Pat Fish, who performed as The Jazz Butcher for nearly 40 years, has died. He was 64. Word came via his frequent collaborator and lead guitarist Max Eider, who wrote, “Very sad to announce that my old friend Pat Fish… Read More
Spiritualized have spent 2021 reissuing their first four albums and the last of those, 2001’s Let it Come Down, will be out October 22 via Fat Possum. You can pre-order it on ivory vinyl in the BV shop. The album… Read More
Henry Rollins will be on the road in 2022 for the “Good to See You” spoken word tour. On it, he’ll “faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things… Read More
UK duo Wet Leg have only released two singles so far, but both “Chaise Longue” and “Wet Dream” are cheeky, ultra-catchy and come with terrific videos directed by singer/guitarist Rhian Teasdale. If you’ve missed those singles and videos thus far you can watch both below.… Read More
Pre-order our limited red splatter vinyl variant of Portrayal of Guilt’s upcoming album. Portrayal of Guilt have shared the second single off their second album of 2021, Christfucker, which comes out 11/5 via Run For Cover. It’s called “…where the… Read More
At their SummerStage in Central Park show on Friday, Yo La Tengo announced they’d be bringing their Hanukkah show tradition back to Bowery Ballroom this year after taking 2020 off due to the pandemic. Those shows have now been officially… Read More
HEY WHAT indeed. An amazing triple bill is being advertised at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium: Santana, Earth Wind & Fire and…. Low? That’s what the posters and jumbotron ads say for the JUne 18 show, and even Low… Read More
Dang!t is the self-proclaimed “ska-djacent punk rock” project of composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Joey Weisenritter, who’s been releasing singles since 2020 as he gears up for his debut album. His most recent single “Is This Ska?” featured Half Past Two’s horn section, and… Read More
Happy October! Last week we had 10 new releases; this week it’s just four, but all of them are exciting, and one of them is a contender for my Album of the Year. They include: duo audiobooks who are back… Read More
Greg Gilbert, who led UK band Delays, has died after a five year battle with bowel cancer. He was 44. His brother and Delays bandmate, Aaron Gilbert, relayed the sad news in a moving tribute today. “I have no idea… Read More