bar italia add Mercury Lounge show to North American tour
London trio bar italia will be back in North America next month on tour, starting with a Brooklyn show at Warsaw on March 15. They’ve now added a second, more…
Kim Gordon, Ride, Schoolboy Q, Sheer Mag, 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…
DIIV Announce New Album Frog in Boiling Water
DIIV have announced a new album, Frog in Boiling Water, due out May 24th via Fantasy Records. Today, the band has shared the project’s lead single, “Brown Paper Bag.” Frog in…
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Announce New Album FU##IN’ UP
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have confirmed details of their new album, FU##IN’ UP. The nine-track LP will initially be available for Record Store Day 2024 on April 20th, before receiving a wide…
Will Haven announce East Coast shows with PBTT offshoot Burial Waves
Having released their great new album VII last year, Sacramento post-hardcore/alt-metal vets Will Haven are coming to the East Coast for relatively rare Baltimore and Brooklyn shows surrounding their appearance…
Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy & Friends wrapped up REM ‘Murmur’ tour in Brooklyn (pics, setlist, video)
Michael Shannon commits to a part, be it an overwound repressed fed in a suit, or as the singer in an REM tribute band. He was doing the latter at…
DragonForce Cover Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams”: Stream
DragonForce have unleashed a ferocious heavy metal cover of Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams.” The song, fittingly titled “Wildest Dreams (DragonForce’s Version),” is included as a bonus track on the CD…
Kim Gordon Shares Menacing New Song, “I’m a Man”: Stream
Kim Gordon has shared “I’m a Man,” the latest single from her forthcoming album, The Collective. With dissonant guitars, waves of crushing sound, and a skittering hip-hop beat courtesy of producer…
DIIV announce new album Frog in Boiling Water
DIIV are back with Frog in Boiling Water, the band’s fourth album and first in four years. They made it with producer Chris Coady, and it will be out May…
Friko on their favorite artists from Chicago’s vibrant scene
From the birthplace of house to the experimental jazz of International Anthem, Chicago remains a mecca for creativity. Some of the most promising, and thrilling, emerging bands in recent memory…