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Here's how Dylan Minnette chose music for a ‘13 Reasons Why’ episode
Actor Dylan Minnette is known for two things. The first is his portrayal of Clay Jensen, the heroic but flawed high school teen in the acclaimed Netflix drama, 13 Reasons Why. The other is his participation in the alt-rock band Wallows. The trio’s effected-guitar sounds range from languid to melancholy, bringing a new consciousness toward […]
Handsome Furs
Handsome Furs Plague Park [4/5] One needs a flow-chart to keep track of all the bands started by today’s Canadian creative class, with the chief offshoots populated by members of Broken Social Scene, Metric and Stars. But consider Handsome Furs (aka Wolf Parade vocalist/guitarist Dan Boeckner and his fiancée Alexei Perry) a strong new contender […]
Inside the next wave of Manchester acts, from Pale Waves to Witch Fever
There’s a new generation of Manchester bands out to shake things up. From Pale Waves to Witch Fever, these rising bands are doing things their own way.
Moving Units
Moving Units Hexes And Exes [4.5/5]
In the three years since Moving Units released their debut full-length, Dangerous Dreams, singer/guitarist Blake Miller has become a globe-hopping DJ and in-demand remixer. Unsurprisingly, these extracurricular activities heavily inform Hexes And Exes, an album that shatters all preconceived notions about what dance-punk can or should be. While […]
15 Record Store Day items you have to hunt down this weekend
Saturday, April 19, marks the seventh annual Record Store Day, a yearly celebration that takes place the third Saturday of April and packs independent record stores across the nation—and now, the world—full of exclusive releases and hungry customers. Sure, RSD has its problems—telling shops when they can open their doors and threatening to blackball record […]
Bad Lieutenant cancel U.S. shows
British rock outfit Bad Lieutenant have had to cancel four U.S. tour dates that were planned for next week due to "stringent immigration laws and changing visa parameters." The band, featuring Joy Division/New Order founder Bernard Sumner, were set to support their debut full-length, which arrived in stores Nov. 10, but were unable to complete […]
Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, White Stripes among 2023 Rock Hall nominees
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its class of 2023 nominations. Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, White Stripes, Missy Elliott, and more are among the nominees.
5 Dr. Martens collabs that have embraced every alternative subculture
At this point, Dr. Martens—Docs, DMs, whatever you want to call them—have been around for 74 years. And, for almost all of that time, in one way or another, they’ve been inextricably entwined with alternative music—and, of course, the subcultures which that music has spawned. Transcending their origins as factory-safe work boots, over the course […]
Trever Keith
Trever Keith Melancholics Anonymous [3.5/5]
To even the most nascent fan of ’90s punk rock, Trever Keith is a name synonymous with fluid, melodic anthems. As part of Face To Face, Keith’s songwriting slithered from lightning quick four chord strums on Don’t Turn Away to the infamous experiment in gloom via Ignorance Is Bliss. With […]
Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Woods
Silversun Pickups Neck Of The Woods This review originally ran in AP 287. Silversun Pickups have become one of rock’s more surprising success stories in the past half-decade. The Los Angeles quartet have sold somewhere in the vicinity of a million records worldwide, all because a bunch of people thought they sounded kind of like […]
