ME.
ME. wasn’t supposed to be a band. After nearly a decade apart, former Taking Back Sunday founding members Mark O’Connell and Eddie Reyes started writing together again with no intention of forming one. They had already experienced what happens when something you built stops feeling like your own. The distance between them hadn’t come from […]
Marilyn Forever! Marilyn Monroe – A Symbol of Hope (book)
Marilyn Forever! Marilyn Monroe—A Symbol of Hope, a new book by celebrated photographer Amy Stanford Gaskin, is published in honor of Monroe’s centennial year. Culled from thousands of photographs and interviews of Marilyn Monroe’s most devoted admirers from around the world, Gaskin presents a never-before-seen view of the star. As Pulitzer Prize-winner Don Bartletti writes in his […]
V Torres
V TORRES is a Los Angeles based singer, songwriter and musician whose sound is rooted in a unique range that blends indie-rock, funky beach Americana, and stripped down vocal-heavy ballads. Expansive, free, all out— V TORRES’ musical expression rides the power of the journey, delves into the gratitude of becoming, and leans into the fluidity […]
The K’s
In certain British towns where nothing much besides real life happens, there’s enough peace to form plans and the abundant energy, momentum and initiative to fuel all notions of escape. The K’s, Warrington’s four-strong, rousing, real-world-documenting indie phenomenon, brought up in a town caught between other places, used every benefit and drawback of out-of-the-way youth […]
Magic Wands
Magic Wands are Los Angeles-based duo of Chris and Dexy Valentine originally formed in Nashville, Tennessee. A partnership built on alchemy the of dark dream-pop, goth-tinged post-punk, and a touch of cosmic romance. They first cast their spell with the 2012 debut album Aloha Moon, an introduction to their world of glowing guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and […]
Eddie Schwartz
Eddie Schwartz is best known for writing such classic hit songs as “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” recorded by Pat Benatar, “Don’t Shed A Tear” by Paul Carrack, and “The Doctor” by the Doobie Brothers, as well as some two hundred songs recorded and performed by artists such as Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Robert […]
Jonathan Richman
“As of a few years ago, I was going to just play theaters, cabarets and such, but we ended up by mistake at the Zebulon in Los Angeles and had such a fine time that those kind of shows have to happen too. So, you might see us nowadays in theaters, cabaret-style places, or the […]
Alison Moyet
To celebrate 40 years as a solo artist, Alison Moyet releases Key, a collection of 16 reworked singles and deep cuts, alongside two brand new tracks It is, says Alison Moyet, quite remarkable to think that she’s been singing for “some serious years”. She formed her first band at 16 in Basildon, was in Yazoo […]
Soft Cell
The New York club scene of the early 1980s was a rich source of inspiration for the visiting British bands who had broken through in the aftermath of the UK’s punk and post-punk explosion. But no group immersed themselves in the city’s vibrant underground culture – or its hedonistic spirit and seedy underbelly – quite […]
The Alarm
“Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end,” says Jules Peters, bandmate and wife of the late Mike Peters of THE ALARM who passed away on April 29, 2025. Following a fearlessly valiant 31-year battle with cancer, his monumental legacy continues with the release of TRANSFORMATION on May 29, 2026 on Twenty First Century Recordings/Virgin Music Group. Its […]