Don Van Vliet was born to be a cult artist. Van Vliet, better known to most of us as Captain Beefheart, pioneered an unhinged, experimental form of rock ‘n’ roll. He never made much commercial impact, but he inspired generations of artists. One of those artists was young Polly Jean Harvey, who grew up listening to Beefheart b...

Delhi is not for the faint of heart. First-time visitors to India’s capital are likely to be struck by just how loud the city is. The streets are swallowed by drivers constantly honking, wielding their vehicle’s built-in instruments not for road rage but to indicate their movements the way we might use turn signals. While dod...

Right now, we’re in that stretch between Coachella weekends, where a whole lot of big stars are in Southern California. Most of them don’t have too much to do, besides wondering if they’re going to get the call-up to replace Frank Ocean as Sunday night’s headliner. Inevitably, a few of them get book to per...

The band's upcoming debut album glows with experimental, urgent post-punk that champions resistance and chaosThe post Mandy, Indiana are the beating heart of Manchester’s DIY scene appeared first on NME.

At the end of the month, Diplo will release Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 – Swamp Savant. Its first single “Wasted” featuring Kodak Black and Koe Wetzel arrived in late January. Now, Diplo is sharing another preview. He’s teamed up with Dove Cameron for a new song and cinematic video called “Us...