A longtime music journalist, whose work has appeared in/on MTV Hive, Thrillist, American Songwriter, Paste, the Hartford Courant, and the Food Network.
Will Levith
How Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ Arrived in the Wake of Ian Curtis’ Death
The second album by Joy Division was released only two months after singer Ian Curtis killed himself.
Kings of Leon’s New ‘Supersoaker’ Single Makes Us Wet
Everyone's talking about the new Kings of Leon tune, 'Supersoaker' (listen below), a preview of their forthcoming sixth album, 'Mechanical Bull,' and that goes us thinking: Does anyone remember the singles from their last album, ‘Come Down Around Sunset?' You probably don’t, because that record was a tremendous turd.
10 Acts That Owe Nirvana a Round
This list could easily include about 10,000 bands. Dave and Krist, we hope you're thirsty...
12 Years Ago: Muse’s ‘Origin of Symmetry’ Album Released
It’s fitting that Muse’s ‘Origin of Symmetry’ came out in 2001. The band, which has made a career of psych-electro-classical-theatre pop, followed up its popular 1999 debut, ‘Showbiz,’ with a space odyssey of an album, and it was on this day 12 years ago that they revealed their new heights of sonic invention.
11 Years Ago: the Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ Album Released
No one would argue with the following statement: "The Flaming Lips are a weird band." But one could’ve easily questioned their staying power prior to 1999, when they released the critically acclaimed ‘The Soft Bulletin.' The album brought new respect for a band that, up until that point, had been seen as another '90s alt-rock one-hit wonder (‘She Don’t Use Jelly’).
15 Years Ago: The Beastie Boys’ ‘Hello Nasty’ Album Released
The Beastie Boys’ legacy may be that they reverse-broke the color barrier in the hip-hop world -- they made it cool to be white and rap long before Vanilla Ice arrived on the scene and set the cause back a decade or so.
The Story of Elliott Smith’s Little-Heard ‘Roman Candle’
Elliott Smith would rise to fame in the late '90s as one of the best songwriters of his day. That journey started with this often-overlooked 1994 solo debut.
10 Things You Might Not Know About Coldplay
As Paul Rudd jokingly asks (and answers for) Seth Rogen in ‘The 40 Year Old Virgin,’ “Do you know how I know you’re gay? You listen to Coldplay.” We here at Diffuser.fm can comfortably say that sexual preference has zero to do with being a Coldplay fan, and furthermore, we think the internationally renowned British band has gotten a bad rap in the last few years
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When Matthew Sweet Took a Darker Turn on ‘Altered Beast’
Matthew Sweet followed up 'Girlfriend' with 'Altered Beast,' which was released on July 13, 1993.
23 Years Ago: Iggy Pop’s ‘Brick By Brick’ Album Released
When we think of Iggy Pop, we see that picture of him with his eyes wild, hair disheveled and chest sliced up. That was back when he was leading the Stooges, positively one of the most over-the-top rock bands of all time.