Month: December 2021

“Savage cat, killer of mice and rats…” The Linda Lindas Release Greatest Punk Rock Cat Video Evah

Los Angeles-based, all-female punk band The Linda Lindas have released the riff-laden power punk single “Nino.” The track, written for vocalist and guitarist Bela’s cat, is taken from the band’s forthcoming 2022 studio release.  On the band’s 2020 self-titled EP, Bela wrote a song about her siamese cat “Monica.” However, her cat Nino wouldn’t leave her alone …

Haitian-American Multi-Instrumentalist Leyla McCalla Signs To ANTI-, Shares New Track “Fort Dimanche”

Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present. Whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she — a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops — has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience. Today McCalla …