Rapper Benny the Butcher has released "Welcome to the States," a protest song about mass shootings and racism in the U.S. Specifically, the song was inspired by the May 14 shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Benny's hometown of Buffalo… Read More
Atlanta rapper Trouble has reportedly died at age 34. HotNewHipHop reports: The Atlanta rap community is in mourning once again. Early on the morning of Sunday, June 5th it was reported that Trouble – best known for hits like "Ain't… Read More
Pavement's first show in 10 years was supposed to be at Primavera Sound in 2020. Two years later, Primavera Sound was Pavement's second performance in 12 years, following a warm-up in L.A. But unlike that intimate show, Pavement played to… Read More
A bunch of artists contributed covers of classic '60s and '70s songs to the Jack Antonoff-produced soundtrack to new animated movie Minions: The Rise of Gru, and ahead of its release on July 1, here's a teaser. Antonoff produced St.… Read More
“I was made for so much more…” When the world is on fire (which it is, down to the first Pride parties of the year), there are few things more comforting than turning down the lights, logging out from doom-scrolling… Read More
If life was fair, Max & Igorr Cavalera would be playing their 1989 & 1991 material to thousands each night, but instead the Sepultura co-founders are touring their iconic thrash metal material to much smaller venues. But we're definitely not… Read More
UK death metal legends Carcass brought their tour supporting last year's great Torn Arteries to Brooklyn's Elsewhere on May 25, not long after playing a headlining set at Oblivion Access in Austin and shortly before wrapping up the trek at… Read More
Folk singer Joan Shelley's new album The Spur arrives later this month (6/24) via No Quarter (pre-order), and she has just shared its third single, "Home," following the title track and the Bill Callahan duet "Amberlit Morning." The new song… 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
Screamo legends Saetia have added a fourth NYC show to their long-awaited reunion run. The new one's an all ages Saturday matinee at Le Poisson Rouge on November 19, and tickets for that show go on sale Friday (6/3) at… Read More