It's possible you've been asked if you want Shellac nails the last few times you were at the nail salon. And maybe you politely declined, not because you weren't interested — you just simply weren't ...

When you're debating a long-lasting manicure at the salon, you’re usually presented with two main options: gel or shellac. But what, exactly, is shellac? The name refers to the signature shine ...

The debate here is which is better, gel nail polish or shellac nail polish. Gel manicures benefit those with weaker nails and last just that little bit longer than Shellac. However, it is a lot harder ...

Back in March, when To All Trains was announced, the album was just a welcome return following 2014’s Dude Incredible, a decade being this post-punk trio’s longest pause between statements. Now, of ...

Steve Albini is famous–well, sort of. He’s the guy who recorded Nirvana’s In Utero and the Pixies’ Surfer Rosa, not to mention over 1,000 other albums. He owns a recording studio called Electrical ...

Forget the Platonic ideal, Shellac have always aspired to the sardonic ideal. On a ditty cheekily titled “Chick New Wave” — off To All Trains, the noise-rock group’s sixth and final album following ...

For nearly two decades, Shellac have made an annual appearance at a least one iteration of Primavera Sound. The rock band fronted by Steve Albini were scheduled to appear at the music festival when it ...

If you’re a gel or shellac manicure loyalist, chances are you’ve heard of BIAB or builder in a bottle. BIAB is a type of manicure that aims to be as long-lasting and hard-wearing as acrylic nails, but ...

For lacquer finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Shellac starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree branches by the tiny lac bug (Laccifer lacca), which ...

“What if hell is silence?” was the first note I jotted down for this review, upon ending my second playthrough of Shellac’s sixth and final studio album—11 days after singer/guitarist Steve Albini ...