These are unprecedented times for 20th century Japanese music in Western culture. Exports in various styles have recently ballooned in popularity, with out-of-print vinyl rarities selling for hundreds of dollars on Discogs and long-forgotten ambient albums racking up millions of… Read More
Dave Chappelle has canceled the remainder of his shows at Austin's Stubb's after testing positive for COVID. A rep for Chappelle told TMZ that the comedian is quarantining after his positive test but currently has no symptoms. Chappelle's residency at… Read More
Up-and-coming UK powerhouse Arlo Parks' anticipated debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams, comes out next week, on January 29 via Transgressive Records. Leading up to its release, she's shared a series of ethereal singles, including the vulnerable and beautiful "Caroline," and… Read More
Joey “Shithead” Keithley, frontman of Vancouver hardcore pioneers D.O.A., is subject of a new documentary from Scott Crawford (Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC, 1980-90, CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine) and Paul Rachman (American Hardcore).… Read More
Dawn Richard has been one of the most consistently interesting, ever-evolving R&B artists around since reinventing her career with 2012's Armor On and Whiteout EPs, and now after self-releasing her last few albums, she's signed to Merge Records who will… Read More
Weezer are still planning to release their new hard rock-inspired album Van Weezer on May 7 via Atlantic/Crush (delayed due to the pandemic), but first they'll release another album, OK Human, next week (1/29). The title is a nod to… Read More
To both a seasoned Star Wars fan and a casual viewer, the treatment of Natalie Portman’s Padmé in the prequel trilogy (Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) is… 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
Leeds post-punk outfit Yard Act, which includes former Menace Beach member Ryan Needham, have released a few singles since debuting "The Trapper's Pelts", and have just shared their fourth, "Dark Days." In "Dark Days," the band paints a post-apocalyptic vision… Read More
Goat Girl release their anticipated second album On All Fours next week, and have just shared one last single before the whole thing drops. “'Badibaba' is a song about environmental catastrophe and the pessimism and self-destruction that this causes to… Read More