Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo is prepping a solo LP called Between the Tides and the Times, and last month we talked about that release's lead single, "Off The Wall." The track now has a video…   Read Story »

A word on naming your songs: Generally speaking, a song title like "Off The Wall" (or "Thriller," for that matter) should be way off-limits for those releasing their first proper "singer-songwriter"…   Read Story »

It's ten years since Michael Azerrad first published his defining DIY '80s scene portrait Our Band Could Be Your Life, which covered an independent music culture that changed irrevocably a decade…   Read Story »

All in Brooklyn. This past Thursday, Lee Ranaldo joined UK buzzers the Cribs onstage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, recreating his King Missile contribution to "Be Safe." He'd tried to…   Read Story »