertisement Related Video Banks digs into the guileless angels and villainous characters that populate the record, as well as his lyrical writing in a subconscious form. He also touches on if he plans to watch the upcoming Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary. Listen to the Interpol frontman discuss The Other Side of Make Believe and more on...
Echo & The Bunnymen’s 40th Anniversary Tour Off to a Rough Start Due to Ian McCulloch Illness: Review
Echo and the Bunnymen have embarked on a long-awaited tour in celebration of their 40th anniversary, though things were off to a rocky start at Atlanta’s Tabernacle concert hall on Monday night (August 15th). Dubbed “Celebrating 40 Years of Magical Songs,” the tour (grab tickets here) kickoff saw both longtime and Gen Z-aged fans rubbing shoulders with each other like friends, with everyone seeming to be in agreement that the Liverpool act won’t be on the road forever. Save for a few festival sets, the Atlanta gig marked the band’s first outing since a UK tour in March, and anticipation Stateside has been high. Unfortunately, vocalist Ian McCulloch was under the weather, as the band confirmed on social media after the set. At one point, McCulloch left the stage for about 20 minutes, while ...
Echo and the Bunnymen Announce 2022 North American Tour
Echo and the Bunnymen will celebrate their 40th anniversary by embarking on a North American tour in Summer 2022. Titled “Celebrating 40 Years of Magical Songs,” the trek kicks off on August 15th in Atlanta and includes stops in Austin, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York City, and Philadelphia. It will wrap in Washington, DC on September 17th. See the full itinerary below. Tickets are available now via Ticketmaster. Related Video “I can’t wait for this upcoming tour of America and Toronto. It will be a continuation of the UK tour we did in February/March of this year which was my favourite ever tour,” said frontman Ian McCulloch in a statement. “Some new magical ingredient had been added to the starlight and the moonbeams and the angels and the devils that live inside the songs.” Advertisement...
