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CoSign: Westside Cowboy Just Dropped One of the Best Debut Albums in Recent Memory
Westside Cowboy, a rising indie-rock band from Manchester, have released their debut album, It Goes On, alongside a UK record-shop tour. The article presents the album as a significant step forward for a group whose rapid ascent has made them one of Britain’s most closely watched new guitar bands. The band formed at the Royal…
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The five best Rolling Stones songs with Keith Richards on vocals
The article ranks Keith Richards’ strongest lead-vocal performances with The Rolling Stones, arguing that his infrequent appearances offer a gruffer, more vulnerable contrast to Mick Jagger’s usual frontmanship. It treats Richards’ singing as an important but occasional feature of the band’s catalogue, from his first lead vocal in 1969 to a contribution on 2023’s Hackney…
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Olivia Rodrigo Exhibit Coming to Grammy Museum, With Launch Including an On-Stage Cameron Crowe Q&A (EXCLUSIVE)
The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles will open an Olivia Rodrigo exhibition, “Olivia Rodrigo: The Cure Unraveled”, on 2 September, focusing on the making of her recent “The Cure” music video. It matters because it offers a behind-the-scenes look at a high-profile pop production and will later broaden to include previously unseen material from across…
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Kesha on Her First Lingerie Campaign as an Independent Artist: ‘My Whole Body Is Finally All Mine’
Kesha has launched her first lingerie campaign as an independent artist, partnering with Adore Me while on her Freedom Tour. She says the collaboration reflects a new sense of autonomy after gaining greater control over her music and career, linking personal freedom with confidence in her body. The campaign features six items from Adore Me’s…
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The 1979 album Nick Cave called a “genuinely nasty” classic: “Mean-spirited spirituality”
Bob Dylan’s 1979 album Slow Train Coming provoked controversy because it marked an overtly evangelical turn after his religious conversion, challenging fans’ view of him as a sceptical, anti-establishment songwriter. The article argues that its uncompromising Christian themes and Dylan’s refusal to play older songs during a San Francisco residency alienated some audiences, while winning…
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3 Heavy Metal Songs From the Early 1980s That Pointed Toward the Decade’s Darker Future
The article identifies three early-1980s heavy metal songs that it argues anticipated the genre’s darker late-decade direction. It highlights Black Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell”, Judas Priest’s “The Sentinel” and Iron Maiden’s “The Number of the Beast” for their ominous, dystopian and occult themes. “Heaven and Hell”, written by Ronnie James Dio, became a staple for…
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Garbage’s Shirley Manson warns women’s rights are at “a crisis point”
Garbage singer Shirley Manson has said women’s rights are at “a crisis point” as the band prepares to perform at Olivia Rodrigo’s female-only Daisy Chains Field festival in California. She contrasted the event with the 1990s, when Garbage declined an invitation to Sarah McLachlan’s women-focused Lilith Fair because she felt progress for women was stronger…
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Beyoncé Details Expansive, 27-Track 20th Anniversary ‘B’Day’ Deluxe Edition Featuring B-Sides, Spanish-Language Versions
Beyoncé has announced a 20th-anniversary deluxe reissue of her 2006 album B’Day, expanding it to 27 tracks across vinyl and CD editions. The release adds B-sides, Spanish-language versions and recent single “Morning Dew (Donk)”, while commemorating an album that was a major commercial and critical success in her solo career. The four-LP edition, priced at…
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Maribou State announce hiatus “to reset physically and mentally”
Maribou State have confirmed that their forthcoming hiatus will be longer than their temporary 2024 break, although they will complete scheduled summer performances first. The electronic duo say the pause is intended to protect their physical and mental health and avoid returning to the unsustainable cycle of recording and touring that contributed to past difficulties.…
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The 2000 song that saved Thom Yorke and Radiohead: “Well, that’s beautiful”
Radiohead’s 2000 song ‘Everything In Its Right Place’ is presented as a crucial turning point for Thom Yorke and the band after the immense pressure following the success of OK Computer. Yorke reportedly wrote the piece after feeling burnt out following a 1997 Birmingham show, and it later helped give Radiohead creative direction while they…