Tag: 2026

  • by Michael McCarthy Last night on May 23rd, 2026, I finally saw the influential doom metal band Pentagram in concert for the very first time. And it will likely have been the last time because the band’s current tour, The Last Rites Tour, is being framed as a farewell tour. And given frontman Bobby Liebling’s…

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  • by Michael McCarthy Kacey Musgraves continues to be one of the most unpredictable artists working in modern country and Americana. With each new release, she seems less interested in repeating herself and more interested in following wherever her songwriting instincts take her. Her newly released album, Middle of Nowhere, continues that pattern — and like…

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  • by Michael McCarthy After the breakout success of its first season, Beef returns with a bold creative choice: a completely new storyline, new characters, and a fresh ensemble cast, while retaining the same sharp creative team behind the scenes. The result is a season that feels more like an anthology continuation than a direct sequel.…

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  • interview by Michael McCarthy I first interviewed Rorie Kelly for Love is Pop back in 2016 after their significant other invited me to a house concert they were performing. To this day, that remains the only house concert I’ve ever been to, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I can still picture the…

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