Ozzy Osbourne's solo debut Blizzard of Ozz came out 40 years ago on Sunday (9/20), marking the ruby anniversary of his solo career! To celebrate, he released a special 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition of that record, some new merch, and… Read More
Comedy Cellar, QED Astoria, Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club and more have formed the New York Comedy Club Coalition, and are asking Governor Cuomo to allow NYC clubs to reopen with reduced capacity and safety precautions, like restaurants, bowling alleys… Read More
Music Maker Relief Foundation has announced a new album, Hanging Tree Guitars, out 25 September, which explores America’s history with racism and racial violence. It serves as a companion to a book and museum exhibit of the same name by… Read More
“Quiet Journey” is the new single from Laraaji’s upcoming LP, Moon Piano, out 9 October via All Saints Records. The record is the second in a trilogy of recordings made inside a Brooklyn church and stands in contrast to its… Read More
It’s hardly by accident that David Lazar mentions legendary character actress Thelma Ritter within the first sentence of this wonderfully incisive, reflective collection of essays about the world of character actors. Ritter appears in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954), as… Read More
We all need things to look forward to right now and this definitely brightened our day: Slowdive are currently in the studio working on their fifth album! No details yet, but Rachel Goswell has posted a couple of pictures to… Read More
John Dwyer's Osees just released their new album Protean Threat which is definitely worth giving a spin today. Here's a bit from the Indie Basement review: Protean Threat is their first album as Osees, though the name change seems mostly cosmetic… Read More
While you await death metal lifers Carcass' first new album since 2013's Surgical Steel (delayed due to the pandemic), they'll tide you over with the four-song Despicable EP on October 30 via Nuclear Blast. Having already released two of the… Read More
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross just won the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for their fantastic Watchmen score. Congrats! Watchmen beat scores for Hollywood, Little Fires Everywhere, Mrs. America, and Unorthodox. It's one of two Emmys Reznor and Ross are up… Read More
Tobin Sprout is most widely known as a former member of the incessantly present indie rock act Guided By Voices. He’s been in and out of the band a few times and has been the principal songwriter for some of… Read More