Dave Smith, who created the Prophet-5 synthesizer and pioneered the use of MIDI, has died. His company, Sequential, shared the sad news, writing, "It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dave Smith has died. We’re heartbroken,… Read More
Having just played a few intimate release shows (including her first NYC headlining show) for her debut LP, Preacher's Daughter, Ethel Cain heads out on a full tour starting next month. It includes two NYC shows at the end of… Read More
CREEM magazine — the storied, rebellious rock n' roll rag that ran from 1969 to 1989 and was home to the writing of Lester Bangs, Dave Marsh, founder Barry Kramer and more – has just been relaunched, and will be back as a quarterly print mag this fall, with… Read More
It's almost halfway through the year, and JAY-Z has made a TIDAL playlist with 22 of his favorite recent songs that are (mostly) from 2022. It includes Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, 42 Dugg & EST Gee, Babyface Ray, Kodak Black,… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Modest Mouse, The Cribs @ Stone Pony Summer Stage Peaches, Kalifa @ Great Hall at Avant Gardner SBRXV: Fifteen Years of Sacred Bones w/ Anika, Black Marble, LD Deutsch, SPELLLING, SQÜRL, The Men, Uniform @ Knockdown Center… Read More
Canadian post-hardcore vets Alexisonfire are gearing up for their first album in 13 years, Otherness, and a North American tour in support of it, and they've just added three pretty amazing openers to the tour, varying by date. Some dates… Read More
Sacramento post-hardcore vets Will Haven are back with their first new song in four years, "Wings of Mariposa," and it's a fired-up, super-heavy song that really suggests this band still has more to say. It serves as a precursor for… Read More
Mike Park is one of the most influential figures in American ska thanks to Skankin' Pickle, The Chinkees, and The Bruce Lee Band, and with his long-running label Asian Man Records, he's also one of the most influential (and committed)… Read More
Final Light is the "one-time only" collaborative project of Cult of Luna frontman Johannes Persson and synthwaver Perturbator that was commissioned for a performance at the cancelled 2020 edition of Roadburn, finally happened at Roadburn 2022, and is set to… Read More
Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa and producer Boom Bip (Bryan Charles Hollon) met a decade ago and bonded over their love of early-'90s techno artists like LFO and 808 State. Having collaborated a few times since, they formed Belief, and have been dropping… Read More