Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Ghostface Killah, Uncle Acid, Big Freedia, Slick Rick, Ravyn Lenae, Porches, The Get Up Kids, Anna & Elizabeth, Prophecy Fest, and more NYC-area shows on sale.
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Consequence of Sound — One of the tracks features Kool Keith. Plus, the '90s-era innovators are also hitting the road next year for a North American tour more info
Brooklyn Vegan — 'Nothing has changed within the Truxian universe we created for ourselves as teenagers,' says the duo's Jennifer Herrema. 'Because Trux is and will always be our way of life whether living it together or separate...This is no hobby rock kick.'
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Stereogum — We last heard from '90s scuzz-rock duo duo Royal Trux last year, when they released
Platinum Tips + Ice Cream
, an album of live recordings from the band’s LA and New York shows. Now, Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty are gearing up to release a n... more info
Stereogum — Next month, the longtime Kansas City DIY-pop experimenter Cody Critcheloe, who records as SSION, will return with O, his first album in seven years. Today, he's shared the new album's tracklist, and it includes a whole lot of guests. Sky Ferreira, De... more info
Stereogum — Royal Trux, the team of Jennifer Herrema (late of Black Bananas) and Neil Hagerty (late of Howling Hex), have reactivated their legendary skuzz-pop operation in recent years, with a smattering of reunion shows and a live album already in the books. N... more info
Sweeping The Nation — In retrospect, something appears to be coming together around 1998. Three of the year's biggest music stories - George Michael's arrest, Elton John's knighthood, Geri leaving the Spice Girls - feel like the first stage of coalescing into ... more info