Formed in 2013, Belgium’s The Colorist Orchestra have so far existed to reinterpret other singers’ works; founders Aarich Jespers and Kobe Proesmans use traditional and bespoke instruments to rework the music of the artist they’re collaborating with. They’re best known… Read More
Composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman has been releasing new songs every month for a while now, and he’s just announced that they’re all part of Big Mess, his first solo album in 37 years. “I knew from… Read More
Benny the Butcher will head out on The Burden of Plugs tour this fall with his group Black Soprano Family (Benny, Rick Hyde, Heem, LoveBoat Luciano, and Jonesy) along for the ride, as well as “special guests” TBA. The tour… Read More
The BrooklynVegan Show on Vans.com/Channel66 returns this Thursday (4/15) from 11 AM to 1 PM ET with special guest Geoff Rickly of Thursday chatting with us about the 20th anniversary of Thursday’s landmark sophomore album Full Collapse and the early… Read More
Like so many forces of electronic music—see Warp co-founders Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell, or Kelly Lee Owens—Japanese producer Yoshinori Hayashi spent formative years working in a record store. Hayashi’s time at Tokyo’s Face Records comes through in his genre-melding… Read More
After having one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns for a television show ever, cult series Mystery Science Theater 3000 made a triumphant return in 2017 on Netflix where it ran for two very good new seasons — with a… Read More
Just a few days ago, country icon and longtime weed champion Willie Nelson sent a letter to President Biden and Congress asking for 4/20 to be made a national holiday — specifically, he asked that the nine days from April… Read More
Alongside Maximumrocknroll‘s 1987 comp Turn It Around!, Lookout! Records‘ 1988 comp The Thing That Ate Floyd is an essential document of the late ’80s 924 Gilman scene, with tracks by Operation Ivy, The Mr. T Experience, Neurosis, Crimpshrine, The Lookouts,… Read More
The 2021 edition of Record Store Day happens over two “Drops” on June 12 and July 17 and they’ve just announced the list of exclusive titles that will be available for each. As usual, there’s a lot and you can… Read More
Montreal greats Godspeed You! Black Emperor just released their excellent seventh album, G_d’s Pee at State’s End!, and they’ve now announced a 2022 tour. North American dates kick off February 25 in Denver and wrap up May 7 in Ottowa.… Read More