After kickstarting their careers with the help of cult-favorite label Speedy Wunderground, the initial homebase of many politically-outspoken acts from overseas (including black midi, Fontaines D.C., Squid, and others), English foursome The Lounge Society have implemented themselves as a group… Read More
The first episode of BrooklynVegan’s new show on Vans’ new “community radio meets public access TV” livestreaming platform Channel 66 is today (2/18)! The show airs live from 11 AM – 1 PM, and our first episode will feature our… Read More
BrooklynVegan has teamed up with Manchester Orchestra on an exclusive sea blue vinyl variant of their upcoming album ‘The Million Masks of God,’ limited to 500 copies. Pre-order yours in our shop. Last week, Manchester Orchestra released a new concert… Read More
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