Pixies

Last year Portland neo-psychedelic legends The Dandy Warhols celebrated their 30th anniversary.  After spending much of the year touring their 12th studio LP, ROCKMAKER, they celebrated their third full decade together with a string of West Coast dates last December.  “All of them were super fun…  We did multiple...

“Molly Lewis, professional whistler,” (as she’s characterized by NPR) is likely not quite a household name at this point, but there’s a reasonable chance that you saw Lewis last summer opening The Mann for Beck with the Philadelphia Orchestra or perhaps supporting Weyes Blood for her two nights at...

It’s been a while since we’ve seen uber-rowdy Los Angeles skate/garage punks FIDLAR in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, the last time being a 2018 headlining stop at Union Transfer, prior to the release of their third LP, Almost Free.  However, during a recent phone chat,...

“Faye is more punk than you think,” says lead vocalist of Atlanta punk outfit Upchuck, Kaila Turner (AKA KT), speaking of Atlanta singer/songwriter and phriend of PHILTHY Faye Webster, best known for blending alt country and R&B into an indie pop amalgam more likely to inspire bursts of emotional...

Bully, the 21st Century grunge outfit of Alicia Bognanno, is about to kick off the next leg of their tour behind Lucky For You, their fourth full-length, which dropped June 2nd on Sub Pop (who also released 2017 sophomore LP Losing and 2020’s third full-length, Sugaregg).  This batch of...

This month marks 20 years since I moved to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.  I was the typical suburban alternative teen, migrating to University of the Arts to study among likely the only fans of The Velvet Underground and Nick Cave hailing from upper-middle-class, yuppie-breeding...

Today queer, all-female/non-binary rockers Razor Braids released a brand-new video for “Nashville, Again.”  The video captures the quartet recording (or, rather, re-recording) the track in Jake Cheriff’s Brooklyn studio.  The song, which dropped earlier this month, is a reworking of the Brooklyn band’s very first single, “Nashville”, which dropped...

“I think my favorite reactions are the ones that tend to be slightly confused, like, ‘This is pop punk,’ then, ‘This is totally not pop punk,’ or ‘Oh, shit, they’re heavy!  I didn’t know they were that heavy,” says Ashrita Kumar, vocalist of Pinkshift, regarding the way their music...

Today English post-punks-turned-hard-rock-legends The Cult announced their 11th studio album, Under The Midnight Sun, set to drop on October 7th, courtesy of Black Hill Records.  The album has co-founders Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar) joining producer Tom Dalgety — known for his work with Pixies, Ghost, and...