Françoise Cactus, one half of long-running German/French indie duo Stereo Total, has died following a battle with breast cancer. She was 57. The band broke the sad news, writing “We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved friend,… Read More
Hopeless Records has been picking up a lot of cool bands lately (Tigers Jaw, Sincere Engineer), and now they’ve signed Sacramento punks Destroy Boys, whose first single for the label is the sneering, ripping, and catchy “Muzzle.” Here’s some background… Read More
Boston emo band Bicycle Inn have two EPs and various singles dating back to 2016, and they’re now gearing up to release their first full-length album, This Time and Place is all I’ll Ever Know, on March 19 via Sun… Read More
There Be Monsters is the sophomore release from Portland, Oregon’s Far Lands. Dropping on 30 April, the album finds Andy McFarlane, Ivan Howard, and Matt Drenik creating a quiet, contemplative series of songs that rewards deeper, meditative listening. Though the… Read More
Films have ways of tangling your expectations, unlike other art forms. Perhaps this is due to their time-based, immersive quality or because of the profound ways they can viscerally grip you and elevate the medium in unexpected, transcendent directions. It’s… Read More
Firefly Lane, a Netflix original series released this month, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart, who have been best friends since their early… Read More
When the news arrived on Thursday that jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea had died of a rare form of cancer two days before, the music world was shocked. It was not just that Corea was a jazz “star”… Read More
After years of negotiation with the national government, Ostinato Records released the first album ever produced in the Republic of Djibouti for international distribution: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti, a cosmopolitan masterpiece. Landmark that it was, it has only marked… Read More
I present to you the 15 best songs by Judas Priest, expanded from the original idea of ten simply because the band’s legacy is too important, the discography too large, and — which may be surprising to neophytes — too… 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