Manchester Orchestra have released "No Rule," a song that began during the sessions for 2021's great The Million Masks of God (and has a lyrical callback to "Angel of Death"), but "took a little longer to cook than the rest."… Read More
Don Letts is a living legend: as DJ at London's The Roxy he introduced punks to dub reggae, and as a filmmaker he documented that scene in The Punk Rock Movie, which led to a successful career as a music… Read More
Iggy Pop has announced his new album, Every Loser, produced by Andrew Watt and due January 6 via Watt's Atlantic imprint Gold Tooth Records. It features backing from Watt, as well as the late Taylor Hawkins, Travis Barker, Chad Smith… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Mercyful Fate, Kreator, Midnight @ Kings Theatre Alex G, Katy Kirby @ Brooklyn Steel The Soft Moon, L.O.T.I.O.N. Multinational Corporation, Trace Amount @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Field Medic, Sadurn @ Baby's All Right Richard Lloyd, Lenny… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. JERRY CANTRELL Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell has announced the final leg of the Brighten Tour which runs from February 21 in Ventura, CA through April 1 in… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More
Canadian greats The Sadies are soldiering on after the death of Dallas Good last year and are currently on tour in Europe. They've also got a few holiday shows on the books including a visit to Brooklyn at Union Pool… Read More
Dolly Parton was just inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and she's following that with yet another honor – having a limited edition MetroCard made in her honor. 50,000 Dolly Parton cards have been released by the… Read More
Alt-pop artist Chappell Roan, aka Los Angeles-via-Missouri singer and songwriter Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, released her debut EP, School Nights, in 2017, and has since put out a string of singles and toured with Olivia Rodrigo, among others. The most recent… Read More
We recently ran a list of the best emo & post-hardcore albums of 2002 in honor of the 20th anniversary of that landmark year for these genres, and now BV editor Andrew Sacher and guest Owen Morawitz dive even deeper… Read More