Dave Chappelle held intimate, socially distanced comedy shows throughout the summer in his hometown of Yellow Springs, OH. Now it looks like he plans to keep the laughs coming in Yellow Springs after the pandemic is over. Dayton Business Journal… Read More
Prolific DIY folk punk / "thrashgrass" band Days N Daze weren't idle in 2020, releasing their eighth album, Show Me the Blueprints, which we named one of the year's best punk albums. They also contributed a cover of Andrew Paley… Read More
The Village Voice, the long-running NYC alt-weekly which ceased print publication in September 2017 and online publication a year later, is returning both to digital content and print. According to The New York Times, the Voice has been acquired by… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
The video Yule Log is a Christmas tradition created by NYC TV station WPIX in 1966, which allowed New Yorkers who don't have fireplaces to enjoy a little traditional cheer (and give the channel's programmers a little R&R). Updating that… Read More
Mike Paradinas, aka µ-Ziq, probably didn’t have longevity on his mind when he launched Planet Mu back in 1995. Originally an imprint of Virgin Records, the label was intended merely as an outlet for µ-Ziq’s own brain-bending productions; there was… Read More
Bill Callahan and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy continue their collab-a-thon weekly series with this delicate version of Little Feat's "I've Been the One" from their 1971 debut. As always, they bring in a third collaborator for the music and this week… Read More
Following his recent collaborative single with Thom Yorke and Four Tet, electronic great Burial has released his first new solo song of 2020, "Chemz." It's 12 and a half minutes of exactly the kind of clattering bliss that Burial does… Read More
Gracie Abrams Precocious, LA-based singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams came to the fore in 2020 with the shimmering, delicate heartbreak of her debut EP, Minor. It’s a cathartic slice of teen angst that demonstrated a keen ear for melody, a wellspring of… Read More
WarnerMedia's new streaming service HBO Max launched this year and it comes with a massive library of stuff. It's launch was a bit rocky, but the service is now available pretty much everywhere including, finally, Roku and Amazon Fire. Though the… Read More