Despite her current status as a rock star, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen started her life in front of the camera. At only two-years-old, she was starring in commercials, and by the age of six became an internationally recognized talent for her role as Cindy Lou Who in the blockbuster How the Grinch Stole…
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Very few bands have been able to achieve quite the same level of success as British band Wolf Alice, let alone with only three albums under their belt. They have headlined festivals, won the prestigious Mercury Prize and numerous other awards, and recently added more accolades to their shelf with their first ever UK number…
Phoebe Bridgers isn’t afraid of the dark. In fact she’s steadily barreling toward it, digging through bleakness to find moments of truth, playing a constant balancing act between literal and surreal. Her voice reflects the ideological touchstones of her generation (anxiety, distrust of authority, the blurred lines between friendship and romance), while cutting into the…
Indie pop sensation Echosmith will reach new heights in 2020 with the debut of a fresh new album, Lonely Generation, their first full-length release in almost 7 years. The band started out as a few teenage siblings from Southern California who first came together to make music in 2009 before booking festivals and touring the…
The 19-year-old indie-alternative rocker Grace Mitchell preformed at the Mercury Lounge to a buzzing sold out crowd. As the band was setting-up, people in the front row were peeking at the set lists that were placed across the stage, noting when or if their favorite songs would be played. Grace eventually stepped on stage to…
Peter Doherty has released the video for his latest single 'I Don't Love Anyone (But You're Not Just Anyone)', taken from his forthcoming album, 'Hamburg Demonstrations' to be released via BMG/Clouds Hill on Friday, December 2nd. The video was directed by Italian Luca Monterosso Whitmann using footage of Peter performing the song along with illustrations by art student…
Everything old becomes new again. American rock band DOROTHY just released their debut album ROCKISDEAD; but on the contrary, this could mark the beginning of hard rock's return. Last week, the album entered the Billboard Top New Artists Heatseekers Chart at #1, and the band's success can only go up from here. Comprised of lead singer Dorothy Martin, guitarist Mark Jackson,…
After forty years existing as figureheads of rock, Blondie is back with a new album, a world tour and enough buzz to have snagged a number of headlining slots at the South By Southwest music festival this past March. During the 1970s, a crop of seminal rock bands burst onto the downtown New York scene,…
Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Simon LeBon and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran at the premiere of 'Duran Duran: Unstaged' during the 6th Annual MoMA Contenders Series at MoMA, NYC. Boasting a formidable jukebox of Top 10 singles including ‘Hungry like the Wolf’, ‘A View to a Kill’ and ‘Ordinary World’, Birmingham's legendary rock foursome Duran Duran teamed…
TO MOST, THE NAME BRYAN ADAMS conjures 80’s rock, songs like “Cuts Like a Knife” and “Summer of ‘69” reminiscent of an era of stonewashed jeans and feathered hair. The native Canadian rocker quit school when he was a teenager to hit the road as a musician-for-hire, and over the years has been awarded 18…