Rob Halford and K.K. Downing have paid tribute to their former Judas Priest bandmate John Hinch, who drummed on the band’s 1974 debut album Rocka Rolla and passed away at age 73 this past Thursday (4/29). “His style was strong,… Read More
Will Mecum, guitarist for instrumental stoner rock band Karma to Burn, died on Thursday, April 29. Word began to spread Thursday night and the band confirmed it today: “Dear friends, we come with very heavy hearts to tell you that… Read More
Back in October 2019, before a global pandemic shut down live music for over a year, Pig Destroyer played two shows at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus with a different setlist and different openers each night. They’re working on a new album… Read More
Noel Gallagher has been fronting his own band, High Flying Birds, for 10 years now, and to celebrate the milestone he’s releasing a compilation, Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021), on June 11 via Sour Mash Records. “The title just… Read More
Porter Robinson’s music has often treasured escapism. Whether making ecstatic dance or cinematic pop, the producer has long imagined his work as a portal to other realms, as if, through enough head-spinning drops and intricate synth programming, he could create… Read More
So many artists, 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 more all day. In… Read More
Chicago indie pop band Beach Bunny released their debut album, Honeymoon, last year, and had just begun a tour supporting it when COVID struck. They’ve now announced a new run of dates in November and December, beginning in Columbus, OH… Read More
On Saturday, President Joe Biden became the first US president since Ronald Reagan to call the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire a genocide, commemorating the 106th anniversary of the beginning of the massacre. “Each year on this… Read More
The Oscars moved the performances of this year’s Best Original Song nominees to the pre show Oscars: Into the Spotlight special. All five were were pre-taped, with H.E.R.‘s “Fight for You” (from Judas & The Black Messiah), Celeste‘s “Hear My Voice”… 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