One of the best tracks on tribute album The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four is La Roux‘s cover of “Damaged Goods.” Elly Jackson takes one of the quintessential Gang of Four tracks —… Read More
Laura Jane Grace has announced a March 2022 Canadian (and Buffalo, NY) headlining tour with very cool support from Lande Hekt and Mobina Galore. Tickets go on sale Friday (11/26) at 1 PM ET. Before that tour, she’ll open Thursday’s… Read More
Julie Doiron (Eric’s Trip, Mount Eerie) will release I Thought of You, her first solo album in nine years, on Friday. It’s a terrific album, easygoing and twangy, that swings between tender ballads and rambling rockers, all with Doiron’s expressive voice… Read More
New wave icons DEVO have had a long association with “spuds,” their affectionate term for fans. They’re now offering spuds to their spuds, partnering with Trust Me Vodka for official DEVO Potato Vodka. It’s a limited edition run of 1500 numbered box sets that… Read More
Wu-Tang Clan members GZA, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah are currently on the ‘3 Chambers Tour’ where they’re celebrating their classic mid ’90s solo albums, Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and Ironman, respectively. The tour hit NYC on Monday… Read More
Bloc Party have announced their sixth album, Alpha Games, the followup to 2016’s Hymns. It’s their second album without the band’s original rhythm section of Matt Tong and Gordon Moakes, and their first with new drummer Louise Bartle (who provided… Read More
Surfbort released their new album Keep on Truckin’ in October. It was produced by songwriter and onetime 4 Non Blondes leader Linda Perry, and Surfbort’s Dani Miller says the album “reminds us that we’re all geniuses and idiots, and that… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We… Read More
Saturday (11/20) would have been Phife Dawg‘s birthday, and in celebration of that, a release date for the late A Tribe Called Quest member’s posthumous album Forever has finally been announced: March 22 via Smokin’ Needles/AWAL. (March 22 is also… Read More
Earlier this year, Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) took Domino Records to UK court over streaming royalties for the three albums the label released in the early ’00s. The case, which is potentially precedent-setting for contracts signed in the pre-streaming era,… Read More