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21 alternative albums from 1998 that are still influencing bands today

1998 really wasn’t that long ago, but after saying the number 2021 out loud, it feels like it happened during another lifetime. To put things in perspective, Billie Eilish was born three years after 1998, and, hell, even FINNEAS was born the year before. Despite the fact that said year was toward the end of […]

20 albums from 1996 that mark some of the best of the decade

The year 2021 stands out for, at the very least, two distinct reasons. One, we all simply could not wait for it to get here and to promptly put the horrific year that was 2020 in our collective rearview mirror. And, two, it’s the year that some of the best albums of the ’90s will […]

14 amazing tattoos inspired by lyrics

Let’s be honest, the feeling of a tattoo needle on skin can be downright addicting. And there’s almost nothing more satisfying than showing off some new art to all your friends. But before you make an appointment at your local shop, you have to figure out exactly what you want. You can let your tattoo […]

The Replacements, Neutral Milk Hotel, the 1975, more announced for Boston Calling September

With the festival’s May event a month away, the Boston Calling Music Festival have announced the lineup for their September 5-7 event this year. The lineup includes such bands as the Replacements, Neutral Milk Hotel, Childish Gambino, the 1975, twenty one pilots and more. You can check out the full lineup below. Tickets go on […]

Neutral Milk Hotel, Bob Mould, more to play Merge 25 festival

Merge Records will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this summer with Merge 25, a music festival based out of North Carolina from July 23-26. Bands announced include Neutral Milk Hotel, Bob Mould, Wye Oak, The Clientele, Destroyer, Caribou, Lambchop, The Rock*A*Teens, Ex Hex and more to be announced. Although the entirety of the lineup has […]

Cover Premiere: Roger Harvey & The Wild Life - "Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone" (Neutral Milk Hotel)

Roger Harvey of White Wives has a new project: Roger Harvey & The Wild Life. The group came together when Harvey befriended producer/multi-instrumentalist J. Vega in 2012. The duo worked on the recording of their debut album, with the help of a dozen friends and music makers, for over a year at Vega's studio, The Wilderness. To […]

Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum announces full U.S. tour

[Photo: Cory Greenwell] Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum has announced that he will embark on a U.S. tour in winter, 2013. Support bands will include Tall Firs, Briars of North America and the Music Tapes, and a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will go charity Children Of The Blue Sky.   DATES Jan 9 […]