kate nash

20 bands keeping the riot grrrl spirit alive in their own unique way

The riot grrrl underground feminist punk movement began in the early ’90s in the Pacific Northwest before expanding to the rest of the world. Credited by some for kick-starting third-wave feminism, riot grrrl was a scene where women could express themselves through music.  Many bands were influenced and started because of riot grrrl, with the […]

Kate Nash shreds a tin whistle cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman"

Musicians along with everyone else are holing up in self-isolation during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic leading to some level of boredom and Kate Nash is spending her time flexing her skills with a tin whistle. The indie-rock musician is taking a stab at covering Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman” using the penny whistle while telling fans “I take requests.” Read […]

This music festival is using potatoes to announce their lineup

Oxfordshire event Truck Festival has started to announce its own lineup with potato spuds. That’s right folks, the music festival is slowly rolling out the bill by sending ticket-holders and fans their own custom potato in the mail. Each potato that is sent is written with the name of a performer in permanent marker. Additionally, […]

Weekly Playlist #32: Nine Cheers For Sweet Revenge

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” isn’t always the best policy, Hammurabi, but sometimes it just feels too damn good to get back at someone who crosses you. Musicians have the perfect platform for vengeance, so there is no shortage of songs with horrific lyrical violence, showing off to haters and […]

Weekly Playlist #5: Taking Back Gifts-day

It’s December 26 and across the lands, people are morphing into retail monsters, fighting tooth-and-cart to get their unwanted gifts back to the stores and money back into their filthy paws that were only one day prior an anatomical symbol for giving. Now it’s all about getting things off of them—like that weird lamp Aunt […]