Simulakra emerged out of the Delaware hardcore scene (with members who also play in Foreign Hands, Vicious Embrace, Gridiron, and more) in 2019 with a demo and an EP, and now they've just released their first full-length album, The Infection… Read More
Pop Montreal has announced its 2022 edition, which happens September 28 – October 2 at venues all over the city. The initial lineup includes Tortoise, The Linda Lindas, Martha Wainwright, Cymande, Julie Doiron, Hollie Cook, Born Ruffians, L'Rain, Sister Nancy, Medicine… Read More
Bright Eyes continued their tour on Monday night (5/23) at New Orleans' Orpheum Theater, the night after Conor Oberst left the stage after two songs at the band's Houston show on Sunday. The Houston show was ultimately cancelled, and refunds… Read More
UK/Austria punk/post-hardcore band Petrol Girls are gearing up to release their new album Baby on 6/24 via Hassle Records (pre-order), and while you wait for that, we're now premiering a live-in-studio video for "Baby, I Had An Abortion." The video… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Macseal, Insignificant Other, California Cousins @ House of Independents Amber Mark, Jean Deaux @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Dehd, 81355 @ Bowery Ballroom Sam Evian, Hand Habits @ Brooklyn Made Rochelle Jordan… Read More
Puerto Rican Latin trap/reggaeton star Ozuna has been teasing a new album called Ozutochi, and while details on that are still scarce, he did just announce the 'Ozutochi World Tour,' with a US run going down this fall. Things kick… Read More
Montreal punks Twenty2 were initially around in the late '90s and early/mid 2000s, and after calling it quits in 2007, they reunited in 2018 for the new EP Nice Knowin' Ya, which featured Descendents/ALL guitarist Stephen Egerton and Al Nolan… Read More
Denzel Curry released his fifth studio album, the excellent Melt My Eyez See Your Future, in March via Loma Vista. We've teamed up with him and his label for a new pressing on 140g opaque purple vinyl, limited to 500… Read More
This week in heavy music, we got new albums from Cave In, Come to Grief, Mutually Assured Destruction, Static Dress, and Be Well, all of which you can read about in Notable Releases, as well as the new Blut Aus… Read More
This week in hip hop, Kendrick Lamar's tour supporting his remarkable new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers went on sale (did you get tickets?), the Empire State Building lit up for what would have been Biggie's 50th birthday,… Read More