There are two aspects to David Fincher’s Mank that make it a more enjoyable piece of December prestige cinema than you might expect. The first is Gary Oldman, investing the wracked and tortured physique of Citizen Kane scribe Herman “Mank”… Read More
By the close of 1980, punk rock had a body count. Dave Alexander (the Stooges), Darby Crash (Germs), Ian Curtis (Joy Division), Peter Laughner (Pere Ubu), Billy Murcia (New York Dolls), Malcolm Owens (the Ruts), and Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)—all… Read More
The Hold Steady will release their eighth studio album, Open Door Policy, on February 19 via the band's Positive Jams label and Thirty Tigers. They made the record with producer Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, Muzz) at The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck,… Read More
Balance and Sleazy were one of music’s great romances. In the early 1980s, Geoff Burton, aka John Balance, utilized fan letters and zines to will himself from a troubled childhood of precocious homosexuality and occult aspirations into the arms of… Read More
NOTE: We post the newest livestreams in a new post every week. Make sure you're reading the newest edition of our roundup – check the livestream tag HERE for the latest. LAST UPDATED: 11/25 at 6:33 PM ET HERE ARE… 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
The holidays are upon us, and whether you’re feeling festive or not, musicians are climbing aboard the tinsel bandwagon with new songs for the season. We offer to you a week’s worth of them, nestled in one place, like gifts… 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
Portland, OR atmospheric pop punks Glacier Veins released their first full-length, The World You Want to See, earlier this year on Equal Vision/Common Ground Collective. It's one of 2020's best debuts of its kind, and if you haven't heard it,… Read More
With measures trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus, tours and festivals are being postponed/canceled left and right. Many have now been rescheduled, too. Head here for more COVID-19 related news and check the Tour Dates category every day… Read More