Diffuser sat down with artist and creator Jordan Fairless to discuss his latest project, Big Deep, an “indie rock…” band “…with expansive groove and addictive melody,” who lives deep in the groove of ...

Among the many musicians who fought on behalf of the West Memphis Three -- a trio of Arkansas men convicted as teenagers in 1993 for a series of child murders they did not commit -- was Eddie Vedder.

Although the title might have suggested otherwise, Peaches didn’t get very political on her fourth album. The Canadian performer born Merrill Nisker mostly stayed true to lyrics that dealt with brazen ...

No offense, but some people are way too easily offended – especially when it comes to music. While it's true musicians (the relatively famous ones, at least) can make an indelible mark on listeners, ...

On May 25, 1977, an unheralded science-fiction epic named Star Wars opened in less than three dozen theaters across the United States. From this modest beginning sprung the most popular franchise in ...

“Mony Mony” means nothing – literally nothing. In the late ’60s, Tommy James and the Shondells crafted the tune as a party song, with an emphasis on the beat and little thought given to the ...

To celebrate the incredibly prolific, influential and diverse body of work left behind by Prince, we will be exploring a different song of his each day for an entire year with the series 365 Prince ...

Dogs in a Pile is a 5-piece indie jamband based out of Asbury Park, a staple in the art and music scene at the Jersey Shore. The genesis of the band started when guitarist Jimmy Law and drummer Joey ...

Although they're primarily celebrated for their run of hits in the early-to-mid-'80s, Duran Duran have been releasing new music fairly regularly since 1981. We've ranked all 14 studio albums, plus the ...

The 11-song set in Kansas City was strong, opening with three in a row from Alice in Chains; “Again,” released the day prior as the fourth single from the album, “God Am” and “Sludge Factory.” A hit ...

'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' "Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me / No hope but no harm / Just another false alarm." Oh, how Morrissey loves to mope and sink into despairing ...

As explored earlier in this series, although Prince seemed to take an antagonistic stance toward hip-hop in the late '80s, he'd started coming around early the following decade, and incorporated rap ...