MTV's 'Total Request Live' was known for hijinks, hedonism, and giving VJs and Carson Daly unfettered access to artists like Britney Spears and Destiny's Child.
Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand may have been something of a one-hit-wonder with this 2004 song, but we think it's still a bop. An underrated party tune you can chill or rock to, "Take Me Out" gets really spicy when the beat drops after the first verse. Plus, the guitar ...
:With more than 600 artists performing over three weekends, Summerfest boasts an enviable array of artists. Non-headliners that rock fans should check out include soul outfitBlack Pumas, powerhouse vocalist Brittany Howard, indie rock group Mt. Joy and upstart retro rockers Brigitte Calls Me Baby....
How to watch: Charlie Wilson’s War is now streaming on Max. 9. (500) Days of Summer Sometime in the 2000s, romantic comedies stopped trying to be funny and started trying to say something meaningful, none more overtly than (500) Days of Summer. This indie darling breaks from rom-co...
If Kate Moss’s arrival in the 1990s signaled the heroine-chic era for women, Slimane passed the baton onto menswear in the 2000s. It was a look that carried over into the early 2010s and has since been dubbed indie sleaze. A crop of garage rock and post-punk bands (The Strokes, ...
Last night, indie rock favorites, Wallows, made a triumphant return to Milwaukee, this time gracing the stage at The Rave’s historic Eagles Ballroom. While their previous performance at the Riverside Theater in 2022 was a memorable debut, this evening’s show demonstrated the band’s remarkabl...
61. Kid Rock, 'Devil Without a Cause' (Lava/Atlantic, 1998) By the time 1998 rolled around, Kid Rock's music mirrored what was coming to the forefront musically at the time. Rock had rap roots with a heavier sound to them, and the 'Devil Without a Cause' disc explored those two si...
Nine of Beck's 12 LPs so far have been nominated for Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Music Album and/or Album of the Year. Our math isn’t great, but that seems like a pretty good track record – especially when you consider that his first two albums were indie releases that received...
The indie-rock musician and Nirvana producer died in Chicago, Ill., May 7 after suffering from a heart attack. He was 61. Susan Backlinie YouTube Susan Backlinie TheJawsactress and stuntwoman died at home in Ventura, Calif., on May 11. She was 77. ...
While many stories that attempt such combinations end up feeling like a hodgepodge that’s trying way too hard to reinvent genres, Nimona actually does a really good job at mixing its elements together. Granted, I’m not the biggest fan of the film’s punk rock/college sketchbook vibes, ...