Kinfolk Studios, the long-running multi-use Williamsburg space on Wythe Ave and N. 11th that has housed a cafe, club, restaurant, boutique, events space and design studio, has closed permanently. The news was shared on Kinfolk's Instagram: It’s with great sadness we… Read More
UPDATE: Innovative Leisure, The Buttertones' label, dropped them following the allegations. Los Angeles soul/garage/surf/postpunk band The Buttertones have parted ways with their bassist, Sean Redman, following allegations of statutory rape and abuse. The band posted a brief message on Instagram,… Read More
The Polaris Music Prize has announced its shortlist for Canadian Album of the Year which was whittled down from a much larger Longlist. Here are the 10 nominees: Backxwash – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out… Read More
When it comes to Irmin Schmidt, we must expect the unexpected. From his groundbreaking days as a founder member of Can, through to his soundtrack and solo work, Schmidt has done what he wanted and nothing else. Nice work if… Read More
The fight for justice for Breonna Taylor, who was killed by plain-clothed police officers who entered her home unannounced with a "no knock" warrant, has been ongoing, with protests continuing daily across the country against her death, systemic racism, and… Read More
Last year, hardcore-turned-jangle-pop band Angel Du$t (members of Trapped Under Ice and Turnstile) released their very solid Roadrunner debut Pretty Buff, and they just followed it with a surprise new three-song EP, Lil House. It was produced by frequent Elliott… Read More
From 1976 to 1983, the US backed a brutal, anti-communist coup and dictatorship in Argentina that disappeared thousands of so-called subversives in the name of preserving social order. Perramus: The City and Oblivion was conceived in the regime’s penultimate year… Read More
Creeping in around the margins of hip-hop’s mainstream, though firmly situated on its flood banks, Fat Tony has made a curiosity of himself amongst the hip-hop culturati. Armed with a caché of influences that include electronica, post-punk and new wave… Read More
Napalm Death's first album in five years is on the way, but first Shane Embury and Danny Herrera's other band Venomous Concept (which also includes Brutal Truth's Kevin Sharp on vocals and Corrupt Moral Altar's John Cooke on guitar) are… Read More
In late June, Hum surprise-released their first album in 22 years, Inlet. Not only does it close a very long gap between Hum albums, it also follows the prominent 2010s trend of bands blending shoegaze with punk and/or metal, a… Read More