What began in Spring 2020 as a way to collectively kill time during the early days of the pandemic, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess‘ Twitter listening parties for classic and new albums — featuring live-tweeting from the artists who made them — are still going strong. We’re coming up quickly… Read More
Joey Ramone would’ve been 70 this May 19, and while there are probably a few celebrations in the works, here’s a streaming tribute with a decidedly indie lineup. “Happy Birthday Joey Ramone” happens Sunday, March 28 starting at 3 PM EDT, featuring The… Read More
Scroobius Pip, who you may remember for his late ’00s spoken word/rap records with DJ Dan Le Sac, is better known these days as a radio and podcast host, including his The Distraction Pieces Podcast which he’s been doing since… Read More
The 2021 virtual edition of SXSW begins next week, running March 16-20. They’ve just announced the full lineup for the music portion of the festival, and showcasing artists include Iceage, Black Country New Road, A Place to Bury Strangers, No Joy, Sorry, Braids, Squid,… Read More
Paramore have long-discussed their love of Failure, and they covered “Stuck On You” back in 2006’s The Summer Tic EP (which we included in a list of great punk covers last year), and now Hayley Williams has resumed her “self-serenade”… Read More
As a Japanese initialism, “BGM” stands for “background music.” It’s meant to evoke the blissful ’80s ambient work of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Haruomi Hosono, the kind of idyllic music that wafts from hip mass-market clothing stores or loops quietly under… Read More
Yesterday was Bandcamp Friday and more months than not Sonic Youth have shared at least one rare item from their archives. (Sometimes, way more than one item.) This month, there was nothing from the band proper, but Sonic Youth have shared something else… Read More
It’s almost impossible to talk about the renewed interest in Japanese music in the West without invoking the YouTube algorithm. The meteoric rise of city pop, as well as the ambient music that’s come to be known as environmental music,… Read More
NYC photographer and filmmaker Destiny Mata is releasing a new photo book, The Way We Were, focusing on her time documenting punks of color in NYC over the last six years. It’s due out April 1 via The Culture Crush,… Read More
As mentioned, always-awesome Netherlands heavy music festival Roadburn is going virtual for 2021 with Roadburn Redux, which streams from April 16-18. The initial lineup, which they announced last month, includes Neptunian Maximalism, Dead Neanderthals, Hexvessel, Jo Quail, Kairon; IRSE!, Autarkh,… Read More