"I think we lucked out. In my older brother's generation, you had to pick a genre. These days, kids don’t care."
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RUN FOR COVER: INTERPOL VS. AZEALIA BANKS: “SLOW HANDS”
SICK BURN: BUDOS BAND LIGHTS A PSYCH ROCK FIRE WITH NEW ALBUM
Burnt Offering takes the Budos Band sound on a detour into heavier, weirder psych-rock territory. When there’s a hooded wizard straight out of Middle Earth holding a lantern on the cover (drawn by drummer Brian Profilio), you should know what you’re in for.
LISTEN: DIG MIX // WEEK OF 11.19.14
Some band plays Fenway, plus tracks from Zip-Tie Handcuffs, Mitski, The Fatal Flaw, Party Bois and more.
LISTEN: GET L_ST WITH BLACK EL
New album finds rapper in top form after two-year hiatus.
REVIEW: BURY US WITH ‘BURY ME AT MAKEOUT CREEK’
There aren’t enough bands in the alternative scene fronted by badass bass-wielding babes. Fortunately, Mitski and her brand-spankin’-new record 'bury me at makeout creek' are here to correct that issue.
DANCING AT THE DISCOTHEQUE WITH STARS
"People who fell in love with Funeral and You Forgot It In People were having sex for the first time and getting stoned for the first time and wanting to move out of their house and realizing that life sucks -- aka growing up. We happened to be lucky enough to be there."
THE CHANGELING: MIDDLESEX LOUNGE IS GOING TO BE THURS-SAT ONLY STARTING IN 2015
A notification that was sent out tonight by manager Nate Brown details the decision to make the shift, shut down at the end of December for some renovations, and what that means in the coming months.
GIFTED: TURNING FANDOM UP TO ELEVEN
The weather may be hopping back and forth from poolside reclining to tightly wound scarfs, but concertgoers are already in the holiday gift-giving spirit—and we aren't just talking about folks throwing their panties on stage.
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: FLYING LOTUS AT PARADISE ROCK CLUB
Flying Lotus, like Thundercat, is proof that the easiest way to be cool is to be good at what you do.