The jangly, effervescent Montreal power-pop band Prism Shores announced their new album Softest Attack last month with the release of lead single “Kid Gloves.” It was great, and the second single is better. “I Didn’t Mean To Change My Mind”... more info

On Friday, Philadelphia shoegaze institution Nothing will release their new album A Short History Of Decay, which pushed the band’s sound in a bunch of different directions. This time around, frontman Nicky Palermo has put together a lineup that in... more info

Midway through my video chat with Cootie Catcher, guitarist/vocalist/beatmaker Nolan Jakupovski suddenly wields a prop: “This, I think, is what we want to sound like.” He’s holding a copy of the Pastels’ 1998 remix album Illuminati, on which ... more info

The members of the Massachusetts post-punk band Landowner say that their new album Assumption was built on the intentionally ridiculous concept of “weak d-beat… as if Antelope were reading the sheet music of Discharge.” That’s pretty fun! The... more info

Back in 1999, Faith No More/Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton started the noise-rock supergroup Tomahawk with the Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, Melvins/Cows bassist Kevin Rutmanis, and John Stanier, the absolute beast of a drummer who'd already... more info

Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926, and the Miles Davis estate and Sony Music — and probably to a lesser degree Warner Bros., which owns his last few releases — are celebrating the legendary trumpeter's centennial this year. ... more info

I was mightily impressed by Maintenant Jamais, last year’s album from francophone Montreal psych band Population II. They’re following it up this April with a new EP, Gimmicks. Lead single “Magouilleux” sits in the middle of the five-song tra... more info

The 79th British Academy Film Awards, aka the BAFTAs, went down Sunday night at London's Royal Festival Hall. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another was the night's biggest winner, earning Best Picture and Best Director. Fresh off his Grammy... more info

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Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu has been making history. On Thursday (Feb. 19) the 20-year-old won America's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics' women's free skating event since 2002. And she's got a second gold for the team event. In intervie... more info