Articles by Ian Gormely

Bad Religion

True North

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2013

Another year, another Bad Religion record. Actually it's been three years since the band's last blast of melodic punk, 2010's middling The...

FIDLAR

FIDLAR

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2013

It would be easy to dismiss L.A. quartet Fidlar as just another bunch of drunk garage-rock fuck-ups flailing around on their instruments; i...

Christopher Owens Trades Girls for Covers on First Solo Tour

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2013

Fans of Christopher Owens take note: the former Girls frontman won't be playing any of his old band's songs on his current tour supporting...

Christopher Owens

Lysandre

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2013

Christopher Owens' decision to ditch/disband Girls came as a surprise, since many viewed the group as his personal creative vehicle in the...

California X

California X

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2013

In Amherst, MA, Dinosaur Jr.'s legend looms large. So, rather than buck the influence of their hometown's loudest sons, the three guys in C...

Parquet Courts

Light Up Gold

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2013

Like Eddie Argos on Art Brut's ridiculously fun debut, Parquet Courts' Austin Brown and Andrew Savage revel in delivering social commentary...

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Benh Zeitlin

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

By now, most people are familiar with Beasts of the Southern Wild's image of young Hush Puppy and her father, Wink, floating in a converted...

Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

When you look at lists of the best, most influential and popular music videos of all time, sticking out amongst clips by legends like Madon...