One of the most-loved bands in the new wave of death metal, 200 Stab Wounds, have just signed to Metal Blade Records and released their first single for the label, "Masters of Morbidity." It picks up right where their killer,… Read More
Black Star (aka Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def and Talib Kweli) are set to perform on this weekend's Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, and they've also just announced a last-minute NYC show taking place the following Tuesday (11/15)… Read More
Rap seems to move more quickly than virtually any other style of popular music; blink and you'll miss a whole slew of promising new artists. We listen to as much as we can, and we're always coming across new favorites,… Read More
We've hit mid-November which means new releases have finally slowed down a little but I've still got six for you this week in Indie Basement: The John Hughes Mixtapes is '80s teen film gold, Love & Rockets launch a vinyl… Read More
A lot has been written about the state of the live music industry recently, as artists like Santigold and Animal Collective cancel planned outings that are no long economically feasible. While mid-level and smaller acts have been most effected by… Read More
Treefort Music Fest has announced the initial lineup for its 2023 edition which happens March 22-26 at venues all over downtown Boise, ID. The lineup includes Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Leikeli47, Margo Price, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lady Wray, Kae Tempest, Built… Read More
Dan Auerbach's other band, The Arcs, have shared a new song from their upcoming album Electrophonic Chronic. While the album was made with Richard Swift before his death in 2018, "Heaven is a Place" feels like a tribute, with lines… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Mercyful Fate, Kreator, Midnight @ Kings Theatre Alex G, Katy Kirby @ Brooklyn Steel The Soft Moon, L.O.T.I.O.N. Multinational Corporation, Trace Amount @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Field Medic, Sadurn @ Baby's All Right Richard Lloyd, Lenny… Read More
Charli XCX is teaming up with comedian Benito Skinner (aka Benny Drama) on a new Amazon series, Overcompensating. Via The Hollywood Reporter, Benito wrote the pilot and sold it to Amazon and is now attached to star in the scripted… Read More
Pile have announced their eighth studio album, All Fiction, is coming on February 17 via Exploding in Sound (pre-order). The album news comes with the release of lead single "Loops," a riff-heavy, dark indie-punk banger. Frontman Rick Maguire says of… Read More