Black Country, New Road began their first US tour without singer and guitarist Isaac Wood on Monday (9/5), stopping in NYC for matinee and evening shows at Bowery Ballroom. I went to the 8 PM show, where a line stretched… Read More
Philadelphia band 2nd Grade will release their new album, Easy Listening, on September 30 via Double Double Whammy. Fans of Teenage Fanclub and The Posies will find a lot to like in their power-pop hooks and harmonies. The band have… Read More
Decius is an electronic group that includes Fat White Family's Lias Saoudi, brothers Liam & Luke May (founders of Trashmouth Records), along with Warmduscher's Quinn Whalley. After a string of self-released 12" singles and performances supporting everyone from Daniel Avery and… Read More
Modest Mouse will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1997 album The Lonesome Crowded West by playing it on tour this fall. They'll be going out as a four-piece, with original members Isaac Brock and Jeremiah Green joined by Russell… Read More
New York Comic Con returns to Javits Center on October 6-9 for its 2022 edition, and after not having a booth in 2021, Funko will also be back in person this year. They've dubbed this year's Halloween-themed booth, #1419, "Frightmare… Read More
The WAEVE, aka the duo of Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall, have announced their self-titled debut album, which will be out February 3 via Transgressive. Coxon and Dougall co-produced it with James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Florence &… Read More
Sorry's anticipated new album Anywhere But Here will be out next month, and they've just shared another track from it. "Key to the City" is a great example of what Sorry do so well, combining elements of slinky R&B into… Read More
Vince Staples already has a couple of acting gigs lined up; he's set to appear in Showtime's comedy pilot based on 1999 film The Wood, and 20th Century Studio's White Men Can't Jump reboot. Here's one more: Netflix is producing… Read More
Guided by Voices are taking a slight break from their non-stop release of new albums to compile 20 EP tracks onto on album, Scalping the Guru, that will be out October 28 via GBV Inc. The songs are all from… Read More
The Afghan Whigs' new album How Do You Burn? is out this Friday, and just ahead of that they've shared the video for "A Line of Shots." Directed by Patrick Pierson, it sets the widescreen, anthemic song to a roller… Read More