The holidays are upon us, and whether you’re feeling festive or not, musicians are climbing aboard the tinsel bandwagon with new songs for the season. We offer to you a week’s worth of them, nestled in one place, like gifts… Read More
Stephen Sondheim, one of the greats of the musical form, has died at age 91. The news was announced by his lawyer and friend, F. Richard Pappas, who told The New York Times he did not know the cause of death but said… Read More
Earlier this year, Israeli skate punk vets Useless ID released a “best-of” called Most Useless Songs on Fat Wreck Chords, featuring over 20 years of material, including two new songs (order yours). With the year coming to a close, we… Read More
NYC indie rock musician Elise Okusami released her very good debut album as Oceanator, Things I Never Said, last year, and now she’s on tour supporting her Polyvinyl labelmate Jeff Rosenstock, including his SKA DREAM shows, which also include opening… Read More
Electronic producer The Bug (Kevin Martin) and Sleaford Mods‘ Jason Williamson have released a two-track collaborative single, “Treetop” / “Stoat,” that’s out now via Ninja Tune. Williamson’s voice and cadence is instantly recognizable but The Bug brings an entirely different… Read More
Tennessee emo band Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly have announced that they’ll follow last year’s Soak and their Fatal 4 Way Split with Oolong, Arcadia Grey, and dannythestreet with a new EP, Drought. The first single is “Pyramid,” which starts… Read More
Charleston, SC screamo band To Forget are gearing up to release a new album, Echoes Take Their Place, on Zegema Beach Records. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kris Hilbert, and its first single is “Pill of Apathy,”… Read More
Mastodon and Opeth‘s co-headlining tour with support from Zeal & Ardor hit NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday (11/20). Mastodon were supporting their new album Hushed and Grim and they played a good chunk of songs from that album (including the… Read More
Snail Mail was scheduled to return to the road for the first leg of her tour supporting her new album Valentine (order on vinyl) later this week. However, she's postponed the November and December US dates, along with the February… Read More
Snail Mail was scheduled to return to the road for the first leg of her tour supporting her new album Valentine (order on vinyl) later this week. However, she’s postponed the November and December US dates, along with the February… Read More