Have you truly lived if you haven't experienced Death? That is, the Detroit proto-punk band formed in 1971 by brothers David, Bobby and Dannis Hackney, yes! If you somehow haven't heard the tale of how Death came back to life, you're in luck: the Death-defining documentary, A Band Called Death, is now streaming on the Criterion Channel starting today.

Death came to us all in 2009, when the group — with only one 7" single to their name, until then... (read more)

Dare not resist being drawn into the slipstream of Bitchin Bajas as their orbit passes you this Autumn, sidewinding their lauded Inland See album through the UK, Northern Europe and Scandinavia this October and November.

The Chicagoan Trinity will achieve critical heat levels, fulminating as they achieve perihelion, curving around you as the dry ice fogs the dancefloor, so do not miss reserving your place at the show, as the only sign that they were ever there will be the morning Sun illuminating... (read more)

The Final Painting, out July 31, is a marvelous last word from the late psych-folk legend Ed Askew. In the years before his passing in 2025, the poet/painter/songwriter partnered again with Jerry David DeCicca — his producer of 2013's remarkable For the World album — to work through nearly three dozen songs together, expanding upon nine of them to form a stunning self portrait. The second single releases to the world today: "Tough Guys," a bold romantic expression about gay relationships that Askew ... (read more)

Back in April of this year, Bill Callahan hit the road for an in-store tour to share the good tunes off his new album, My Days of 58. With packed rooms at every stop! At the end of the road, Bill took his one-man band to The Adam Friedland Show to perform three songs ("Why Do Men Sing," "Computer" & "Pathol O.G.") and chat with Adam about humor, empathy, and a brief encounter Bill had with Lou Reed. Watch the full performance and interview below, and catch... (read more)