The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted today to ban Will Smith from all Academy events, including The Oscars, for 10 years for slapping presenter Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. Via Variety, here is the Academy's… Read More
East Williamsburg venue Brooklyn Steel held its first show five years ago this month, and to celebrate their birthday, we're giving away tickets to a bunch of upcoming shows there! Use the form at the end of this post (and… Read More
billy woods released his great new Preservation-produced album Aethiopes today (read our review), and he and Pres will celebrate it with a release show on June 29 at Elsewhere's Rooftop with special guests. No word on who those guests are,… Read More
As we talked about in our list of all-time essential ska albums, '80s-era Bay Area band The Uptones played a massive yet often-overlooked role in the development of US ska-punk, directly paving the way for Operation Ivy and Rancid, who… Read More
With the first quarter of 2022 in the rearview, we recently ran down 30 albums we love from January through March, plus 41 albums we're anticipating from now through June, and this week in particular is full of some of… Read More
Circle Jerks were forced to postpone a few shows this week, in Boston, Asbury Park, and Philly, after Keith Morris tested positive for Covid. 7Seconds and Negative Approach have been on the road with them, and they'll be playing a… Read More
California-born, NY-based singer/songwriter Sarah Kinsley released a new EP, The King, in 2021, and she's now followed it with her first single of the year, "Hills of Fire," a dynamic alt-pop track with an accompanying video directed by her frequent… Read More
Action Bronson recently wrapped up a tour with Earl Sweatshirt, Boldy James, and The Alchemist, during which he hyped his forthcoming album Cocodrillo Turbo, and now that album has officially been announced. It comes out April 29 via Loma Vista… Read More
Rochester emo band California Cousins will release their second full-length album, Secret Footage, on June 3 via Acrobat Unstable. "As of this year Christian, Juan, and I have been making music together as California Cousins for 10 years, which is… Read More
Chris Enriquez has drummed in countless bands, including On the Might of Princes, Gracer, Spotlights, and many more, and now he's pursuing a solo project under the name Light Tower, and his self-titled debut EP arrives April 22 via Iodine… Read More