Columbus, Ohio hardcore band En Love followed up their 2018 demo with the Love Will Drown The Nest EP this past fall on Delayed Gratification Records (mixed and mastered by Owen Traynor of Hazing Over), and though they obviously haven’t… Read More
Roger Waters, Roger & Brian Eno, Tom Morello, Mohammed Assaf, Adnan Joubran and more are appearing on “Live for Gaza,” a benefit livestream to raise funds for musicians in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The livestream happens this Saturday, April 10… Read More
The pandemic is still a very real concern, but the vaccine rollout is really speeding along (everyone 16+ in NY is eligible) and live music is starting to return. As of this past weekend, live shows (with restrictions) started happening… Read More
Years before they formed the Drain Gang collective, Ecco2k and Bladee were in a hardcore band called Krossad (“crushed” in Swedish) as schoolmates. This fun fact has become part of the Stockholm group’s narrative: their noisy 2007 demo CD has… Read More
Zimbabwean-born Australian rapper Tkay Maidza‘s 4AD debut Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 was one of our favorite rap albums of 2020, and she’s only increased her momentum since then. She put out one of 2021’s most undeniable rap singles… Read More
In March, Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson was arrested on multiple child abuse charges. He recently claimed that he is innocent of the charges, and WAFF 48 reports that will be released on a bond of $26,500. The article reads:… Read More
Israeli skate punk vets Useless ID will release a “best-of” called Most Useless Songs on May 7 via Fat Wreck Chords (pre-order). “It was hard for us to narrow it down, since we think there are a few more songs… Read More
Heavy metal/hard rock legends Cirith Ungol released their first album in 29 years, Forever Black, in 2020, and now they’ve announced they’ll be following it with a new EP. Half Past Human, featuring four “long-forgotten” songs from the band’s archives,… Read More
Toronto indie-rock outfit PACKS will release their debut album called Take The Cake, to be released on May 21 via Fire Talk in the US and Royal Mountain in Canada (pre-order here). PACKS was originally formed as the solo project of… Read More
British post-rock group Seefeel have announced an extensive reissue campaign of their ’90s work for the Warp and Rephlex labels. It focuses on the period after the band’s acclaimed debut, Quique, that found them moving away from guitars and into… Read More