Zack Ruskin is a GRAMMY.com contributing writer.
When Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman formed Rancid in 1991, they never imagined they’d one day become one of the most successful punk rock groups to emerge from the era. But that’s exactly what happened. Over the course of their storied career, Rancid has released platinum-selling records, spent decades touring around the globe, and continues to honor Armstrong and Freeman’s…
Watch highlights from the 2025 GRAMMYs on live.GRAMMY.com. The 2025 GRAMMYs telecast was reimagined to raise funds to support those impacted by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area. The Recording Academy and MusiCares launched a dedicated campaign to support affected music professionals, and we need your help. Donate now. Ahead of the 2025 GRAMMYs, a trio of special evenings were convened to honor the…
After 20 years, Tim Heidecker’s career remains an enigma of the most delightful sort. Rightfully revered as an alt-comedy legend for his work across five seasons of Adult Swim’s seminal "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!," Heidecker’s subsequent gigs have included an ongoing 13-year stretch hosting the satirical "On Cinema" podcast (in character) with fellow comic Gregg Turkington, his…
To properly consume her music, whistler Molly Lewis suggests incorporating the following into your listening experience: candlelight, cold libations and, if possible, a hot date. Though all are merely suggested tips for conjuring an ideal mood, the 33-year-old Australian says her debut full-length album was conceived with these conditions in mind. On the Lips captures the oft ethereal, sometimes sensual…
It took twenty years, but the ranks of the freaks are finally complete. Arriving on Friday, Nov. 27, the new remastered vinyl edition of Aimee Mann's 2000 album Bachelor No. 2 (Or, The Last Remains of the Dodo) at last unites the singer/songwriter's Oscar- and GRAMMY-nominated "Save Me" with the body of work it was originally plucked from. Featuring new…
For Sadie Dupuis, Franz von Stuck’s portrait of the dancer Saharet was a face that launched a thousand plans. While the painting, which Dupuis saw one evening at Seattle's Frye Art Gallery, immediately gave the artist the name for her second solo album, the rest of the work would fall to her. Fortunately, as the creative center behind the Boston…
"Honestly, it's pretty f**king heartbreaking," explains Madeline Kenney. This blunt assessment from the Oakland singer-songwriter is almost cruelly ironic when one considers the subject matter of her upcoming third album. Out from Carpark Records on July 31, Sucker’s Lunch finds Kenney grappling with the privileges and perils of love, often approaching bliss from a perspective of perceived unworthiness. Inspired in part…
