NYC entered Phase Two of its coronavirus reopening on June 22, and Phase Three is scheduled to begin as soon as July 6. Phase Three would allow restaurants to offer indoor dining, as opposed to only outdoor, with a capacity… Read More
Following allegations of abuse against multiple members of the Minneapolis hip hop scene — including Prof and Dem Atlas, who have now been dropped by their label Rhymesayers — a 2015 CityPages interview with Psalm One has gone newly viral… Read More
Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis will release Haunted Painting, her new album as Sad13, on September 25 via her own label, Wax Nine. The album was made in a few different studios across the U.S., including John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone in… Read More
UK musician Stewart Anderson has led Boyracer for 30 years, having made jangly, shambolic low-fi indiepop for such labels as Sarah, Slumberland, Zero Hour, Happy Happy Birthday to Me and more. The band just released their 13th album, On a Promise, via Anderson's own Emotional Response Records… Read More
Skee Mask’s music thrives on the friction between opposing impulses. The German producer fuels storming club rhythms with jungle breaks, distorted kicks, and whip-cracking electro syncopations, then swathes them in wispy atmospheric tones, soft as baby’s breath. The end product… Read More
Minneapolis rapper Astronautalis released a statement after members of the city's hip hop scene, including DJ Fundo, Prof, P.O.S., and Dem Atlas, were accused of abusive behavior. Accounts have since surfaced accusing Astronauatalis, aka Andy Bothwell, of abuse, as well.… Read More
NOFX and Frank Turner have teamed up for West Coast Vs. Wessex, a split album featuring both artists covering each other. It comes out July 31 via NOFX frontman Fat Mike's Fat Wreck Chords. Here's more background via press release:… Read More
Alpha Cat (Elizabeth McCullough) releases Live at Vox Pop, Brooklyn, NY – July 21, 2005 3 July as a $2 download with all proceeds being split between Bring Change to Mind, and the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. Both of these… Read More
Two Minutes to Late Night's quarantine covers series continues, this time with a rendition of the Tom Petty classic "Runnin' Down A Dream" featuring Coheed & Cambria guitarist Travis Stever, Piebald frontman Travis Shettel, Cave In drummer J.R. Conners, Cave… Read More
"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Bill Callahan's new song "Pigeons" starts off on a humorous note — it's a lazy, ramblin' song about a limo driver working a wedding 30 miles from the Mexico border. It's sweet and charming, and the… Read More