11 years ago
Watch: Weed “Thousand Pounds”
Weed, a grunge-y, shoegaze-y pop band from Vancouver, just dropped an artsy black and white video for “Thousand Pounds,” a ...
11 years ago
Listen: Magic Potion “Booored”
Swedish lo-fi pop outfit Magic Potion just released “Booored,” a track off of their upcoming debut EP Melt. This one is ...
11 years ago
Listen: Courtney Love “Miss Narcissist”
Courtney Love just released a biting new song called “Miss Narcissist,” the title track off her upcoming 7″ from ...
11 years ago
Mixtape: Open Your Doors
Alt Space is officially open! Last Friday, Brooklyn packed out our gallery and store, and we couldn’t have asked for a more ...
11 years ago
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 ...
11 years ago
Art Cures: City Life
Art Cures, our new series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you with a ...
11 years ago
Give Up The Roast: Raven’s Brew Coffee Dead Man’s Reach vs. ‘Junkyard’ by The Birthday Party
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album pairing ...
11 years ago
May 14: ‘Wolfen’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 9:30pm ($15)
Nitehawk Cinema is screening ’80s crime-horror film Wolfen, directed by Michael Wadleigh and adapted from the novel by Whitley ...
11 years ago
Listen: Bad Meds “Hoax Apocalypse”
Bad Meds, a post-punk outfit from Liverpool, just dropped “Hoax Apocalypse,” the grinding, anthemic first track off of ...
11 years ago
Listen: Metoux “Neighbor”
French music and fashion label Kitsuné is set to release their fourth “America Compilation” later this month, and in ...
11 years ago
Listen: White Reaper “I Don’t Think She Cares”
Here’s a fresh blast of straight-up punk, pop, and rock ‘n’ roll for you. White Reaper, a quartet out of Kentucky, ...
11 years ago
Listen: Joe Bordenaro “Taller Man”
I’m not sure what you were doing at 18, but I can tell you I definitely wasn’t crafting tight rock ‘n’ roll ...
11 years ago
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Lisa Marie Basile
Lisa Marie Basile is a fierce, unapologetic poet, fascinated by gender politics, beauty, and the labyrinthine mysteries of the body. ...
11 years ago
Listen: Death Valley Girls “WAIT FOR YOU”
LA’s Death Valley Girls just released “WAIT FOR YOU,” a cutting, ’60s-inspired B-side to ...
11 years ago
Listen: Mac DeMarco “The Way You’d Love Her”
Mac DeMarco’s sun-warped pop is the near-perfect compliment to the latter days of spring. In fact, it was this time last year ...
11 years ago
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 ...
11 years ago
Throwback Review: Los Saicos ‘Wild Teen-Punk From Peru 1965’
Who invented punk? The short answer is: who cares? Let’s listen to a song about blowing up a train station.
In 1964, Los Saicos ...
11 years ago
May 2: Twin Peaks, White Reaper, Honduras @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 8PM ($18.50)
Twin Peaks are taking over Music Hall of Williamsburg alongside White Reaper, and Honduras this Saturday! Their school’s out for ...
11 years ago
Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Necktie Youth,’ another set of Millennials (rich, self-destructive teenagers from South Africa)
If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your teenage self? Presumably to not waste your formative years acting ...
11 years ago
Punk Poet John Cooper Clarke
Punk and poetry have a storied history, and while the divide between these art forms has widened a bit over the years, a few champions ...
11 years ago
Listen: Doldrums “IDONTWANNABEDELETED”
Doldrums, the moniker of Canadian producer Airick Woodhead, just released “IDONTWANNABEDELETED,” a track off the bonus ...
11 years ago
Watch: TOPS “Destination”
Our friends TOPS have a knack for awesome music videos, and their latest release for the single “Destination” follows ...
11 years ago
Listen: Earl Sweatshirt “solace”
Earl Sweatshirt just dropped an extended, experimental track titled “solace,” with a description that reads as ...
11 years ago
Apr 30: Salad Days + Q&A @ Nitehawk Cinema, 9:30pm ($15)
Nitehawk is screening Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90), a documentary that examines the areas early DIY punk ...
11 years ago
Apr 29: Empress of, Chrome Sparks, Leif, Obey City @ Elvis Guesthouse, 8pm ($10)
Empress of, a Brooklyn-based songwriter, is bringing her wispy, electronic tunes to Elvis Guesthouse, a new bar/venue in the East ...
11 years ago
Apr 29: ZZZ’s, Lushes, Gold Dime, Pill @ Saint Vitus, 8:30pm ($10)
Saint Vitus has a killer lineup of experimental acts tonight. Headliner ZZZ’s (who are also going to be featured in our upcoming ...
11 years ago
A Few of Our Favorite Things: the Midnight Hollow
The Midnight Hollow embrace the groove — hard. Combining synthesizers with propulsive percussion, swirling ambiance, and ...
11 years ago
Give Up The Roast: Batdorf & Bronson Capitol Blend vs. ‘Such Friends Are Dangerous’ by Excuse 17
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album pairing ...
11 years ago
Video Premiere: Soda Fabric “I Don’t Wanna Save Your Life”
Soda Fabric, a Berlin-based shoegaze outfit, are set to drop their debut LP, Atlantis, this spring, and in anticipation of the big ...
11 years ago
Watch: Jamie xx “Gosh”
Jamie xx‘s In Colour is out in June and he’s continuing to ramp up for the release by dropping the official video for ...
11 years ago
Interview: Turbo Fruits
Popping into Baby’s All Right in the early evening, before the mustachioed and leather-draped crowds bustled in to see Nashville ...
11 years ago
Apr 25: Dangerfest! @ the Firehouse Space, 6:30pm ($20)
Dangerfest!, the annual music festival fundraiser presented by Emily Danger, celebrates their 2015 edition at the Firehouse Space in ...
11 years ago
Apr 25: Young, Colored & Angry: Exhibition + Magazine Debut @ Holyrad Studio, 12pm (FREE!!)
Young, Colored & Angry, an online magazine and gallery exhibition that exclusively features the work of young artists and ...
11 years ago
Apr 23: Slick Rick with Special Guests @ the Wick, 8:30pm ($20)
Slick Rick, one of the iconic voices of ’80s hip-hop culture, is overtaking the Wick alongside a slew of great talent, including ...
11 years ago
Premiere: Shark Week “Waste of Time”
Shark Week, a boisterous DC-based surf rock outfit, is set to release their debut album Beach Fuzz next month, and we have the ...
11 years ago
Cult Citizen! Our new monthly party with Cult Records
Hey! We’re now co-hosting monthly hangs at Baby’s All Right with the fine people of Cult Records! The first party is ...
11 years ago
ISSUE 3 OUT NOW!
Issue #3 — our biggest publication to date — is out now! Limited free copies will be sent to the following locations, but ...
http://altcitizen.bigcartel.com/product/issue-3
11 years ago
Listen: Girlpool “Before The World Was Big”
Girlpool just released “Before The World Was Big,” the title track from their upcoming debut album. It’s a nostalgic ...
11 years ago
Listen: Fraternal Twin “Skin Gets Hot”
Fraternal Twin just dropped “Skin Gets Hot,” the title track from their upcoming album. The moody guitar riffs and ...
11 years ago
Watch: the Growlers “Not The Man”
They may be seasoned road dogs with a seemingly shallow bag of tricks and nugs, but Cali psych-rockers the Growlers still manage to ...
11 years ago
Apr 16: Richie Quake, Sus Life, OSHUN, Budo Kiba @ Palisades, 7:30pm ($7)
Tonight, Palisades has a solid lineup of hip-hop and R&B acts, including Richie Quake, Sus Life, Oshun, and Budo Kiba. If ...
11 years ago
Premiere: Joel Magid “Since You Went Away”
Portland’s Joel Magid has an ear for the ’60s. With a penchant for psychedelic whimsy, sugary pop melodies, and good ...
11 years ago
Listen: Samantha Urbani “1 2 3 4”
Samantha Urbani, multi-talented musician and muse, just released “1 2 3 4,” a danceable new single from what looks likes ...
11 years ago
Art Cures: Exploring Ethereal Japan
Art Cures, our new weekly series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you ...
11 years ago
Listen: J. Fernandez “Read My Mind”
J. Fernandez‘s music has a wonderfully hazy lo-fi allure, as exhibited on his earlier EPs. Now, the sluggish “Read My ...
11 years ago
Listen: The Lagoonas “Color Spectrum”
The Lagoonas are a scrappy garage rock trio from Memphis, and they just released “Color Spectrum,” a new single off of ...
11 years ago
Shows We Went To (I)
You may recognize Shows We Went To, our new photography series that captures the crackling energy of live shows from across the NYC ...
11 years ago
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Porchista Khakpour
A writer of impeccable talent and an impressive resumé, Porchista Khakpour is the author of Sons and Other Flammable ...
11 years ago
Album Review: John Andrews and The Yawns ‘Bit By The Fang’
“Don’t spook those horses,” John Andrews begs on the first track of his debut solo album, Bit By The Fang, under the ...
11 years ago
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 ...