Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina has escaped from Russia as president Vladimir Putin continues to crack down on dissidents in the country. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Alyokhina, along with her bandmates, has been arrested and imprisoned multiple times over the past decade and more f...

Today is Earth Day, and Brian Eno takes the occasion seriously. Eno founded a climate-crisis charity called EarthPercent last year, and now he’s teamed up with Bandcamp and with dozens of prominent artists for a whole huge series of releases that raises money for different climate causes. Eno tells The Guardian, “It’s been ...

Wasp Factory are a frantic, noisy self-described “clout punk” band out of Columbus. Today they’re following up last year’s rippyman EP with an intense new single called “climate crisis redux,” a callback to their 2020 digital 7″ Wasp Factory Solves The Climate Crisis. If I&...

After returning from a 17-year absence last year, Birmingham, Alabama’s post-hardcore/emo/metalcore-leaning Furnace Fest will be back this fall. When Furnace revealed its first wave of 2022 artists in January, some of the highlights included Louisville emo greats Elliott (reuniting for their first show in 19 years) plus the Ghost Insid...

Back in 2017, former vice presidential candidate turned professional celebrity Sarah Palin brought right-wing Michigan rockers Ted Nugent and Kid Rock along for a powwow with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office. At the time, Nugent said the group discussed “health, fitness, food, rock ‘n’ roll, Chuck Berry and...