Netflix released a new Dave Chappelle special, "What's In A Name?," on Thursday (7/7). The 40-minute special addresses the controversy over last year's The Closer, which many called transphobic, and it was filmed at the Washington DC school that Chappelle… Read More

Hey, hope those of you that had a long weekend enjoyed the time off, hope you're staying cool, and hope you're ready for more new music after last week's slower release schedule. This week has plenty of great new ones,… Read More

Laura Veirs has proven herself a soft-spoken powerhouse in her decades-long career. Her newest album Found Light sees her exploring a newfound independence following the 2019 divorce from her longtime producer and husband. To be sure, it is not a… Read More

After reuniting for their first proper set since the '90s at Welcome to Rockville in May, Porno for Pyros played a Los Angeles show at The Belasco on Thursday night (7/7). It was part of Perry and Etty Lau Farrell's… Read More

The Mars Volta recently released their first new song in 10 years, "Blacklight Shine," and announced a reunion tour, and now they've released a second new single, "Graveyard Love." Like the last single, it really leans into their trippy Latin… Read More

August will mark 10 years since three members of Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were convicted of "hooliganism" after a protest in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral against Vladimir Putin. To commemorate the occasion, they've announced… Read More

TONIGHT IN NYC: Bikini Kill, Ribbon Stage @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Circle Jerks, 7Seconds, Negative Approach, Powerviolets @ Irving Plaza CupcakKe, Staysie Atoms, Antpuke (DJ set) @ Elsewhere Vic Mensa, aja monet @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Screaming… Read More

Viagra Boys' excellent third album, Cave World, is out tomorrow and one of its many, many highlights is "Big Boy" that features Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson. It's a collab that feels like it should've happened two albums ago. What starts… 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

NY/NJ death metallers Oxalate are gearing up to release a new EP called Cultivating Anguish, and they've just released lead single "Pressed to Death," a brutal, swampy dose of old school-style death metal that the band says is "about a… Read More