Saturday Night Live season 48 premiered last night, and the musical guest was Kendrick Lamar, whose performance was as stunning and artistic as you'd expect. First he did "Rich Spirit" and "N95" from his new album Mr. Morale & The… Read More
The theme of Pop Montreal Day 3 to an American listener seemed to me, "your favorite band you've never heard of." The city-wide independent music and arts festival continued to host scores of events across town, many of them in… Read More
With Rolling Loud behind her, Nicki Minaj has announced that her next NYC-area appearance will be headlining Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2022 on October 29 at Prudential Center in Newark. The lineup also includes Kodak Black, Moneybagg Yo, TEMS, Fivio Foreign,… Read More
This really might be one of the biggest release weeks of the entire year. I highlight 14 below, Bill hits another seven in Bill's Indie Basement, and this week's releases include some of the most widely anticipated albums of the… Read More
Jeremy Enigk can be a bit reclusive, and Sunny Day Real Estate can be a bit averse to giving the people what they want, so I wasn't 100% sure what to expect from them at their first NYC show in… Read More
LCD Soundsystem have shared "New Body Rhumba," their first song in five years which they recorded for Noah Baumbach's upcoming feature film adaptation of Don DeLillo's acclaimed 1985 novel, White Noise. It's very in the mold of "Daft Punk is… 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 post music news, track premieres, and… Read More
Singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman released her fantastic sophomore album Teeth Marks in June, and she's on her first-ever headlining tour supporting it now, which stopped in NYC for a show at Baby's All Right on Tuesday night (9/27). Montreal artist Le… Read More
Archers of Loaf are generally associated with strident, loud indie rock, but the band are showing a softer side on Reason in Decline, their first album in 24 years. They just released "Aimee," which is ethereal, atmospheric and downright pretty.… Read More
Danish band Lowly have announced their third album, Keep Up the Good Work, which will be released February 17 via Bella Union. Like on their first two albums, they worked with producer Anders Boll, who became all but a sixth… Read More