February 12, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shamir is indie rock’s newest chameleon
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
In the few short years since Shamir jumped onto our dance Spotify ...
November 13, 2018 at 11:00 am
Band Crush: Peeping Drexels bring honky tonk sleaze to South London
South London’s Peeping Drexels ooze a sleaziness once only fabricated in poorly insulated basements in the Lower East Side circa ...
August 29, 2018 at 11:00 am
Video Premiere: Boogarins’s “Natureza Morta/Alma Fertil”
Boogarins’s 14 minute music video for “Natureza Morta/Alma Fertil” is not your average tour doc. The Brazilian band used ...
July 26, 2018 at 9:00 am
Watch: Princess Nokia Stages a Cyber Goth Dance Party With her Friends in “Morphine”
Princess Nokia is living her best life this summer. A few weeks ago, the East Harlem latinx rapper gave everyone Orchard Beach dreams ...
July 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
Watch: DENA shares vhs visuals for “So Wrong”
Berlin rapper, DENA has released visuals for her latest track, “So Wrong” off her upcoming album, If It’s Written. The low-fi, ...
June 8, 2018 at 9:00 am
Film Review: The relentless thrill of new-wave horror flick “Revenge”
French filmmaker, Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature Revenge makes Kill Bill look PG. Somehow, amidst the terrifyingly gruesome scenes ...
May 22, 2018 at 8:00 am
Film review: Nico, 1988
Nico, 1988 opens with an older woman getting ready for her morning in a quaint beach house off the coast of Ibiza. I knew I was ...
March 30, 2018 at 8:00 am
Interview with South London’s noisiest talent Goat Girl
Photos by Kevin Neal and interview by Danielle O’Neill.
Last week at Union Pool in Wiliamsburg, four young women, Naima Jelly, ...
March 1, 2018 at 8:00 am
Watch: Goat Girl in “A Hard Days Night” inspired video for single “The Man”
Goat Girl, the British girl group who are on the verge of cult stardom have shared the visuals for their snappy psychedelic rock ...
January 23, 2018 at 8:00 am
Listen: Belle Game “Only One”
Last January, I uploaded an Instagram video of the snow falling outside my Washington Heights window to Frank Ocean’s, new single, ...
December 4, 2017 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Jane Church “This Here City”
Jane Church’s latest track, “This Here City” is a nostalgic ode to New York City. A refreshing break from my habitually moody ...
October 24, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: Yaeji “Drink I’m Sippin’ On”
Queens/Seoul based producer and DJ, Kathy Lee aka Yaeji has gifted us with NYC inspired visuals for her underground house meets Korean ...
September 23, 2017 at 8:00 am
Interview: The Modern Savage
In the midst of Alaksa’s “music hungry” indie scene lies post-punk group, The Modern Savage. Based in Anchorage, the quartet ...
April 24, 2017 at 9:48 am
Listen: Baby In Vain “Transcendent”
Baby in Vain’s latest track, “Transcendent” sounds like what Joss Wheeden would play at the end of a Buffy episode. So ...
February 9, 2017 at 10:30 am
Watch: The Modern Savage Drop Your Winter Cure in “Pull Me”
Anchorage based post-punk band, The Modern Savage have dropped an antidote for anyone feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day in their ...
February 3, 2017 at 3:25 pm
Listen: Bunny Michael Unleashes Spiritual Demons in “They”
Brooklyn rapper turned sexual mystic, Bunny Michael teases fans with an intimate low-key banger to briefly distract us from whatever ...
September 7, 2016 at 4:17 pm
Listen: Mannequin Pussy “Romantic”
Falling off the release of their August single“ Emotional High,” Philadelphia’s, Mannequin Pussy drops their bass- heavy ...
August 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Sad Girl Cinema Club: Modern Romantic Comedies Suck
“Women bleed-it’s beautiful and almost no man has seen a used tampon.” Of all the virtuous one-liners spouted from the ...
July 29, 2016 at 10:32 pm
Toro Y Moi Give Us Concert Envy in Video for “Grown Up Calls”
Toro Y Moi Give Us Concert Envy in Video for “Grown Up Calls”
It’s rare that I ...
May 23, 2016 at 11:00 am
Sad Girl Cinema Club: The Year of the Witch
I don’t credit The Craft for enabling my teenage obsession with witchcraft and black combat boots that spilled into my adult years ...
January 20, 2016 at 11:16 pm
Sad Girl Cinema Club: Life is Hard
After hitting the unnerving age of 25, I was ambushed by the villainous, ‘quarterlife crisis.’ Among other concerns, I ...
December 15, 2015 at 10:38 pm
Watch: Tei Shi “Get It” + Interview
Brooklyn based alt R & B crooner, Tei Shi just released the visuals for her track, “Get It” off her most recent EP, ...
December 8, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Review: ‘Mustang’
I have never rooted for characters as much as I did in Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s, French masterpiece, Mustang. Set in modern day rural ...
November 9, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Sad Girl Cinema Club: My BFF Left Me
My best friend cut ties with me this year. She completely snipped me out of her life with the explanation, ‘I just cant be there for ...
November 9, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Watch: Dilly Dally “The Touch”
Toronto punk band Dilly Dally stays true to their roots. The four-piece band is fresh off of their rave reviewed CMJ run in which we ...
October 30, 2015 at 5:15 pm
Listen: Blood Orange “Sandra Smiles”
Following Dev Hynes’ participation in multiple rally’s urging for the justice of Trayvon Martin among others, NYC’s ...
October 20, 2015 at 10:21 pm
CMJ: Empress Of @ Cameo Gallery + Rathborne @ Pianos
Rathborne 10/15/2015 @ Piano’s
Cozying up in the intimate space at Pianos Thursday night to watch New York based Luke Rathborne and ...
October 20, 2015 at 10:19 pm
CMJ: Shannon and the Clams @ Music Hall of Williamsburg + ROMP @ Palisades
Shannon and The Clams 10/16/2015 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
If Spongebob Squarepants had a house band, Shannon and the Clams would ...
October 19, 2015 at 7:51 pm
CMJ: Phony Ppl @ Arlene’s Grocery (10/14)
CMJ Crush: Phony Ppl @ Arlene’s Grocery (10/14)
Watching the Brooklyn based hip-hop collective, Phony Ppl is like being ...
October 19, 2015 at 7:29 pm
CMJ: Perfect Pussy @ Santos Party House (10/14)
CMJ Crush: Perfect Pussy @ Santos Party House (10/14)
Overheard outside the Popgun & NME CMJ Showcase: “Wait, is there really a ...
August 15, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Last Days of Summer Guide
Just because summer is coming to a close doesn’t mean you have to spend the rest of the season binge watching Buffy, trapped in the ...
August 3, 2015 at 4:35 pm
Review: Tangerine And The New Film Heroine
“Merry Christmas Eve, Bitch.” The first line in Sean Bakers latest indie flick, Tangerine, grabs you by your shirt and doesn’t ...
July 18, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Listen: Alice Glass “Stillbirth”
Alice Glass has released her first solo project since abruptly and publicly parting ways from experimental Toronto band Crystal ...
June 10, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Weird Women Fucking Rocked Governors Ball This Year
ICYMI Governors Ball 2015 was ruled by a band of alternative, eclectic butterflies — and Björk was their moth mother. The ...
June 3, 2015 at 10:41 pm
Watch: Damaged Bug “Jet In Jungle”
John Dwyer of Thee Oh See’s has started another project under the name Damaged Bug. The Cali-based garage rockers have just ...
May 19, 2015 at 8:44 pm
A$AP Rocky Shows Us His NYC for Red Bull Music Academy
Harlem hero A$AP Rocky indulged fans with a lengthy lecture in Harlem’s Madiba for the Red Bull Music Academy Festival, which ...
May 7, 2015 at 6:17 pm
Kurt Cobain’s Teenage Wasteland Comes to Life in ‘Cobain: Montage of Heck’
If you are only searching for answers about the death of Kurt Cobain, Brett Morgen’s Cobain: Montage of Heck leaves you hanging. If ...
April 14, 2015 at 8:00 am
Listen: Ratatat “Cream on Chrome”
Brooklyn’s Ratatat made their triumphant return at Coachella this past weekend after a nearly five-year hiatus. The pair appears ...
March 31, 2015 at 6:13 pm
Album Review: Lost Boy ? ‘Canned’
The next time my dad reminisces about his adventures in a grainy 1980s LES, Lost Boy ?‘s Canned will be playing in the background. ...
March 10, 2015 at 4:12 pm
Listen: Flatbush Zombies “Plz Don’t Make Me Do It” feat. Domo Genesis
Brooklyn’s favorite psychedelic rap trio, Flatbush Zombies, has surprised us with another weekly series of free tracks a la ...
March 2, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Album Review: Ibeyi ‘Ibeyi’
Ibeyi’s self titled debut album will make you yearn for a spring awakening. “Ibeyi” translates to a “Divine Spirit between ...
February 3, 2015 at 4:17 am
Fuel Your Imagination With These 5 Art Exhibits
Congratulations, you have reached the dead of winter. You have survived the underwhelming “Snowpocalypse” and that calls ...
January 9, 2015 at 9:25 pm
Listen: DENA “Another Love”
Berlin’s coolest hip-hop electro artist DENA just dropped the first catchy pop track of 2015: “Another Love.” ...
December 13, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Best Hip Hop Albums of 2014
Curated by Danielle
Everyone had their eyes on Hip Hop in 2014: how the world would react to the “Anaconda“ cover (and ...
December 1, 2014 at 5:40 pm
Survive the Holidays: 10 Movies Now Playing in Theaters
It’s happening. The leaves have fallen and you’ve dug up your winter coat. You have been bombarded by the thought of ...
November 15, 2014 at 5:19 pm
Watch: Azealia Banks “Chasing Time”
Electro Hip Hop Princess, Azealia Banks has released a futuristic video for one of the more poppy dance tracks off her long-awaited ...
November 12, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Watch: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “Satan Speeds Up”
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released their latest over-saturated, trippy video for “Satan Speeds Up.” This ...
October 25, 2014 at 5:18 pm
Watch: Teengirl Fantasy feat. Lafawndah “Lung”
Synth pop dance duo Teengirl Fantasy have released their first video from their upcoming EP Thermal. The haunting beats paired with ...
October 17, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Review: Jake Paltrow Predicts the Future in “Young Ones”
A futuristic western with a sci-fi twist and impressionistic visuals, Jake Paltrow’s latest film, Young Ones, focuses on residents ...
September 23, 2014 at 4:36 pm
Watch: SBTRKT “New Dorp. New York” featuring Ezra Koenig
SBTRKT introduces a new New York in his latest music video. “New Dorp. New York” is the first track off SBTRKT’s new ...