the kills

10 Joan Jett-inspired artists who are breaking boundaries just like her

“Joan Jett doesn’t play rock ’n’ roll,” I wrote two years back, reviewing her SXSW showcase for The Austin Chronicle. “She is rock ’n’ roll.” It’s true. The individual born Joan Marie Larkin in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, embodies the music and spirit better than anyone this side of Keith Richards. As Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong […]

20 side projects you should already be listening to by now

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

Ray Toro reveals his little-known hobby with a new coloring page

Last week, Gerard Way announced The Quarantine Coloring Book, a 100% free and downloadable coloring book. Partnering with various artists, the project was created by Gerard Way and Youth Code’s Sara Taylor as a way to keep us all busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a new page set to be uploaded every day, today’s […]

Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness on 40 years of living the punk life.

With one classic punk album under his belt, Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness seemed like a safe bet to die before he turned 25. Instead, he cleaned up and kept the band going through its 40th birthday. At 57, he’s still in fighting shape—literally—and his band have no end in sight. Social Distortion will celebrate […]

Cage The Elephant - Melophobia

Cage The Elephant Melophobia There’s a lot happening on Melophobia, the third album by Kentucky rock band Cage The Elephant. The five members spent time separately concocting their own ideas for the album after a lengthy period of time together on the road. The resulting album is, at its best, ambitious and teeming with ideas […]

Stream the Kills' new single "Satellite"

The Kills have made their new single “Satellite” available to stream on their website along with the chance to pre-order their new album.  Blood Pressures is the band's fourth LP and is due out in the U.S. on April 5 and releases on April 4 throughout the rest of the world. The Kills also released the […]