Montreal band Freelove Fenner released The Punishment Zone, their first album in eight years, back in March. The record mixes loungey, jazzy pop and arch new wave into a uniquely askew style and you can listen to it below. The band… Read More
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new… Read More
Not only is Brooklyn drill rapper 22Gz playing the NYC and Miami editions of Rolling Loud, he’s also going on the headlining “T.W.I.R.L. (The Winners In Real Life)” Tour this summer with PNV Jay and friends. It kicks off in… Read More
Megadeth parted ways with founding bassist David Ellefson after allegations that he was grooming an underaged girl online emerged. In their statement about the firing, they also said, “we cannot wait to share our brand new music with the world.… Read More
Pick up one of three different vinyl variants of Less Than Jake and Kill Lincoln’s new split 7″. Earlier this month, ska-punk lifers Less Than Jake and newer ska-punk greats Kill Lincoln announced a split 7″, the first in Bad… Read More
John Paragon, the actor and writer who played Jambi the genie on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, has died. News of his death only broke Thursday night, but the Riverside County Coroner told TMZ that Paragon died in April. No cause of death has been reported.… Read More
Kings of Convenience‘s Peace or Love, their first album in 12 years, is out today, and it features two songs with Feist, who also sang on 2004’s Riot on an Empty Street. Both songs, “Catholic Country” and “Love is A… Read More
A biopic about the late Marvin Gaye, titled What’s Going On, is in the works. Deadline reports the film will be directed by the Hughes Brothers’ Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents), written by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley (The Color Purple… Read More
Don’t call Mabel up. In the event that you do decide to give her a ring (ring), just know: she left her phone at the club, so…good luck. The 25-year-old High Expectations chanteuse – who is also the daughter of… Read More
New Orleans no-wave disco group Special Interest released their second album, The Passion Of, via Night School last year; in our review, we wrote: If you’re in the mood, The Passion Of is loaded with bangers, emphasis on “bang”: the… Read More