- 21. Margo Price Gets Busy With Brand-New Music, Podcast, and Memoir
- (Music)
- ... latest musical gem combines fuzzy guitars, garage rock Hammond organ, and harpsichord which all work together perfectly complementing Margo’s soulful, wrenching vocals and thoughtful lyrics. Margo’s ...
- Created on 26 August 2022
- 22. Britney Spears & Elton John Just Released a Video of Their Brand-New Duet and It’s Fantastic
- (Music)
- ... synths and a rhythmic guitar, all leading right up to a drop … until the clip cuts itself off.” The new dance-friendly remix of John’s 70’s rock/pop hit is the perfect way to end the summer. Presave ...
- Created on 25 August 2022
- 23. The Shi*ty Craft Club Is A Safe Space For The DIY-Challenged, Plus 4 Items We're Obsessing Over This Fall ...
- (DIY)
- ... all shredders! Fender’s new electric guitar, Player Plus Meteora HH, and the Player Plus Active Meteora Bass (pictured above), not only come in cool colors, but we also have it on good authority (i.e., ...
- Created on 15 August 2022
- 24. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- ... down-tuned guitars of metal and the fury of punk to create what would soon be known as “grunge.” And Bam Bam was defined by Bell—a young Black woman fronting a post-punk band in the early ’80s. By ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 25. Watch The Linda Lindas Take On Bikini Kill's Classic "Rebel Girl" In This Holy Grail Of Summer Mosh Momen
- (Music)
- ... The LLs shared with the audience their heartfelt thanks for their presence and displayed their genuine excitement for playing a headline show in New York City. Guitarist Lucia de la Garza declared “We ...
- Created on 26 July 2022
- 26. Start The Summer Off Right With New Music From Big Thief, Guerilla Toss, and Jenny Hval
- (Music)
- ... sonic landscapes, from trippy neo-psych to euphoric art-punk. Songs like the glitchy “Cannibal Capital” and high-energy album standout “Famously Alive” meld digital hyperpop with nods to ’80s guitar/synth ...
- Created on 26 May 2022
- 27. Calling all Kim Gordon fans! Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler’s new single featuring Kim’s spoken word is FIRE
- (Music)
- ... monologue, spoken over a Sonic Youth-like discordant/echo-y guitar riff. Only this time, the subject of her spoken word isn’t sexism, but classism, and the financialization of housing. “You’re not welcome/to ...
- Created on 20 May 2022
- 28. "Painless" The Sophomore Album From Nilüfer Yanya, Showcases The Singer's Rich and Soulful Vocals Over Danceable, Alt-Rock Track
- (Music)
- ... dropping straight to the chest. Guitars bend, bellow, and quiver; her breathy alt-rock vocals paint everything in midnight blue. Electronically sharp and approachably nihilistic, there’s an “evergreen ...
- Created on 09 May 2022
- 29. Jewel Is Back With The R&B and Folk-Influenced "Freewheelin' Woman," Her First Album in 7 Years ...
- (Music)
- ... consistent in my work. Whether it has an accordion on it or a banjo on it or a cello on it or — I don’t know, an electric guitar. To me, it’s [like] if I get out of bed that day and I wanna wear yoga pants ...
- Created on 02 May 2022
- 30. The Linda Lindas Are "Growing Up," and Their New Album By The Same Name, Has The Sound To Prove I
- (Music)
- ... Sexist Boy” went viral last spring, instantly resonating across ages and identities. “Growing up isn’t something you can make happen when you want it to,” guitarist/vocalist Lucia de la Garza points out ...
- Created on 19 April 2022
- 31. MAITA's "I Just Want to Be Wild for You" Is Melodic and Twangy, With Razor-Sharp Ed
- (Music)
- ... of modernity and connecting amidst disconnection. Melodic, twangy guitar and dulcet vocals often walk the razor’s edge of breaking open—and sometimes do, as on the single “You Sure Can Kill a Sunday,” ...
- Created on 11 April 2022
- 32. Cat Power Dishes On Her 11th Studio Album, "Covers," How She Re-Imagines Her Old Songs, and On Being a "Difficult Woman" in the Music Industry ...
- (Music)
- ... because I was struggling with other things internally,” Marshall says. “But dude, I had so much fun just playing guitar and singing. So now I’m really looking forward to whenever the tour happens.” The ...
- Created on 14 March 2022
- 33. Listen: Minneapolis-Based Singer FPA Uses Electronic Beats and Piano to Channel a Medieval Princess on Conceptual Debut Album, "Princess Wiko
- (Music)
- ... heart of this album with lyrical guitar strains carrying us gently to our great awakening. What Princess Wiko lacks in bangers, it makes up for in orchestral drama and exquisite atmosphere. This ...
- Created on 14 February 2022
- 34. Girls Who Love Girls Who Love Music: 11 Songs Celebrating Queer Love to Listen To on Valentine’s Day
- (Music)
- ... of being in love for the first time,” while MUNA guitarist Naomi McPherson has described it as “a song for kids to have their first gay kiss to.” The song is bubbly and bright, and with lyrics like “Life’s ...
- Created on 11 February 2022
- 35. LISTEN: The Linda Lindas Drop New Single, "Growing Up," Off Upcoming LP, and Speak To BUST About The Origins of "Racist, Sexist Bo
- (Music)
- ... find Bela and Lucia on guitar, Eloise on bass, and Mila on drums, while they all take turns on vocals. Describing their sound as “the spirit of original punk, power pop, and new wave,” the girls use their ...
- Created on 01 February 2022
- 36. "Thank You For Supporting The Arts," A Documentary on Portland Oregon Stripper Viva Las Vegas, Asks The Question, "Is Stripping an Art Form?" ...
- (Feminism)
- ... and dimly lit. The camera zooms in on Viva as she slips out of a red silk robe. The strum of a guitar picks up in the background as Viva playfully takes off her black and pink lace lingerie set and we ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 37. Rock Icon Melissa Etheridge Predicts The Future Of Queer Culture And Much, Much More On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
- (Poptarts)
- Melissa Etheridge is an unparalleled singer-songwriter, guitarist, author, and activist who has been making irresistible blues-rock albums for over 30 years. She was a bit of an underground sensation ...
- Created on 09 December 2021
- 38. St Vincent Speaks to Carrie Brownstein About Their New Film "The Nowhere Inn," Their Feelings About Feminism, and the Dangers of Believing Your Own Hyp
- (Music)
- ... are some constants in every St. Vincent project: killer guitar, sharp lyrics, a certain cinematic sound. And in the same vein, every version of St. Vincent is a dynamic, confident powerhouse of a performer. ...
- Created on 30 November 2021
- 39. The Princess of Pop-Punk Avril Lavigne is Back With a New Single, "Bite Me" ...
- (Music)
- ... to a long-gone lover. Even when “Bite Me” cuts deep lyrically, it’s kept light-hearted by an upbeat guitar track and Lavigne’s trademark, sardonically sweet persona. On a deeper level, “Bite Me” reinstates ...
- Created on 12 November 2021
- 40. Les Sewing Sisters, Experimental Japanese Artists, Are Back With An Album Produced Out Of Sewing Machines' Sounds
- (Music)
- NO GUITARS, NO drums, no synths.The nine tracks on the self-titled Les Sewing Sisters LP were made entirely with vocals and samples of sounds made by sewing machines. Though a listener probably wouldn’t ...
- Created on 10 November 2021
