I Guess We're Doing "Baby Shark" This Season
You cannot say we weren’t warned. On Monday, in the Rangers’ final exhibition of the spring, Elvis Andrus debuted a new…
If The Olympics Want Breaking To Succeed, They Have To Get The Music Right
Last month, Paris 2024 organizers voted to include breaking in the 2024 Summer Games. If the IOC votes next year to…
Ja Rule Puts A Curse On The Timberwolves, Which Has To Be Worth, What, At Least A Couple Extra Wins
Ja Rule performed as Saturday night’s halftime entertainment at the Timberwolves-Bucks game in Milwaukee. My favorite…
Skip Groff, Founder Of D.C.'s Coolest Record Store, Is Dead
Skip Groff has gone the way of the neighborhood record store. He’s dead.
The Best Things We Heard In 2018
King Princess has exactly six real songs out and every single one of them is good as hell. “1950” is a perfect pop song…
A Taxonomy Of Calls For Unity In The Hardcore Scene
On Leap Day several years ago, Bold, the hardcore band, played the East Village coke den Lit Lounge’s packed basement…
The Time Aretha Franklin Called Dave McKenna A Liar
Our beloved colleague Dave McKenna tells good stories. He’s done a lot of cool shit, met many weird people in weird…
The Time Dave McKenna Converted His Son From Katy Perry To Minor Threat
Our beloved colleague Dave McKenna tells good stories. He’s done a lot of cool shit, met many weird people in weird…
Alex Ovechkin Really, Really Loves The Song "My Neck, My Back"
Stanley Cup winner Alex Ovechkin is wringing as much out of the offseason as he can, presumably so he can drink it…
They Aren't Your Friends
A good cover letter apparently should open with an anecdote that displays grit and character and perseverance; it…
Your Band Photo Sucks
If you write about music online even once, something cool and unexpected happens: a handful of artists just like the…
No Band Should Play For More Than 20 Minutes
Imagine: you’re in a crowded mid-size venue, 300 strangers surrounding you. Just an hour ago, this space was vacant;…
I Blame Chris Brown
Here are just a few, tiny things that happened in a dark, bizarre, depressing Year of our Lord 2018:
These Weird Muffled Versions Of Old Songs Are Really Doing It For Me
Press play on this video and close your eyes:
What Do You Listen To At Work?
I’ve been listening to a lot of KC and the Sunshine Band lately. Probably too much, by most definitions, but these…
The Best Things We Heard In 2017
When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we listened to some stuff. Here are the best things we heard this year.
Shania Twain Should Do Every Halftime Show
Sled dogs. Snowy conditions. A Mountie escort. A 110-yard football field. The greatest country crossover artist in the…
King Krule Will Be The Last Rock Star In The Universe
It’s a funny moment, when you’re a young person, and you come across an even younger person who is deeply,…