In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. August is a wrap, and… Read More
Singer Julian Casablancas sounded great as he rock ‘n’ roll crooned songs such as “Meet Me In The Bathroom” and “Bad Decisions,” the latter of which featured terrific guitars from Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. Casablancas was also his… Read More
Roger Waters brought his spectacular This is Not a Drill tour to NYC on Tuesday night (8/30) for the first of two shows at Madison Square Garden. With a stage show involving massive LED screens, lasers and flying farm animals,… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More
Pasadena, CA festival This Ain't No Picnic (whose name is a callback to the original 1999 and 2000 fests) kicked off its 2022 edition on Saturday (8/27) at Brookside by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. We already posted about LCD… Read More
Angel Du$t and One Step Closer are about to be on tour opening for Movements (alongside Snarls), and that tour hits Brooklyn on September 9 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. But now, Angel Du$t and OSC have added their own… Read More
The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have a new live album and tour documentary on the way, both titled Thank You For Being Here, and both out October 7 via Epitaph (pre-order).… Read More
Ladytron's excellent second album, Light & Magic, turns 20 on September 17, and to celebrate they've been releasing new videos for songs off the album. We've got the premiere of "Black Plastic," which features video and photos of the band… Read More
Arctic Monkeys have shared the first taste (and opening track) of their anticipated seventh album The Car (due 10/21 via Domino), "There'd Better Be A Mirrorball." As the live debut of "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am" hinted,… Read More
The War on Drugs have announced a new limited edition deluxe box set of their most recent album, last year's I Don't Live Here Anymore. It includes the album on 2LP 180g vinyl and cassette, a 16-page booklet with previously… Read More