A thumbnail sketch of Britain’s state in 2021 will provide a useful entrée into the quite brilliant new Sleaford Mods album, Spare Ribs. As Cornish fishermen and women complain that their catch is being left to rot on docksides due… Read More
Biden was sworn in today, and to celebrate, street artist Adrian Wilson gave a NYC subway station and street sign similar makeovers to the ones he did in tribute of Eddie Van Halen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and others. He transformed… Read More
Punk lifers Bad Religion are celebrating Inauguration Day and the end of Trump's term with a new song, "Emancipation Of The Mind." "I think the song really is a celebration of enlightenment values that can be cultivated through enthusiastic learning… Read More
Before they were Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, and Colin and Jonny Greenwood were known as On a Friday, the band they formed, named after the day of the week they rehearsed, while attending Abingdon School in Oxfordshire.… Read More
Rough Trade, the NYC independent record store and music venue which opened in 2013, will be leaving its S. 9th St location in Williamsburg this spring. “As with many businesses right now, the impact of the pandemic has made us… Read More
Heavy metal talk show Two Minutes to Late Night (which tapes at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn during non-pandemic times) spent most of 2020 bringing incredible musicians together for all-star covers videos, and now they've announced a new livestream series, 'Splitsville,'… Read More
For the uninitiated, Bicep are a Belfast-born and now London-based dance duo formed by Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson. Their 2017 eponymous debut received rave reviews for its combination of eclectic influences and sprawling knowledge of electronic music as a… Read More
Tindersticks have announced new album Distractions which will be released February 19 via City Slang. It's the group's 13th album and, while it was made during the pandemic, frontman Stuart Staples stresses this is not a "lockdown" record. "I think… Read More
Ska supergroup The Inevitables — led by former/founding Less Than Jake drummer/lyricist Vinnie Fiorrello, Westbound Train's Obi Fernandez, and Big D and The Kids Table's Alex Stern, and also featuring current and former members of Bomb the Music Industry!, The… Read More
Neil Young has announced a brand new Crazy Horse live album and concert film called Way Down in the Rust Bucket, set for release on February 26 via Reprise. It was recorded on November 13, 1990 at the Catalyst club… Read More