A grey cloud of masochism has followed Conan Gray around for long enough. On the singer and songwriter’s latest single, “Killing Me,” he makes a point of freeing himself from emotional torment, but it ...

Let me begin this column by informing the reader that I am a freak for Christmas songs. I’m the guy who whistles “Jingle Bells” in the grocery store; who starts the Christmas CDs before Thanksgiving.

I've always unfairly associated Skeletonwitch with the popular retro-thrash metal movement that's been in effect for the last four or five years. That scene has had its bright moments — nobody can ...