Smashing Pumpkins

Love him or hate him, Billy Corgan, founder and sole remaining original member of the legendary alt-rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, just keeps going and going. By my count, Corgan has broken up his own band at least three times, and each time has proclaimed that he would never return…

Mumiy Troll

Founded in 1983 by musician/actor/philanthropist Ilia Lagutenko, Russia’s Mumiy Troll actually went on hiatus twice—once while Lagutenko served in the Soviet Army and again as he went to work with a business consulting firm in London and China. But once Lagutenko got the band together for a third time in…

Dead Confederate, Ume, Futurebirds

Known for their hybrid mix of alt-country and post-grunge, Athens’ Dead Confederate created quite a critical buzz with the release of Wrecking Ball, the band’s 2008 debut full-length. That album’s bipolar cacophony had many folks comparing the band to both Nirvana and My Morning Jacket. Although that’s a lot to…

Tonight’s D’espairsRay Show at The Loft Has Been Canceled.

You can’t help but like a band that puts its members’ blood types on their web site. So it’s sad news to hear that D’espairsRay canceled tonight’s tour stop in Dallas. The Japanese band’s fourth full-length album, MONSTERS, was released on July 28 and featured more of the industrial metal/glam…