Diarrhea Planet might seem like a jokey name for a band, and that’s because it is. While the band is not shy about liking a good laugh and a good riff, they’re one of the more dedicated and hard working bands you’ll find in the scene today. Not only known to put on a...
Kathleen Hanna isn’t just a punk singer--she’s a feminist icon. Frustrated by the casual sexism she encountered in the punk rock scene of the late 80s, she formed Bikini Kill in the early 90s to strike back through loud music and angry declarations of female...
It's definitely been an eventful year so far for Neon Trees. Shortly before the release of their new album last month, their lead singer Tyler Glenn publicly came out, putting a new type of spotlight on the Utah band. On top of that, the band also enters the most...
Recently I spoke with Ryan McGinness about his current exhibition, Studio Visit, on display at the VMFA through October 14. During our interview, I found him to be pleasant, but I also sensed the spirit of a trickster. He knew something I didn't, and he was letting me...
Music at its heart is elusive. Whether in the empty space between drum beats or the wavering timbre of a dying note, music is often fundamentally tied to what it is not. The music made by Leland Jackson, better known to fans of underground electronic music as Ahnnu,...