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. Summer is flying, July is… Read More
LA hardcore festival Sound and Fury brought thousands to Exposition Park this past weekend, and judging by the footage that's surfaced online, it looked insane. The fest wrapped up with Gulch's final show and was also home to Australian band… Read More
Ray Raposa, the folk artist best known for his music as Castanets, has died at age 41. Via Pitchfork, the news came via Sufjan Stevens' Asthmatic Kitty label, who released much of Raposa's work and wrote, “It is with great… Read More
After kicking off on Thursday, the 2022 edition of Lollapalooza continued on Friday (7/29) at Chicago's Grant Park with a headlining set from Dua Lipa. It was her first time performing in the US since the Supreme Court overturned Roe… 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
Will Smith has shared a video where he apologizes to Chris Rock over the Oscar Slap. He'd already apologized to Rock via written statement in March, but he elaborates further here. "It's been a minute," says Will in the opening… Read More
NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced a new free concert series, Rise Up NYC, featuring ten events throughout the city's five boroughs, running through September, including performances by The LOX, Ja Rule, Mase, Marsha Ambrosius and more. The series kicked off… Read More
"Weird Al" Yankovic has announced Lights, Camera, Accordion!, a new visual retrospective book that will be out November 14 via 1984 Publishing. It features over 300 photographs taken over the last 45 years by Weird Al drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, including… Read More
Billy Corgan debuted a new Smashing Pumpkins song, "Photograph," inspired by the tragic July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, IL, Stereogum reports. Billy has lived in Highland Park for years, and owns and sometimes performs solo shows at his… Read More
Breanna Barbara will release her second album, Nothin' But Time, on October 28 via Fuzz Club. She made it with producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes), and the album features contributions from Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather), Tall Juan, Derry DeBorja (Jason Isbell),… Read More