LCD Soundsystem continued their 20-show Brooklyn Steel run on Wednesday night. So far, they’re mixing things up nicely, and played six songs on Tuesday that weren’t on Monday’s set. That started with the opening song, “Beat Connection,” which is from… Read More

Last night (11/24) brought the awful news that Planes Mistaken For Stars frontman Gared O’Donnell died at age 44 after a battle with stage III esophageal cancer, and tributes to Gared from fellow musicians and others in the music industry… Read More

Move over holiday classics; two new music documentaries will keep you feeling cozy and nostalgic in front of the TV this holiday weekend. The much-anticipated three-part documentary The Beatles: Get Back from Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson debuts… Read More

Earlier this year, Israeli skate punk vets Useless ID released a “best-of” called Most Useless Songs on Fat Wreck Chords, featuring over 20 years of material, including two new songs (order yours). With the year coming to a close, we… Read More

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s not much going on, musically, today, but you can browse our full NYC show calendar to see what’s coming up. The cast of Girls5Eva (Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Busy Philipps), Nelly, Jon Batiste,… Read More

We are extremely saddened to learn that Planes Mistaken For Stars vocalist Gared O’Donnell has died, following a battle with stage III esophageal cancer. The band writes: It is impossible to express the depth of sorrow in which we must… Read More

So many artists, 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 post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We… Read More

The most amazing tweet making the rounds on Punk Twitter today is from visual artist Rob Dobi, who called into a conservative morning show as “Bill” and namedropped as many punk bands as he could before the show hosts could… Read More

Madi Diaz released her new album, History of a Feeling, back in August, which was her first full-length in seven years, and after dalliances with electronic pop, found her returning to her folky, countrified roots while maintaining a modern sound.… Read More

One of the best tracks on tribute album The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four is La Roux‘s cover of “Damaged Goods.” Elly Jackson takes one of the quintessential Gang of Four tracks —… Read More