Back in 2007 -- when they were still an underground treasure and not yet a full-blown indie-rock cause célèbre -- Dirty Projectors released an album-length cover of Black Flag's Rise Above, a twisted and impressionistic "re-imagining" of the hardcore classic based on fleeting memories from Projectors maestro Dave Longstreth's childhood. Thirte...

Black Flag's second album, My War, lit a touch paper when it was released in 1984 – and it's quite possible that grunge never would have existed without it

Melvins and Mudhoney are two band with deep, deep histories. Both Melvins and Mudhoney come from Seattle and its surrounding areas. Both of them have been around since the '80s. (Melvins got together in 1983; Mudhoney formed five years later.) Bassist Matt Lukin was a founding member of both bands, though he's not in either…

Every winter, Cyndi Lauper hosts her all-star Home For The Holiday benefit. The show raises money for True Colors United, the nonprofit that Lauper founded in 2008 to battle against LGBTQ youth homelessness. Last night, Lauper headlined the 2019 edition of the show at the Novo in Los Angeles. This time around, Lauper performed alongside…

The Carpenters go noise-rock! A Black Flag album played entirely from memory! These records put new spins on some stone -cold classicsThey say that nothing beats the original. But in the case of these cover albums, it’s refreshing to hear ubiquitous songs turned upside down and given a good shake-up. And the shaking up is often by futu...