“Ready,” the eleventh track on Alex G’s label debut “Beach Music,” is the most succinct encapsulation of the sometimes-frustrating magic its artist is capable of creating. Alex G—short for Giannascoli ...

Alex G has always been weird. Before going viral on Tiktok was a musician’s quickest path to fame, the indie singer-songwriter followed an earlier model of the internet music career, one that took ...

With his instinctual approach to music, Alex Giannascoli’s songs never end up sounding quite the same. Some are marked by a wistful sentimentality, like forgotten scriptures framed by solemn guitars; ...

Alex Van Halen listed his requirements for a good live performance, and argued that dramatic changes in the music industry have shifted the focus back to artists' on-stage product. “After we honed our ...

There is a dreary sense of psychedelia that seeps from Alexander Giannascoli’s music, which is at once mesmerizing and deeply singular. Born and raised in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, suburbs, he ...

The time when local radio DJs introduced people to their favorite new artists may be long gone. But AI-generated playlists aren't the only way to discover new music, and there's no need to feel ...

We sit down with the Philadelphian indie rock auteur and co-producer Jacob Portrait to hear about the making of his tenth studio album and major-label debut When you purchase through links on our site ...

How do you define your identity? The power of self-expression and acceptance comes in many forms. For writer Alex Music, their body hair became the ultimate symbol of self-love.