Author: Karma Oak

So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More

Slowcore greats Codeine are releasing Dessau, an album of previously unheard early-'90s studio recordings, on September 16 via The Numero Group. Here's the backstory via the label: After the success of Codeine's Frigid Stars LP, the trio of Stephen Immerwahr,… Read More

Willie Nelson threw his annual 4th of July picnic on Monday at Austin's Q2 Stadium, which he headlined with his family band and a few surprise guests. One of those was old friend and current Democratic nominee in the Texas Gubernatorial race, Beto… Read More

“After all these years, we still haven’t given up…” It’s hard to believe that it’s already been eight years – nearly a decade! – since the supremely talented Karen Harding formally arrived on the scene with the still stunning, MNEK-produced… Read More

Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. BICEP UK dance duo BICEP will be in the US for Primavera L.A. in September and will tour North America after, with stops in Denver, Chicago, Austin, San… Read More

Long Island chaotic hardcore vets Dr. Acula are reunited and gearing up for their first tour in 10 years, and now they've announced their first new album in 10 years, which is self-titled and due October 28 via Silent Pendulum… Read More

Cardi B has released her first new single in over a year (her first since "Up," which came out in February 2021), and it's got a Tay Keith-produced, bass-heavy beat that sounds like it'll have car subwoofers rattling and dancefloors… Read More

TONIGHT IN NYC: Combo Chimbita, Sunny Cheeba @ The Sultan Room Man Man, HARD TAYS NIGHT @ Elsewhere Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Antibalas @ Stone Pony Summer Stage SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Foreign Hands, Omerta @ Debonair Music Hall Alice Glass,… Read More

A deluxe reissue of Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals has been in the works for some time, with new mixes of the album by James Guthrie having been completed in 2018, including the album's first-ever 5.1 Surround Sound mix. Between… Read More