January 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Song Premiere: Paperhaus “So Slow”
Paperhaus is a band that has always had serious ambition, and maybe things were moving too fast. Quitting their jobs to pursue music ...
January 9, 2015 at 9:34 pm
Listen: BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah “Ray Gun” ft. DOOM
Next month, Toronto’s jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD are set to release their highly anticipated collaborative project with Ghostface ...
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.” ...
January 9, 2015 at 6:25 pm
Watch: Jack Name “Running After Ganymede”
For those not aware, Ganymede is both a moon of Jupiter and the largest found in our solar system. More importantly, it’s the ...
January 9, 2015 at 2:55 am
Listen: Youthmemory “Dreamin'”
Youthmemory, a dreamy, indie pop band from Tokyo, just released “Dreamin’,” the title track from their recently ...
January 8, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Listen: Hooton Tennis Club “Jasper”
“Hooton Tennis Club” may sound like some exclusive, upper crust, recreational sports getaway, but this Liverpool quartet ...
January 8, 2015 at 7:34 pm
Listen: Twerps “I Don’t Mind”
Melbourne’s ‘janky-pop’ Twerps (as they like to refer to themselves as) will be releasing their full-length Range ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:59 pm
Listen: Ty Segall “Mr. Face”
Ty Segall is a mix of early Beatles and ’90s garage rock. “Mr. Face” is the type of song that jives. It emits ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:34 pm
Watch: Sia “Elastic Heart”
It seems that Sia can do no wrong. After her infectious (aren’t they all, though?) chart topper “Chandelier,” the ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Watch: Soko “Who Wears The Pants ??”
Along with posing some burning, existential questions, Soko’s newest single, “Who Wear The Pants ??”, is a dreamy, ...
January 7, 2015 at 2:10 am
Listen: Young Ejecta “Into Your Heart”
Just over a year ago, vocalist Leanne Macomber and producer Joel Ford released Dominae — their first offering as Brooklyn-based ...
January 6, 2015 at 6:57 pm
10 New Acts We’re Excited About
Every December and January the blogosphere bursts with the best songs, albums, artists, tracks, etc. and it’s really, sort of, ...
January 6, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Mixtape: Clean Slate
The new year is well underway, and as the first real snowfall of 2015 washes everything clean (relatively speaking), you can’t ...
January 6, 2015 at 6:55 pm
Throwback Review: Gravediggaz ‘6 Feet Deep’
It’s been 20 years since one of hip hop’s greatest albums was released. It’s an album a lot of people have never ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:40 pm
Dec 31: Baby’s NYE 2015 “It’s About Time” @ Baby’s All Right ($40.00+)
Baby’s All Right has a stellar lineup squared away for its New Year’s Eve show “It’s About Time,” ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Band Crush: Boys Noize, Ratchett Traxxx, and Lauren Flax @ Output (12/28)
Review by Sasha
Outside, it’s a quiet Sunday night in Williamsburg. It’s that no-man’s-land between Christmas and ...
December 30, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Watch: Broken Social Scene “Golden Facelift”
The video for Broken Social Scene’s “Golden Facelift” is a horrific and enlightening ‘year in review.’ ...
December 23, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Listen: Pinecones “Sleep Is Forget”
If you haven’t finished your last-minute holiday shopping for the indie music lover in your family, check out the Georgia-based ...
December 21, 2014 at 8:16 pm
Listen: Deep Purple “Highway Star” #TBT (1972)
Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” is the opening track of the band’s sixth studio album Machine Head, and ...
December 20, 2014 at 8:27 pm
Watch: Slink “Pink Christmas”
Tired of traditional Christmas songs? Need something a little more alternative this holiday season? Well, look no further. Slink ...
December 19, 2014 at 6:27 pm
Best Film Scores of 2014
Curated by Nicole
2014 has been an interesting year for film music. All the usual suspects — Hans Zimmer (Interstellar and The ...
December 19, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Listen: the Julie Ruin “Blueberry Island”
Kathleen Hanna, a pioneer to the riot grrrl movement and the subject of IFC’s biopic The Punk Singer, just released ...
December 17, 2014 at 7:16 pm
Watch: St. Vincent “Birth In Reverse”
St. Vincent is an enigma, of style and sound and everything in between. Her most recent self-titled LP made our top albums of the ...
December 17, 2014 at 6:25 pm
Listen: Grand Lake Islands “Song From Far”
A melancholic collective based in Portland, OR, Grand Lake Islands’ sound is something like a midnight drive under the bay of ...
December 16, 2014 at 7:23 pm
Listen: The Slits “FM” #TBT (1978)
The Slits were a gritty, British punk from the ’70s, now recognized as one of the foremother’s of the riot grrl movement. ...
December 16, 2014 at 4:16 pm
Top 36 Albums of 2014
Curated by Nasa, Justin, and Shea.
With the new year on the horizon, looking back on the past year is inevitable — everyone ...
December 16, 2014 at 8:01 am
Watch: Erase Errata “My Life In Shadow”
Erase Errata’s most recent single may be titled “My Life In Shadow,” but that didn’t stop the San Francisco ...
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 12, 2014 at 5:58 pm
Samantha Urbani for Issue #2
Photographed by Cheryl Georgette Arent | MUA Robert Reyes | Hair Gloria Espinoza | Samantha wears jewelry by Rittuals
Samantha Urbani, ...
December 11, 2014 at 8:53 pm
Watch: Babes In Toyland “Sweet ’69” #TBT (1995)
In an obvious ode / parody of Beatles mania, Babes in Toyland open their video for their grungy, bottom-heavy single “Sweet ...
December 11, 2014 at 6:46 pm
Listen: Ex-Cult “Meda House Company”
Ex-Cult are a punk outfit from Memphis, and they’ve just released “Meda House Company,” a single off of their ...
December 11, 2014 at 6:10 pm
Listen: Darlings “I Love You Too”
Darlings are a garage-pop troupe based in Brooklyn, and they’ve just released the single “I Love You Too” from their ...
December 11, 2014 at 12:18 am
Listen: Dent May “I’ll Be Stoned For Christmas”
It’s time to throw out those old, tired holiday hymns for something new and groovy. “I’ll Be Stoned For ...
December 9, 2014 at 10:22 pm
Mixtape: Sweater Weather
“Life starts all over again when the leaves get crisp in the fall.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald was definitely onto something. ...
December 9, 2014 at 6:11 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Bebe Panthere
Effie Liu, AKA Bebe Panthere, writes dance-inducing electro pop tunes that capitalize on bubblegum sweet vocal melodies, hip-hop ...
December 9, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Review: The Smashing Pumpkins ‘Monuments to an Elegy’
When I was a kid, all I wanted out of life was for it to be like the video for the Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979.” ...
December 5, 2014 at 8:24 pm
Band Crush: HO99O9 and Spewing Cum @ The Flat (11/30)
Last week punk / thrashcore duo HO99O9 along with Spewing Cum played The Flat for one thunderous, over-the-top debacle. Together, ...
December 3, 2014 at 4:51 pm
Band Crush: Jon Hopkins, Joakim, JDH, and Dave P @ Output (11/21)
I was having dinner at a Malaysian spot in Chinatown, wondering whether or not I should try to catch Jon Hopkins at Output. Truly, ...
December 3, 2014 at 4:18 pm
Listen: Crepes “Ain’t Horrible”
The title for Crepes’ debut single doesn’t serve it justice. “Ain’t Horrible” is a stoner daydream. This ...
December 1, 2014 at 6:55 pm
Band Crush: Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, Blood Orange @ Hammerstein Ballroom (11/26)
Last week, Julian Casablancas + The Voids and Dev Hynes — converged at Hammerstein Ballroom. Not only were their individual ...
November 29, 2014 at 2:01 am
Watch: Allah-Las “Worship The Sun”
The new music video from California rockers Allah-Las comes at a time when we need to be reminded that summer does exist. Watching ...
November 24, 2014 at 8:47 pm
Listen: The Audacity “Mind Your Own Business”
The Audacity definitely live up to their name, particularly on their brash new cover, “Mind Your Own Business,” a track ...
November 24, 2014 at 8:36 pm
Watch: Bush Tetras “Too Many Creeps” #TBT (1980)
Here’s a quick dose of ’80s New York City, pst-punk nostalgia. Bush Tetras was an all girl, post-punk/no wave band that ...
November 24, 2014 at 8:32 pm
Listen: Nite Fields “You I Never Knew”
Nite Fields may hail from Melbourne, but they are gaining traction here stateside. Merging shoegaze, post-punk, and psych rock, Nite ...
November 23, 2014 at 12:26 am
Listen: Y Pants “Luego Fuego” #TBT (1980)
Here’s another healthy dose of ’80s no wave. Y Pants (the only existential question you’ll ever need) was comprised ...
November 22, 2014 at 6:39 pm
Listen: Suburban Living “No Fall”
Suburban Living feels more like a LES dance floor than a backyard barbeque, particularly with their new track “No Fall,” a ...
November 19, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Listen: A Place to Bury Strangers “Straight”
A Place to Bury Strangers just released a pummeling new track titled “Straight,” a single off of their upcoming album ...
November 19, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Listen: Rosa Yemen “Rosa Vertov” #TBT (1980)
We’re digging into the past — in search of inspiration and ideas, highlighting both songs that have stood the test of ...
November 19, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Watch: Angel Olsen “Windows”
Folk songstress Angel Olsen released a somber, cinematic video for “Windows,” a track off of her most recent album, Burn ...
November 19, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Watch: Saint Pepsi “Fall Harder”
A fantastic b-side to Saint Pepsi’s new 7″, the video for “Fall Harder” is a tale of romances young and old. A ...