When punk legends NOFX first revealed plans for their farewell tour in September 2022, frontman Fat Mike promised, “Los Angeles will be the last place we play. It’s where we started, it’s where we’ll end.” Over two years later, the band has announced that their five-decade run will come to …
Read More »NOFX Put Their Classic 'Linoleum' Out to Pasture With Self-Aware New Song 'Linewleum'
NOFX throw a Viking funeral for their classic 1994 song, “Linoleum,” on their new track, “Linewleum,” off their upcoming album, Single Album. The record isout February 26th via Fat Wreck Chords. “Linewleum” is a delightful exercise in meta myth-making (and myth-busting): Musically, it’s basically the same song as “Linoleum” and …
Read More »Ghostemane's Major-Label Deal Fell Through — and He's Doing Fine
The songs that Eric Whitney makes under the name Ghostemane are lacerating and distorted, drawing from the pummeling energy of hardcore, the murky atmosphere and triplet flows of Memphis hip-hop, and the scabrous, anxiety-inducing wing of electronic music. This combination hardly seems readymade for mass consumption, especially if you believe, …
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