Plague Vendor is likely to be the best live band you’ve never heard of. There’s a world where Plague Vendor sells out arenas instead of revered small punk venues like Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, Ca., ...

Back in February, I told you about five weird bands that adventurous music listeners might want to watch out for if they happened to be looking for something outside the mainstream. As the year has ...

Audio engineer and producer Sylvia Massy has never been afraid of getting weird with her mixes. She has worked with a wide range of artists through the years, from Johnny Cash to Slayer. However, ...

In January, a 34-year-old Las Vegas chef named Kristopher West was in San Diego for work when he found a cheap ticket to see the prog-metal band Tool. Ever since high school, West had been drawn to ...

Motion City Soundtrack is a weird band. Not in the sense that its music is too arty or experimental to be appreciated by the masses -- its infectious brand of Moog-infused pop punk has proven quite ...

While listening to recommended streaming playlists as I write, as a writer often does, I found myself no longer writing and only listening when the song “Lovefingers” by Silver Apples came into my ...