After teasing new music with a cube in LA's Grand Park, The Mars Volta have released their first new song in ten years, "Blacklight Shine," along with a music video directed by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López. The actual song is only… Read More
The Mars Volta released Noctourniquet in 2012, and broke up in 2013; there hasn't been new music from the band since, but that may be about to change. Producer and Cloud Hill Recordings founder and owner Johann Scheerer posted a… Read More
Bonnaroo returned to Manchester, TN, for its first live edition since 2019, and as always, it hosted the famed SuperJam, the festival's annual star-studded collaborative set. This year's, which reportedly started 40 minutes late, was led by Jack Antonoff, with… Read More
After two years of being unable to hold in-person editions because of Covid, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade returned for its 40th edition on Saturday (6/18). The afternoon's weather — chilly, windy, and overcast — didn't exactly portend the start… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Sigur Ros @ Beacon Theatre These Arms Are Snakes, Young Widows, The Austerity Program @ Warsaw Brooklyn Magazine Festival w/ DJ Premier, Empress Of, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Standing on the Corner, Algiers, Guerilla Toss, Talia Goddess @ LeFrak… Read More
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
Sloppy Jane have announced their first-ever North American headline tour, which is with NIIS for most dates. The tour kicks off at Lake Perris, CA's Desert Daze festival on October 2, and then makes its way East before looping back around to… Read More
UK indie band Sports Team are following up their Mercury Prize nominated Deep Down Happy with Gulp!, which will be out August 12 via Island UK/Bright Antenna. You can listen to a few songs, and watch the video for the… Read More
If you keep up with modern melodic hardcore, there's a very good chance you've heard of Philly's Sunstroke, who have been dropping a series of great singles on New Morality Zine lately, and if you haven't heard of them, you… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Sigur Ros @ Beacon Theatre Kraftwerk @ Radio City Music Hall Brooklyn Magazine Festival w/ Car Seat Headrest, Sudan Archives, Mr Twin Sister, Gustaf, Saint Mela @ LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park Ladyland w/ Honey Dijon,… Read More