Ministry are currently on tour celebrating the belated 30th anniversary of their classic 1989 album The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. The tour, originally set for 2020, was a reunion of the "Industrial Strength" tour with KMFDM and Front… Read More
Ty Segall's proto-metal-inspired trio Fuzz brought their tour to NYC last week, playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday and Bowery Ballroom on Friday, making for Ty's first shows here since before the pandemic. We caught the Bowery show which… Read More
Ready For Death is a new thrash band featuring Artie White (Indecision, Milhouse, Concrete Cross), Dallas Thomas (Pelican, Asschapel, Swan King), Dan Binaei (Racetraitor, Haggathorn), Shawn “The Beast” Brewer (Haggathorn), and Luca Cimarusti (Luggage, Annihilus). The band came together after… Read More
'70s gospel/soul greats The Staples Jr Singers are getting their rare 1975 album When Do We Get Paid reissued on May 6 via Luaka Bop. Formed in Aberdeen, Mississippi by siblings Annie Brown, Edward Brown and A.R.C. Brown, they named themselves after their… Read More
The classic late '90s / early 2000s Long Island emo sound has been back in a big way thanks to modern-day LI torch-carriers like Koyo and Stand Still, and if you're into that kinda stuff, another band you need on… Read More
Polish indie-punks Raw Plastic have been dropping EPs and singles since late 2020, and now they're gearing up for a new four-song EP, Stuck On Spring, due April 27 via New Morality Zine (pre-order). We're premiering the video for lead… Read More
Xenia Rubinos has released a new song, "Madrugada," which features Cuban rapper El Individuo and is a rework of “What Is This Voice” from 2021's Una Rosa. The track originated on Sonos podcast "Music Is Everything!" with Elia Einhorn, where… Read More
Hurray for the Riff Raff are on tour now with Anjimile in support of their great new album Life On Earth, and that tour hit band leader Alynda Segarra's former hometown of NYC for a show at Brooklyn's Elsewhere on… Read More
Bob Dylan has announced West Coast dates for his Rough And Rowdy Ways tour. Things kick off May 28 in Spokane, and from there he'll head to Kennewick, Portland, Seattle, and Eugene before dropping into California for shows in Reading,… Read More
New York City hip hop veteran DJ Kay Slay has passed away after a four-month battle with COVID-19. He was 55. Hot 97, where Slay hosted The Drama Hour, posted a statement from Slay's family, which reads, "Our hearts are… Read More