It's been a very busy week in the music world, with Coachella, Record Store Day, and so many new releases. In hip hop, we got new albums from Pusha T and Defcee that you can read about in Notable Releases,… Read More
Cynthia Albritton, the artist and onetime "super groupie" more famously known as Cynthia Plaster Caster, who was famous for making plaster casts of rock musicians' penises and breasts, has died after a long illness, reports Variety. She was 74. Among the… Read More
Vein.fm drummer Matt Wood has broken his wrist and was told that "he would need surgery immediately if he ever wants to be able to drum again." A GoFundMe has been launched to help Matt with his medical bills. It… Read More
Taylor Vick of Boy Scouts and Ezra Furman collaborators Sam Durkes and Trevor Brooks have signed to ANTI- with their new project, Art Moore. "We all met up at the studio, and it was never even like, ‘Let’s be a… Read More
After self-releasing their Slay Tracks EP and putting out a few singles with Drag City, indie rock group Pavement released their debut album, Slanted and Enchanted, on April 20, 1992 via Matador Records. While it didn't have the immediate cultural and commercial… Read More
Wet Leg have had a whirlwind nine months between releasing their first single, "Chaise Longue," in June of 2021, and the arrival of their debut album earlier this month. The self-titled album has been blowing up, landing at #1 on… Read More
Fontaines DC ad loading… Fontaines D.C.'s anticipated third album, Skinty Fia, is out this Friday (preorder on translucent red vinyl) and the band have just shared one last track before the whole thing drops. While much of the album can… Read More
New York rap legends Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan have announced the co-headlining 'NY State of Mind Tour' for this summer and fall, kicking off in St. Louis on August 30 and wrapping up at LA's Hollywood Bowl on October… Read More
Big Thief just began the North American leg of their 2022 tour supporting their excellent new double album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, and they played two nights at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on Friday and Saturday (4/15… Read More
Nitehawk Cinema's Music Driven series, which is presented by BrooklynVegan, continues Thursday, April 28 at 9:30 PM with a screening of Dave Markey's 1982 documentary The Slog Movie, which is about the West Coast hardcore punk scene that features Circle Jerks, T.S.O.L., Redd… Read More