As you may have heard, one of this week's biggest and weirdest stories in the music world is that Capitol Records has signed an AI rapper, FN Meka — who was already a star on TikTok (with over 10 million…
Atlanta metalcore/mathcore maniacs The Callous Daoboys' anticipated sophomore album Celebrity Therapist is out in September, and to celebrate its release we've teamed up with them and their label, MNRK Heavy, to give away a copy on vinyl, and a guitar!…
San Antonio ska-punks Young Costello have announced a new four-song EP, Stories Told, Some New, Some Old, due August 30 via Ska Punk International (pre-order), and we're premiering the video for lead single "One Eye Open." The song starts out…
Three years after Little Brother returned with the surprise comeback album May the Lord Watch, Rapper Big Pooh has released a new solo album, To Dream In Color. He's also got an upcoming tour starting this week, including a Brooklyn…
Stoner metal greats Sleep are reissuing their iconic album Dopesmoker this week via Third Man. The label is known for doing cool, limited edition pressings and they've made a variant that feels inevitable, where "pure, unadulterated, authentic cannabis leaves are…
My Chemical Romance finally began their North American reunion tour after multiple COVID-induced delays, and they had some surprises in store at opening night in Oklahoma City (8/20). They played "I'm Not Okay" B-side "Bury Me In Black" for the…
This week in Indie Basement: Hot Chip's eighth album is one of their most sublime creations to date; Aussie punks The Chats deliver pure snotty attitude on their second album; Brooklyn experimentalists Oneida play it straight on Success; New Zealand…
Interpol's instant-classic 2002 debut album Turn On The Bright Lights turns 20 this Saturday (8/20), and they've got a couple new things out to celebrate the anniversary. They just added 2003's The Black EP to streaming services; the EP has…
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. GUSTER Old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. Or in Guster's case, practice and touring, and they've just announced "The Road to Carnegie"…
Nashville emo band Free Throw have been around for a decade, having released their latest album Piecing It Together last year, and we're now celebrating their early days with a new green vinyl repress of their debut album Those Days…
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio announced a co-headlining tour of his Trey Anastasio Band and fellow jammers Goose. They're promising "a full set from each band along with unique collaborations," and the shows run through November, including stops in Portland (ME),…
Seth Bogart is back with his first new Hunx & His Punx music in nine years. It's in the form of a 7" on the Sub Pop Singles Club and features two new songs — “White Lipstick” and “Lose My…
Flesh & Steel is a three day NYC festival celebrating industrial, darkwave, EBM, New Beat, and other noirish, heavy synth music that happens December 1-3 in various venues around the city. It's a co-production of Restless Presents, who produce LA's…
The Beths have shared another song from their anticipated third album Expert In A Dying Field. “I'm the kind of person who wants to go swimming, but takes like ten minutes to get all the way into the cold water,…
The New York City Ballet has tapped Solange to compose a score for chamber ensemble for their Fall Fashion Gala. The score will accompany a currently untitled ballet choreographed by Gianna Reisen, her third work for NYCB, and will be…
Next week's edition (8/22) of The New Yorker features pieces about the Biden family, Rwanda, sculptor Anish Kapoor, Nora Ephron, climate change as a partisan issue, and more — and you may recognize the person on its cover. The illustration…
Guitarist Bill Pitman, who was part of the legendary Wrecking Crew of session musicians, died on Thursday (8/11) at his home in La Quinta, California. He was 102. Born February 12, 1920 in Belleville, NJ, Pittman came from a music…
Roc Marciano has announced a followup to his great 2020 album Mt. Marci, which is called The Elephant Man’s Bones. Roc Marciano is not just a great rapper but also a great producer, having recently produced albums for Stove God…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Rage Against the Machine, Run The Jewels @ Madison Square Garden Lady Gaga @ MetLife Stadium Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Nick Lowe @ Los Straitjackets @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Spread Love Hip-Hop Jam w/…
The emo floodgates opened in 2002. In honor of their 20th anniversaries, this edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at the best emo and post-hardcore albums from that year. 2001 was the year that emo broke (on a…
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…
