One of the most exciting voices in hardcore right now is Ian Shelton, who's played in a number of bands over the years, fronts (and drums in) the powerviolence band Regional Justice Center, and more recently has been focused on… Read More
Blur are back! (Again.) The Britpop legends have announced their first show in eight years, happening at London's Wembley Stadium on July 8, 2023 with slowthai, Self Esteem, and Jockstrap. Tickets go on sale Friday (11/18) with presales starting Wednesday… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Undeath, 200 Stab Wounds, Enforced, Phobophilic @ Saint Vitus Bar Ani DiFranco, Gracie and Rachel, Holly Miranda, Jocelyn Mackenzie @ Webster Hall Young Jesus, Bellows, Foyer Red @ Purgatory Thee Sacred Souls, DJ Mikey Post @ Bowery… Read More
Mercyful Fate kicked off their first U.S. tour in 20 years at the end of October. It's a trek that was years in the making due to pandemic-related delays, and timed after what was, at the time, the band's exclusive… Read More
Robert Fripp recently returned home to England after a month-long speaking tour in the US and to celebrate he and Toyah covered "Have Love Will Travel," Richard Berry's 1959 single that has been famously covered by The Sonics and The Black… Read More
Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live once again this week and brought along friends and collaborators Black Star — Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli — as musical guests. They in turn brought out Madlib for “The Main Thing Is To Keep… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Paramore, Ogi @ Beacon Theatre Undeath, 200 Stab Wounds, Enforced, Phobophilic @ Saint Vitus Bar Teen Suicide, Ogbert the Nerd, Worst Party Ever @ Baby's All Right Skullcrusher, Yves Jarvis, Mal @ Elsewhere Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs,… Read More
Keith Levene, the innovative guitarist who was a founding member of both The Clash and Public Image Ltd, died from liver cancer on Friday (11/11). He was 65. The news came via his partner, Kate Ransford, who wrote on Twitter,… Read More
This week in heavy music we got the amazing new Dream Unending album, which you can read about in Notable Releases (and which cracked Decibel's year-end list a day before it came out), plus new singles from Obituary, 200 Stab… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Catbite, Bacchae, Riverby @ Saint Vitus Bar Bright Eyes, Hurray for the Riff Raff @ Kings Theatre Alex G, Hatchie @ Brooklyn Steel Plains (Waxahatchee & Jess Williamson), MJ Lenderman @ White Eagle Hall Courtney Marie Andrews,… Read More