One of the best songs on last year’s great JARV IS… album Beyond the Pale is “Swanky Modes,” which recounts a dalliance Jarvis had with a fading star actress in “the days of VHS and casual sex.” That song has now been handed… Read More
As more people get COVID vaccines, tours and festivals are starting to be announced again, while other continue to be rescheduled and postponed. Head here for more COVID-19 related news and check the Tour Dates category for more tour-related news.… Read More
Chicago multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Nick Levine, formerly of Pinegrove, has announced the debut album from their solo project, Jodi. Blue Heron is due out July 16 via Sooper Records, and Nick describes it as “queer country.” The title and cover… Read More
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