Before they released a pair of singles earlier this summer, it had been 10 years since we'd seen new music from The Mars Volta. Today they've released a third, along with the announcement of a new, self-titled album. The Mars… Read More

WILLOW (Smith) has announced a followup to last year's lately I feel EVERYTHING, which featured Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne, Cherry Glazerr, and Tierra Whack and found WILLOW embracing pop punk, alt-rock, rap rock, and more. The new album is called… Read More

After debuting it live at Spain's Mad Cool Festival last month, The Killers have released new single "Boy." It's a bombastic mix of arena-sized heartland rock and buzzing new wave synths, closer to 2020's Imploding the Mirage than to last… Read More

Canadian punks The Flatliners are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year with an ongoing tour, and their first album in five years, New Ruin, just dropped today via Fat Wreck Chords (order yours). The album finds Chris Cresswell (who's now… Read More

TONIGHT IN NYC: Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem @ Barclays Center Erykah Badu, Phony Ppl @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival mewithoutYou, Why? @ Irving Plaza Craig Finn (performance & signing) @ Rough Trade Martin Courtney, John Andrew and the Yawns, Rachel… 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… Read More

A benefit for the Trans Justice Funding Project, a community-led funding initiative that supports grassroots trans justice groups run by and for trans people in the United States, happens on NYC's Governors Island on Saturday (8/6). The outdoor show (which… Read More

Brooklyn electronic artist Ela Minus had commissioned DJ Python to do remixes for songs from her 2020 album acts of rebellion, and a friendship grew. The pair have now become full-on collaborators, announcing a new EP, titled ♡ (“corazón”), that… Read More

Meechy Darko of Flatbush Zombies has revealed the full tracklist for his debut solo album, Gothic Luxury (out August 26 via Loma Vista). Featured artists include Black Thought, Denzel Curry, Busta Rhymes, Kirk Knight, VITA, Freddie Gibbs, and A-Trak. The… Read More

John Hughes' films like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink helped define '80s pop culture, from fashion to humor and the way people talked. He also had a huge influence on music, filling his soundtracks… Read More