FAI Announces Honorees and Nominees for International Folk Music Awards – American Blues Scene
Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, will present a convening of some of the music industry’s leading authorities and creators to address…
Taking Back Sunday to play Tell All Your Friends at When We Were Young 2024
The lineup for When We Were Young Festival‘s 2024 edition just got a major addition. Already featuring over 50 artists playing albums in full for an epic nostalgia trip through…
Anthony Kiedis biopic in the works
Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Scar Tissue, the 2004 memoir by Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, with plans to turn it into a biopic. Deadline reports…
Conde Nast folding Pitchfork into GQ, lays off EIC Puja Patel & others
Publishing giant Condé Nast purchased Pitchfork in 2015, and Condé chief content officer and Vogue editorial director Anna Wintour revealed in a letter today that the site would be folded…
Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner Announces His Debut Solo Album, Shares “Lose”
Dan Boeckner is stepping away from the Wolf Parade pack with his debut solo album, Boeckner!, out March 15th via Sub Pop. He’s previewing it today with the lead single “Lose.” “I…
Shygirl Announces Club Shy EP, Shares New Song “tell me”
London-based singer, rapper, producer, and DJ Shygirl has returned to announce a new EP titled Club Shy, out February 9th. She’s also shared a new single, “tell me,” featuring the…
5 best Alkaline Trio albums of all time
Chicago punks Alkaline Trio have covered a lot of ground since their inception in 1996, but they’ve undoubtedly made their mark on the horror genre. As the band ready the…
Carpool’s Stoph Colasanto breaks down My Life in Subtitles
Welcome to AP&R, where we highlight rising artists who will soon become your new favorite. Plus, head to the AP Shop to grab a copy of Carpool's My Life in…
Outlaw Blues Guitarist Emanuel Casablanca Digs Deep Roots on ‘The Farm’ – American Blues Scene
The archetypal singer-songwriter could play anything as their primary instrument, but if you are Emanuel Casablanca it’s the anthropomorphic, humble guitar that really drives home a story begging to be…
‘Last Days’ opera, based on Kurt Cobain-inspired film, making US premiere
Gus Van Sant‘s 2005 film Last Days offers a fictionalized account of the final days of Kurt Cobain‘s life through a musician named Blake. The film inspired an opera by…
