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Nine Inch Nails: “Bad Witch” (The Null Corporation)

July 4, 2018

A Nine Inch Nails album, partially inspired by David Bowie. As if 2018 couldn’t get any weirder, that happened. Last week, NIN released a 30-minute long, six-track record entitled Bad Witch, which has st... Read More...

Spotlights – Flemington DIY, Oh Wonder, & Rob Jennings

Debra Kate Schafer

July 4, 2018

Goings-On

Rockers of All Ages Welcomed in NJ Mark your calendars because on July 21 you should be packing your bag and heading to Flemington, New Jersey for an all ages (!) DIY concert lineup that you can’t mis... Read More...

Jesse McCartney On Creative Avenues And Not Having Regrets

Debra Kate Schafer

June 27, 2018

Features, Interviews

There are three McCartneys that I believe can be considered household names, and two of them are related: Paul, Stella, and Jesse. Paul McCartney is, well, Paul McCartney. Sir Paul needs very little intr... Read More...

5 Seconds of Summer: “Youngblood” (Capitol Records)

Debra Kate Schafer

June 27, 2018

Albums, Reviews

It has been three years since we last heard from the Australian foursome who were first thrust into the spotlight opening for the English quintet (later turned foursome, as well), One Direction. Although... Read More...

The Get Up Kids: “Kicker” (Polyvinyl Records)

Debra Kate Schafer

June 27, 2018

Albums, Reviews

When I scroll through my music library on my phone, I always laugh a bit to myself when I get to the letter “H.” Why? Because I have about eight or nine songs with the name -- “Holiday” -- that range fro... Read More...

Welles: “White Trees and Red Trashes” (300 Entertainment)

Debra Kate Schafer

June 27, 2018

Albums, Reviews

There are certain people in this world who just “get” music. Some of the biggest stars of today still don’t “get” music and they possibly never will. To be one with music is to clearly interpret feelings... Read More...

Death Cab for Cutie Welcomes The “Gold Rush”

Debra Kate Schafer

June 13, 2018

Buzz, Features

I’ve been waiting for new a Death Cab for Cutie song for two years and for a new album for almost three. In the real world, that isn’t that long, but in the world of a fan, a simple year between records ... Read More...

Chvrches: “Love is Dead” (Glassnote)

Debra Kate Schafer

June 6, 2018

Albums, Reviews

Creativity is not something that you can necessarily learn. Creativity is something that you have deep within you, found in the depths of your mind, alongside your hopes, dreams, and imagination. Creativ... Read More...

Governors Ball – Your Three-Day Guide

Debra Kate Schafer

May 30, 2018

Buzz, Features

This weekend, New York’s star studded music festival Governors Ball is rolling into town with its engine revving, windows down, and music blaring. In the seven years that the three-day event has been aro... Read More...

Beach House: “7” (Sub Pop)

Debra Kate Schafer

May 30, 2018

Albums, Reviews

Beach House’s seventh studio album is appropriately titled 7. Despite the fact that that makes complete sense, it would have also made sense to have named it “Amazing” or “Marvelous” or some other extrem... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

Good Bison On The Music He Was Always Meant to Make [Feature + Watch & Listen]

The Catholic Girls: Transcending Time Through Twists of Fate [Buzz + Listen]

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

The Five Star Read That Is “Do You Feel Like I Do?” [Review]

ROCK READS: A Holiday Gift Guide For the School of Rock Laureate

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: TREASON, MOB RULES & THE FINAL DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP

Reality Check: LEGAL WEED NEW JERSEY

ROCK READS: A Holiday Gift Guide For the School of Rock Laureate

Nine Inch Nails: “Bad Witch” (The Null Corporation)

Spotlights – Flemington DIY, Oh Wonder, & Rob Jennings

Jesse McCartney On Creative Avenues And Not Having Regrets

5 Seconds of Summer: “Youngblood” (Capitol Records)

The Get Up Kids: “Kicker” (Polyvinyl Records)

Welles: “White Trees and Red Trashes” (300 Entertainment)

Death Cab for Cutie Welcomes The “Gold Rush”

Chvrches: “Love is Dead” (Glassnote)

Governors Ball – Your Three-Day Guide

Beach House: “7” (Sub Pop)

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

Good Bison On The Music He Was Always Meant to Make [Feature + Watch & Listen]

Reality Check: TREASON, MOB RULES & THE FINAL DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP

The Catholic Girls: Transcending Time Through Twists of Fate [Buzz + Listen]

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

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