Last week was a holiday week so things were a little quieter, but this week has a ton of heavy hitters. I highlight six below, and Bill tackles even more in Bill's Indie Basement, including Built To Spill, The Afghan… Read More
Bitter Branches drummer Jeff Tirabassi has spearheaded a new compilation, Exhibit A, which benefits the Southern Poverty Law Center and features tracks by an array of cool bands across punk, hardcore, and more, including GEL, FAIM, HIRS Collective, Be Well,… Read More
Having reissued her studio albums over the last few years, PJ Harvey is further digging into her archives to release the 59-track compilation B-sides, Demos and Rarities on November 4 via UMe/Island. It's available as either a 3-CD or 6-LP set, each… Read More
Alexander Rudenshiold plays in Infant Island and Mattachine, the former of whom have a tour with Liturgy this December. Here, he reflects on AJJ's classic 2007 album 'People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World' for… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Phoenix, Porches @ Radio City Music Hall Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Baroness, Suicide Silence @ Coney Island Amphitheater Kaytranada @ The Brooklyn Mirage Thursday, Anthony Green @ Saint Vitus Bar Arlo Parks, Del Water Gap @… 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
The 2022 Mercury Prize was set to be awarded today (9/8) at a gala ceremony at London's Eventim Apollo, but it's been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. "Tonight’s Mercury Prize event has been postponed at this time… Read More
Chicago-based band Smut have announced a new album, How the Light Felt, due out November 11 via Bayonet. It's the follow-up to their 2020 EP Power Fantasy, and it was co-produced by the band and mastered by Heba Kadry. See… Read More
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm is a new full-length Aqua Teen Hunger Force film coming out on November 8, and its trailer was released today. In the trailer is the film's opening theme song, which was written and recorded by Run… Read More
The 2022 edition of Riot Fest happens in Chicago's Douglass Park on September 16-18, and they've made a few changes to the lineup. Gogol Bordelo have been added on Saturday, replacing Bauhaus (who cancelled their North American shows as Peter… Read More