British punks Bad Nerves are chaotic, unpredictable, and really fucking fun. Their self-titled record has all the hallmarks of the punk bands of the 1980s, a vaccine everyone has been waiting for, you can get in the shape of their album and it’s going straight into your arms.
The band is back with their long-awaited sixth album. While the pandemic agitates the world, the music is still here, and here is the good old charm of The Strokes. Produced by Rick Rubin, The New Abnormal is a nine-track album that was recorded at Shangri-La Studio in Malibu.
Why the music industry has to shift and why it has to happen now? The way that musicians get paid nowadays resembles the overwhelming reality of the music business. A business that generates billions in profits for the people who built the system.
The announcement that came just 10 days ahead of the show lead to hysteria among the fans. The lucky ones who were able to get tickets for this treat on St. Valentine’s day were visibly excited. The Strokes are starting their intimate European tour at Berlin’s Columbiahalle. Was the show great? Naturally.
From mixing the aesthetics of the extreme right with a leftist perspective, Fat White Family share their personal stories being a testimony of immigrants and working class. Standing in front of an authentic and decadent group, they are direct, unexpected and furious.
The 2020’s edition of Primavera Sound includes consolidated bands such as The Strokes and The Jesus and Mary Chain, and also relatively new artists such as Fontaines DC representing a new generation of guitar bands. The festival truly has a lot to offer even to the most demanding music lovers.
Greta Van Fleet is a band turned into a phenomenon. Disciples of the great masters of rock, there are many who have surrendered to GVF as the new Gods of the genre.
Vampire Weekend got back to Barcelona to present "Father of the bride" - an album that mixes their characteristic guitars, Japanese ambient music, country duets, pulse funk-rock, Koenig's charisma, bright voice and ingenious lyrics.
The Irish punk band Fontaines D.C. taught us how to combine poetry with a strong and fast instrumental base. Their arrival to Spain marked the beginning of the European tour, where they presented their debut album Dogrel.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard caught our attention with their prolific tenacity treasured in full media outbreak. Now, after that streak of ecstatic productive brilliance, the band manages to find other ways to surprise its fanbase. One of them, perhaps the most famous, is their outstanding live show.
Winterbourne have been quietly building a following since their first release in 2014, turning heads with their EPs, following by the debut full-length Echo of Youth (2019). We caught up with James and Jordan after their gig in Gent, Belgium where a band took some time to let us into their world.
A pop rock band from Sydney, Lime Cordiale have been busy touring Australia and US, followed by their first headline tour of Europe and the UK. As the queue outside Sidecar in Barcelona was growing longer and longer, we found ourselves sitting down in a green room…
Perhaps one of the most exciting and diverse music festivals in France, Lollapalooza Paris has returned for its third edition. Welcoming dozens of music acts covering rock, pop, R&B, rap, house and everything in between, the beautiful fields of Hippodrome Longchamp were a place of pure joy as thousands gathered to see the big names hitting the stages.
Hidden among the misty mountains of Spain, there is an indie village. Relying on something as modem as guitars, BBK Live continues to prove that festivals are not just a profit and loss account.
In the beginning of July Barcelona was hosting its biggest summer party – Cruïlla Festival. For its 10th edition, a quintessential event offered to dive into gastronomy, fashion, technology and music. Talking about which, this edition had several big names: Black Eyed Peas, Kylie Minogue, Foals, Parov Stelar, Garbage, Years & Years and many more.
The 9th edition of Governors Ball was one of the most anticipated music festivals of the last summer of the decade. The lineup included The Strokes, The 1975, Florence + The Machine and many others.
Julian Casablancas’ label, Cult Records, has turned 10 years. To celebrate a decade, the label installed a pop-up store, that took place on May 28 and 29 at 98 Orchard St. - Manhattan. It featured music, themed drinks, art, merch, and special exhibition listing most of Cult Records’ roster, including The Strokes, The Voidz, Albert Hammond Jr, The Growlers, Karen O, The Virgins, Surfbort, Har Mar Superstar and more.
Vibrant Paris in November - that time of the year when winter seems so close and summer festivals so far, but here is Pitchfork Music Festival to provide another injection of adrenaline.
Phoenix played several shows in LA in continued support of Ti Amo, one of the best albums of 2017. The 5-night residency took place at the Fonda Theatre in early September, and was filled with special guests, gelato, and exclusive merch.
