Deaf Club — the chaotic hardcore band fronted by the prolific Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids, Retox, etc), alongside members of ACxDC, The Manx, Squid Pisser, and more — released their killer debut LP Productive Disruption earlier this year,… Read More
Jay-Z's headlining set at the 2001 edition of Hot 97 Summer Jam is the stuff of hip-hop legend. He brought out Michael Jackson and Missy Elliott, and debuted "Takeover" ahead of its appearance on The Blueprint, which came out later… Read More
After two years off due to the pandemic, Pickathon is back on August 4-7 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR (just outside of Portland). The lineup was announced today, and includes Built to Spill (who just announced a new… Read More
Metal veterans Machine Head have announced a new album, ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN, due August 26 via Nuclear Blast, and we've got an exclusive "beer" vinyl variant up for pre-order in our store. Here's more info on it, via press… Read More
Grunge legends Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden have teamed up in a new band called 3rd Secret and surprise-released their debut album, marking the first time Kim Thayil and… 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
Black Star have shared the first track from their upcoming album No Fear of Time, which is Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli's first album together since their 1998 debut. "Mineral Mountain" features The Roots' Black Thought, and… Read More
Ever since Louisville emo vets Elliott revealed that they'd be reuniting for the first time in 19 years to play False Cathedrals in full at Alabama's Furnace Fest, we've been hoping they'd add some headlining dates too, and now we're… Read More
Nine Inch Nails replaced the Foo Fighters on Boston Calling and Welcome to Rockville, after the Foo Fighters cancelled all of their tour dates following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be replacing… Read More
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new… Read More