Ambient icon and composer Harold Budd has reportedly died at age 84. His friend John Emr wrote on Facebook, "My friend Harold Budd has passed beyond;" another friend, Shane Cadman, wrote "My friend Harold Budd passed away last night. I… Read More
Seattle's annual benefit concert SMooCH (Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital) went virtual this year, featuring performances by Jason Isbell, Angel Olsen, Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie, Fred Armisen, Kim Gordon, J Mascis, clipping.,… Read More
Brooklyn punks Proper. released a new song produced by The Wonder Years' Dan Campbell and mixed/mastered by Koji called "Don't." It takes on systemic racism and police brutality from a personal, introspective angle, and it wraps its message in catchy,… Read More
Jessie Ware isn’t ready to say farewell to her latest album just yet. And when it’s one of the year’s best, why should she? Six months later, the “Save a Kiss” chanteuse confessed on Monday (December 7) that she’s feeling… Read More
Hardcore legends Bad Brains recently won back the rights to their catalog and now they have launched their own imprint, Bad Brains Records via Org Music, with which they’ll reissue their back catalog. UPDATE: BrooklynVegan will also be carrying exclusive… Read More
“The Queen of K-Pop…BoA.” It’s BoA‘s 20th anniversary, and she, along with the rest of the South Korean pop music industry, is seizing this opportunity to remind everyone of exactly who she is. After a loving tribute from her agency… Read More
Although it’s only this year released in the US through Kino Lorber, Jia Zhangke’s I Wish I Knew (Hai shang chuan qi) was commissioned in 2010 by Shanghai’s World Expo. Were they expecting some kind of promotional film extolling the… Read More
Nick Cave and PJ Harvey briefly dated in the '90s; Nick reminisced on the dissolution of the relationship last year on his Red Hand Files site, saying that when she told she wanted to break up, "I was so surprised… Read More
There's less than a month left in 2020, and the year-end lists are officially pouring in (we've been posting a bunch by artists and other tastemakers, and our own lists are coming soon), but great 2020 albums aren't done coming… Read More
It’s time. Mariah Thee Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson have arrived in their glittering red and green best, and they’re here to make the yuletide even gayer, dahhhling. After sending the Lambily, Arianators and Little Spotlights (you can’t change… Read More