It’s easy to take Kevin Barnes for granted. Over thirteen full-lengths and just about as many changes in style, of Montreal have refused to sit still for almost two decades. Everyone has their favorite oM era — mine’s Satanic Panic through Skeletal Lamping — but, above all, the band has always possessed a ...

Refused reunited for a little while in 2012 for a short tour before closing out their reunion with a message that indicated that they were officially “coming to a close.” Now, Refused’s guitarist Jon Brännström has said in a Facebook post that he was fired from the band last year, which seems to implies that [...]

Chapman refused release for the eighth time

Jack White might live in the same city as the Black Keys, but that doesn’t mean he has to like them. White has reportedly refused to let Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach into an even at his Nashville Third Man compound, and last year, when White’s ex-wife Karen Elson filed a restraining order against him, [...]

Emo-pop survivors Paramore released a self-titled album last year, and that thing has legs. Their new-wavy single “Ain’t It Fun,” which has persistently refused to go away, is one of the best guitar-driven pop hits in recent memory. And last night, the band got one of the rare musical-guest spots on Late Night With ...