Luke Haines would remain my favorite ’90s Britpop auteur (small praise, but still) even if that wasn’t his primary band’s name.

Most of the music Joshua Clover (a/k/a the late Associate Professor Formerly Known as Jane Dark) writes about in his 2009 book 1989 did not technically come out in 1989.

Maybe the third best thing I’ve written about the Cougmeister (check my third and fourth books for the first and second best), and still not horrible I don’t think.

Maybe the third best thing I’ve written about the Cougmeister (check my third and fourth books for the first and second best), and still not horrible I don’t think.

Resurrected Real-Life C-90 Mixtape #5

Resurrected Real-Life C-90 Mixtape #5

Most of the music Joshua Clover (a/k/a the late Associate Professor Formerly Known as Jane Dark) writes about in his 2009 book 1989 did not technically come out in 1989.

MICHAEL YONKERS BAND, Microminiature Love

Caution: Faulty predictions ahead.

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This post is a tool; it’s how I keep track of new music I hear — thus enabling me, for one thing, to put together long lists of albums I like when the year comes to an end.

Plastic Europop Dolls From Denmark and Happy Popcore Hippies From Holland

Plastic Europop Dolls From Denmark and Happy Popcore Hippies From Holland

Black Sabbath, Blood Ceremony, Deafheaven, Krokus, Megadeth, Melvins, more

Black Sabbath, Blood Ceremony, Deafheaven, Krokus, Megadeth, Melvins, more

Resurrected Real-Life C-90 Mixtape #4 (Except This Time It’s Actually a C-120)

Resurrected Real-Life C-90 Mixtape #4 (Except This Time It’s Actually a C-120)

I’ll be honest, I’d rather not talk about Nirvana at all, but that would be neglectful, right?

I’ll be honest, I’d rather not talk about Nirvana at all, but that would be neglectful, right?

Korn, Limp Bizkit, Rammstein, Ice Cube, Orgy, live in Philly. I went so you didn’t have to.

Korn, Limp Bizkit, Rammstein, Ice Cube, Orgy, live in Philly. I went so you didn’t have to.

Sandy from Grease takes on social ills, blows lid off shopaholic sprawl

Preceded by Frank Kogan’s explanation of why I = Tigra and he = Bunny

Preceded by Frank Kogan’s explanation of why I = Tigra and he = Bunny

Walked in the woods. Took photos of phungi. Tried to figure out what they were.

The historic reign of "Choosin' Texas" (as of this week it's officially the longest-running Hot 100 No. 1 song ever, without a clear end in sight) is sparking all kinds of takes — that it's slop (all ...

El Gran Silencio, Jenni Rivera, and Zemog El Gallo Bueno

Bhi Bhiman, Busy Signal, Bridgit Mendler, Jerrod Niemann, Rick Springfield, more

“According to current music trends and expert opinions,” Google’s AI Overview tells me, “2024 is widely considered to be the best music year of the decade due to a significant number of critically acc...

“According to current music trends and expert opinions,” Google’s AI Overview tells me, “2024 is widely considered to be the best music year of the decade due to a significant number of critically acc...

Swamp Things and Party Weirdos (Resurrected Real-Life C-90 Mixtape #2)

Mutiny on the bounty’s what they’re all about.

Mutiny on the bounty’s what they’re all about.

Saw one again. And then I saw two.

AC/DC, Buck Cherry, Dead Moon, Rush, 3 Doors Down, Scott Weiland, White Lion, more

AC/DC, Buck Cherry, Dead Moon, Rush, 3 Doors Down, Scott Weiland, White Lion, more

In which he makes it to the river and leaves this old Nebraska town

This post is a tool; it’s how I keep track of new music I hear — thus enabling me, for one thing, to put together long lists of albums I like when the year comes to an end.

This post is a tool; it’s how I keep track of new music I hear — thus enabling me, for one thing, to put together long lists of albums I like when the year comes to an end.

How the music editor of NYC’s premier alt-weekly responded to the attack