February 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm
Throwback Review: Scream
In literary theory, post-modernism is full of high-anxiety themes, multiple media formats invading daily life and a general remittance ...
February 3, 2017 at 3:31 pm
Watch: CHILLEMI “Child of the Earth”
“I want to feel the universe in your hands” CHILLEMI croons as “Child of the Earth” opens before the ...
January 31, 2017 at 2:14 pm
Watch: The Garden “All Access”
Aaaaand The Garden is back! After spending 2016 touring and releasing a trio of one off singles, they’ve announced a new EP, U ...
January 26, 2017 at 12:04 pm
Cool Shit: Jack Kerouac in Oedipus Rex
Eleventh grade was literal hell for me but that statement is true for all of high school. I was 14, going through puberty and ...
January 24, 2017 at 11:12 am
Photography Files: Nick Luongo’s Portrait of South Korea
I met Nick Luongo my junior(ish) year of college. He lived across the hall from me in the basement of a college dorm building. Aside ...
January 23, 2017 at 10:30 am
Listen: The Britanys – “In Yer Time”
The Britanys are Pop Rocks, they are the crackle and fuzz on vinyl records, they are the white noise of old basement televisions. ...
January 14, 2017 at 2:17 pm
EP Review: Tropical Skin Byrds, “S/T”
“From the moment we met / I was destined to feel your pain.” The first words from Tropical Skin Byrds heavy new EP, S/T, drag us ...
January 13, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Faded Films: Purge Your Friends
Last halloween my best friend and I got really obsessed with the idea of the Purge, as in that horrible Ethan Hawke horror movie. We ...
January 13, 2017 at 11:06 am
Throwback Review: Mystery Train
Looking back on Jim Jarmusch’s career, there’s a de facto split between his films: everything prior to Mystery Train, and ...
January 11, 2017 at 3:19 pm
Listen: Insecure Men – Karaoke For One
Karaoke For One sounds like the name of a subterranean Chinatown karaoke bar, always empty save for an omnipresent perpetually drunk ...
January 8, 2017 at 7:57 pm
Listen: David Bowie — No Plan
Almost exactly a year ago we lost Starman, the gender defying, the effervescent and ethereal David Bowie. Blackstar, which was ...
January 6, 2017 at 11:05 am
Interview: BOYTOY
Cover image by Zooey Jolivet, all other images by Tamim Alnuweiri.
In 2015 BOYTOY released their first full length LP, Grackle. The ...
January 6, 2017 at 10:07 am
Throwback Review: Stranger Than Paradise
I have yet to see Jim Jarmusch’s new film, Paterson. It’s about a poet bus driver that shares a name with the town in New Jersey ...
January 2, 2017 at 9:30 am
Album Review: Puzzle – Laying In The Sand
Puzzle, the solo project of Fletcher Shears (one half of post-everything Vada Vada group The Garden), has released a stellar new ...
December 30, 2016 at 5:16 pm
BRIAN’S LIST: WEEK OF 12/26
BRIAN’S LIST: SHOWCASING THE BEST DEALS AND INTERESTING FINDS IN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
Holidays can be a wonderful ...
December 29, 2016 at 10:00 am
Faded Films: Straight To TV
I canceled my cable TV subscription because it was costing an insane amount and honestly I didn’t get the point of it. It was ...
December 27, 2016 at 11:00 am
Staff Picks: Best Music Releases of 2016
Our favorite albums, EPs, singles and music releases of 2016!
Porches – Pool
This album was recorded in Aaron Maine’s ...
December 19, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Lost in 2016: NYC Music Venues
New York used to be the redeeming modicum of American culture but it has slowly turned into a haven for fratty Murray Hill ...
December 15, 2016 at 3:00 am
Cool Shit: Lou Reed Loves Lester Bangs
My favorite relationship in music history is between Lester Bangs and Lou Reed. It’s hard to think of any other relationship that ...
December 9, 2016 at 5:24 pm
Listen: The Jesus and Mary Chain “Amputation”
The last time the Jesus and Mary Chain released a new album Seinfeld was on it’s last season, Google had just launched and Bill ...
December 8, 2016 at 8:23 pm
Brian’s List: Week of 12/5
BRIAN’S LIST: SHOWCASING THE BEST DEALS AND INTERESTING FINDS IN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
BANJO BONANZA!
In an ...
December 8, 2016 at 12:00 pm
King Krule Raps A Children’s Story in “How To Escape From A Wasp”
An odd new children’s story-turned-video featuring narration from King Krule, words by Micachu, and illustrations by Kirsty Whiten ...
December 1, 2016 at 6:01 pm
Song Premiere: BIRDS “See It All”
There are people who support music and there are people who make music. Duane Lauginiger does both. Aside from running studio and ...
November 28, 2016 at 6:43 pm
Faded Films: Get me out of here
Sometimes a seminal work of art or pop culture event will reveal deep and dark societal fears and psychosis. Vladimir Nabokov said ...
November 17, 2016 at 7:13 pm
Review: Fat Heaven ‘Tough Luck’
This November hasn’t been the greatest, but that’s about to change. NYC/Brooklyn based punks Fat Heaven are releasing their first ...
November 17, 2016 at 6:58 pm
Nov 17: Structural Underpinnings @ LeRoy Neiman Gallery, 5PM (FREE)
Head uptown tonight and check out Structural Underpinnings, an exhibition featuring new work by Columbia University School of the Arts ...
November 17, 2016 at 6:34 pm
Film Review: Gimme Danger
It’s a cliche thing to be an artist that goes unrecognized until after death. The Ramones spent most of their career striving for ...
November 14, 2016 at 6:52 pm
EP Stream: Vivienne Eastwood ‘Shook’
In the last few weeks the only thing that has become clear is our complete lack of clarity. Shit’s hit the fan so bad it’s hard ...
November 14, 2016 at 6:50 pm
EP Premiere: Beat Club ‘New Age Kid’
You know how every 80’s movie that predicted what the future would look like was completely off? While we’ve yet to find ourselves ...
November 4, 2016 at 10:21 pm
Cool Shit: Richard Hell
Every one needs some sort of reoccurring reminder that they are in fact an imbecile. For me it happens when I read something and ...
September 7, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Album Review: Noname ‘Telefone’
I still remember the first time I heard Noname (FKA Noname Gypsy). It had been a long August day at work in New York and I, along with ...
September 7, 2016 at 6:48 pm
King Krule Reemerges As The Return Of The Pimp Shrimp
Archy Marshall has more musical monikers than is really possible to keep track of but this is the basic set up. He first emerged as ...
August 3, 2016 at 7:45 pm
Aug 9 & Aug 14: Alt Citizen Presents ‘Sweet Like Honey’ Summer Show Series!
We’re putting on some shows! Come hang! SWEET LIKE HONEY (NEW YORK) Aug 9 @ IDIO Gallery Miza Coplin solo show (upstairs) ...
July 28, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Song Premiere: Beat Club “Wasteland”
Jeff Kite, keyboardist for Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, has a side project and it’s effing amazing! They’re called Beat ...
July 18, 2016 at 8:00 am
Video Premiere: CHILLEMI “Debbie”
Ditch the woes of 2016 and venture into the past with the music of CHILLEMI—the solo project of Brian Chillemi from Junk Boys and ...
July 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Faded Films: Romance Is Alive-ish
Film column by Tamim Alnuweiri. Follow her at @tamimalnuweiri.
Rom Coms are horrible and I’m positive that anyone who’s made ...
July 11, 2016 at 6:03 pm
Sensor’s Tour Stories: Madness in Brighton
Trevor Sensor is a singer/songwriter from Illinois. He recently released his debut EP, “Texas Girls and Jesus Christ” via ...
July 7, 2016 at 7:20 pm
Jul 7: Youth Explosion: The New Bohemia @ Czech Center, 7PM (FREE!)
“YOUTH EXPLOSION: The New Bohemia” is a boundary breaking, cross-cultural group show featuring a contemporary youth art ...
June 23, 2016 at 6:05 pm
Song Premiere: Nani “I Am Volcano” + Interview
Story & Interview by Brittany Marino | Photos courtesy of Cheryl Georgette
Straight out of LA, meet Nani! a new ...
June 23, 2016 at 4:47 pm
Jul 14: Cult Citizen feat. Girl Band, Greys, Bambara @ Baby’s All Right, 8pm ($12)
By now, you should probably know what Cult Citizen is, and if you don’t… where the hell have you been? For July’s ...
June 23, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Film Review: Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words
In Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, Zappa says something along the lines of “most people know who I am without ...
June 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Faded Films: Three’s A Crowd
If you consistently find yourself in a group of three then I have some bad news — it means you’re a) third wheeling b) part of a ...
June 1, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Jun 1: Cult Citizen feat. Rey Pila, Future Punx, RIPS @ Baby’s All Right, 8PM ($10)
Hey guys! Cult Records’ very own Rey Pila returns to NYC for another epic Cult Citizen night! If you haven’t already done ...
May 26, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Listen: The Strokes “OBLIVIUS”
Holy shit guys, The Strokes just dropped their first single from their upcoming EP Future, Present, Past – which will be ...
May 3, 2016 at 6:19 pm
May 3: Fat White Family, Dilly Dally, Roya @ le poisson rouge, 8PM ($15)
Beyond hyped to see Fat White Family play with our fav new band / Issue 5 cover stars Dilly Dally, along with our buds in Roya. This ...
April 20, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Video Premiere: Plain Dog “Cherry Cola”
an unusual summer night
Have you ever experienced a dramatic trip to the bodega? Maybe you bought enough junk food to feed yourself ...
April 13, 2016 at 8:10 pm
Apr 16: Alt Space Takeover + Noisy Kids Zine Release & Show @ Signal Gallery, 6-8PM (FREE!)
We are pumped to be back home in NYC! For 50 days we toured the country to bring the Alt Space experience to LA Art Book Fair, SXSW, ...
February 23, 2016 at 9:54 pm
Nowhere Now Tour Details
“Nasa’s dubbed this the “Nowhere Now Tour,” a five-week-long excursion with a handful of others including her ...
January 20, 2016 at 9:51 pm
Interview with KB Cabala of La Hell Gang and Chicos de Nazca
Interview by Jackie Green
It’s no secret that Chile is a gold mine for psych music. Demonstrating this properly are bands such as ...
December 29, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Mixtape: Daydreamer
Got your head in clouds? Me too. Escaping reality is absolutely necessary for my sanity, so I try to get away as much as possible. As ...