One of the most-loved bands in the new wave of death metal, 200 Stab Wounds, have just signed to Metal Blade Records and released their first single for the label, "Masters of Morbidity." It picks up right where their killer,… Read More
New Order have announced the "Definitive Edition" box set of their third album, 1985's Low-Life, which will be out January 27 via Rhino. It includes the original album, remastered, on both vinyl and CD, and comes with a second CD… Read More
Hawkwind's Nik Turner has died at age 82, according to a post on his Facebook, which reads: We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner – The Might Thunder Rider, who passed away peacefully at home on… Read More
Nas just released his new album King's Disease III via Mass Appeal, the third installment in his King's Disease series. It was produced by Hit-Boy and you can stream it, and see the cover art and tracklist, below. Nas also… Read More
Brooklyn rapper Leikeli47 released her great new album Shape Up earlier this year, and now she's gearing up for her first shows since COVID lockdown. After playing an NPR Music 15th anniversary celebration in DC this month, she'll do some… Read More
I was a teenager in the 1980s and, growing up in West Virginia, I didn't have a lot of access to music beyond the radio. My very small town didn't have a record store, and my cable company didn't have… Read More
Black Star (aka Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def and Talib Kweli) are set to perform on this weekend's Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, and they've also just announced a last-minute NYC show taking place the following Tuesday (11/15)… Read More
Dallas and Brooklyn-based ska-punks The Holophonics have announced a new album, LAVOS, due December 16 via Bad Time Records, marking their first release for the label (pre-order). "LAVOS is an album about the anxiety, fear, and shame of working through… Read More
It's been six years since Breanna Barbara released her debut album, Mirage Dreams, and since then the psych-garage singer's career has taken some unusual turns. Most surprising: being recruited by Tricky to be his main touring vocalist in 2017 that has kept them collaborating… Read More
Taylor Swift keeps adding dates to her big 2023 arena tour, which has Paramore, Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, HAIM, girl in red, beabadoobee, GAYLE, Gracie Abrams, and OWENN as openers, varying by date. She's now added 17 more dates, including two… Read More