Bob Chiarito, Author at NME

This man has mashed classic rock with mid-century art and the result is pretty cool

Five years ago, screenwriter Todd Alcott’s wife took a picture of their cats and the hair on the back of his neck was raised. It...

Austin musician Jon Dee Graham vows to perform tonight just days after cardiac arrest

Days after suffering a cardiac arrest following a set at a Chicago music festival, Austin musician Jon Dee Graham is now back home recovering —...

“He is both shrewd and smart and stupid” – journalist Jim DeRogatis on his explosive new R Kelly book

Jim DeRogatis has written seven books, including one which is considered to be the best biography of the legendary rock critic, his idol, Lester...

GRLwood make blistering “scream-pop” to fuck the status quo to

GRLwood make “scream pop”. It's a genre the Kentucky duo are coining and combines dreamy pop with enraged shrieks, with songs that are both...

Chicago’s Riot Fest 2018: Beck and Gary Numan teamed up, Weezer saved the day and punk gets shy

Riot Fest, the three-day Chicago-based music fest that was once marketed as a punk-rock alternative to more mainstream Lollapalooza, wrapped up on Sunday. While...

Pussy Riot are in defiant mood at Chicago’s Riot Fest after member’s suspected poisoning

Despite accusing the Russian government of poisoning one of its members days ago, leaving him in a grave condition, Russian punk protest group Pussy...

Can king of controversy Morrissey keep his most hardcore fan contingent – Latino Americans – on side?

Morrissey has made a career out of making provocative statements, from his hardcore stance on veganism to his hatred of the British Royals, but...