When not playing bass in Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders, Australian musician Donny Benet makes his own smooth blend of '80s soft rock, city pop and Italo disco. Earlier this year he released the Le Piano EP, which goes perfect… Read More
Caroline Polachek has released a new single, "Sunset," a Sega Bodega-produced track with a video shot on location in Barcelona and co-directed by Caroline and Matt Copson. "Sunset" explores new sonic territory for Caroline, meshing pure pop with Spanish guitar… Read More
This week wraps up Chesney Hawkes' "Chesney's in the Kitchen" residency on Toyah and King Crimson leader Robert Fripp's "Sunday Lunch" series, and they perform Fountains of Wayne's 2003 hit "Stacy's Mom." For some reason, Robert has been tied up and given… Read More
"It's great to be back!" Guy Chadwick was beaming Friday night at The House of Love's show at Gramercy Theater. The UK band's last NYC show was just about 30 years ago — October 30, 19992 at Times Square venue… Read More
The B-52's are on what they're saying is their final tour, which stopped in NYC for the first of two nights at Beacon Theatre on Thursday (10/13). After screening a video presentation of the band's history (and including a character,… Read More
Sparta are back with a new self-titled album, and this one's a little different than past Sparta albums. Singer Jim Ward and longtime bassist Matt Miller made it remotely with a cast of collaborators, including Tucker Rule of Thursday on… Read More
Back in 2019, Beat Happening released the We Are Beat Happening vinyl box set, featuring all five of their albums and a b-sides compilation. Now Domino Records will be releasing all of those – 1985’s Beat Happening, 1988’s Jamboree, 1989’s Black Candy, 1991’s Dreamy, 1992’s You Turn… Read More
The Moldy Peaches (Adam Green & Kimya Dawson) are reuniting to perform at the Los Angeles premiere of Meet Me in the Bathroom, the documentary about the early-'00s NYC music scene that the duo figure into prominently. This will be their first… Read More
Nina Hagen, the German punk/post-punk icon with an equally iconic set of pipes, has announced a new album, Unity — her first in 11 years — which will be out December 9 via Grönland. The album features collaborations with George… Read More
UK band Dry Cleaning have released another single off their upcoming LP Stumpwork, out October 21 via 4AD (pre-order it on white vinyl). “’No Decent Shoes for Rain’ is inspired by grief, grief over past relationships, grief for loved ones… Read More