12 years ago
Five Cult Classics To Watch This Weekend
What makes a movie a cult classic? Well, first, it needs to be rejected by the mainstream. Then it’s often forgotten, only to ...
12 years ago
A Few of Our Favorite Things: The Shivas
Blend together fuzzy surf rock with an old fashioned psychedelic freakout and you’ve got the beginnings of the Shivas’ ...
12 years ago
Listen: Mating Ritual “Toxins”
Mating Ritual’s “Toxins” is an intoxicating track with danceable bass beats and addictive zest. I don’t know ...
12 years ago
5 Horror Movie Inspired Halloween Costumes
Okay, Halloween is approaching and you have no clue what you should be. You don’t really want to be dressed like everyone else, ...
12 years ago
Watch: Lushes “Traffic”
We loved Lushes debut What Am I Doing, so naturally we were stoked to see that the experimental duo released a video for their track ...
12 years ago
Listen: TV On The Radio “Careful You”
TV On The Radio are back with a song off their upcoming record, Seeds. This track is thick, like chewing some big piece of taffy, and ...
12 years ago
Oct. 8: Foxygen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ($23.85)
Foxygen’s new album …And Star Power has been streaming over at NPR since the end of September, and it officially drops on ...
12 years ago
Watch: Caribou “Our Love”
Caribou has just released a video for the title track of their most recent record, Our Love. The video follows an older woman as she ...
12 years ago
Watch: Pix “A Way To Say Goodbye”
British songstress Pix (Hannah Rodgers) just released a music video for her song “A Way To Say Goodbye,” a somber track ...
12 years ago
Interview: Weird Womb
Weird Womb are a punk outfit compromised of rowdy Tucson transplants who have nestled themselves quite nicely into Brooklyn and the ...
12 years ago
Oct. 7: Puro Instinct @ Glasslands Gallery ($12)
Electro-pop sister-duo Puro Instinct are bringing their dreamy vibes to Glasslands in support of Prince Rama, a psych outfit that is ...
12 years ago
Listen: Charli XCX “London Queen”
I saw Charli XCX in London in April of 2012, just a few months after the release of her excellent “Nuclear Seasons” ...
12 years ago
A Mixtape From the Motherland: Germany
Any German would tell you that our country has gone through some pretty tough shit throughout history (but let’s not go through all ...
12 years ago
Listen: Katie Rush “Dangerous Luv” feat. Samantha Urbani
Katie Rush burst onto the scene with her EP Law of Attraction in August. Now, from that collection of poppy, ’80s ...
12 years ago
ICYMI: Night Soil @ Baby’s All Right (9/28)
Art, music, and performance presented by Melanie Bonajo and Bunny Michael collided in bright, baffling displays, with Mother Nature ...
12 years ago
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Fleetmac Wood
No, that’s not a typo — Fleetmac Wood is the very intentional moniker of a traveling DJ collective and party dedicated ...
12 years ago
Oct. 2: Ariel Pink @ Baby’s All Right ($12)
Turns out you don’t have to wait till November to get more Ariel Pink in your life. The LA-based psych pop auteur is bringing ...
12 years ago
Watch: Cloud Nothings “Now Hear In”
Cloud Nothings’ video for “Now Hear In” is an existential crisis tripping on something heavy. It strikes a nostalgic ...
12 years ago
A Few of Our Favorite Things: LANY
Somewhere between smoky synths, cool backbeats and dreamy vibes exist the blossoming sub-genres of Future RnB and FuturePop. Los ...
12 years ago
Watch: Wannabe Jalva “Miracle”
The music video for “Miracle” (off of Wannabe Jalva’s upcoming EP) is reminiscent to a Bukowski novel with sex, ...
12 years ago
Listen: Arp “UHF1”
Steady drums and phased out guitar open Arp’s new psychedelic single “UHF1,” a track off their recently released ...
12 years ago
Band Crush: Small Houses @ Rozz-Tox (9/23)
I headed three hours east towards the Illinois border. Small Houses, a folk project and alias for singer-songwriter Jeremy Quentin, ...
12 years ago
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Sleepy Kitty
Sleepy Kitty is a garage pop duo based in St. Louis that grinds together grungy guitar tones, infectious melodies, and just the right ...
12 years ago
Sept 25: MØ @ Webster Hall 7:30pm ($21)
MØ @ Webster Hall 7:30pm ($21)
MØ may be a relatively new artist, but she’s got the skills to be as big a pop star as any of her ...
12 years ago
Interview: Acid Baby Jesus
If you’re wondering what strange noises are coming from Athens, Greece, most likely it’s the psychedelic, indie-rock ...
12 years ago
Here are 16 photographers who feed our dreams and kiss the sun
Vivid color palettes, disruptive charm, surreal landscapes, intimacy that flirts with desperation — these are just a few of ...
12 years ago
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 ...
12 years ago
Watch: Buscabulla “Sono”
Buscabulla thumps vintage Latin rock and psych in their new video for “Sono,” a track coming off their upcoming ...
12 years ago
An Interview with “Memoria” Co-Directors Nina Ljeti and Vladimir de Fontenay
Nina Ljeti and Vladimir de Fontenay might not be household names just yet, but it’s safe to assume that it shouldn’t be ...
12 years ago
Sept 23-27: Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet @ BAM 8pm ($20)
Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet @ BAM 8pm ($20)
Laurie Anderson is a God Damn New York staple, and if you aren’t sure ...
12 years ago
Dreams & Jung: An Interview with Hector Ayuso (OFFF Festival)
Originally described as a “post-digital culture festival,” OFFF has since transformed into something much larger and more ...
12 years ago
Throwback Review: Cypress Hill ‘Black Sunday’
It’s hard to imagine, that just over 20 years ago, hip hop was still a relatively new musical genre just breaking into the ...
12 years ago
Review: Alt-J ‘This Is All Yours’
After winning the 2012 Mercury Prize for the best album of the year in the UK for their debut An Awesome Wave, Brit indie rockers ...
12 years ago
Three Days At Boston Calling
Music is great in that it doesn’t hold still. It commands the hell out of a room and disappears into the air. If you get sick of ...
12 years ago
Mixtape: Something about that Sax
What is it about the saxophone?
It runs deep down in your bones, flows with good vibes straight through your veins right to your soul. ...
12 years ago
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Sunflower Bean
Sunflower Bean can be a little deceiving at first — at least in name. Their sunshine-y moniker isn’t necessarily what ...
12 years ago
Sept 19: The Replacements, The Hold Steady, Deer Tick @ Forest Hills Stadium 6pm ($59.50)
The Replacements, The Hold Steady, Deer Tick @ Forest Hills Stadium 6pm ($59.50)
We don’t recommend too many stadium shows but, ...
12 years ago
Watch: BRONCHO “Class Historian”
Dating is confusing. And so is BRONCHO’s new music video for “Class Historian.” Why are there so many doors? Where do ...
12 years ago
Sept 18: East Village Eye Back Issue Selloff @ Printed Matter, Inc. (FREE!!)
Printed Matter, Inc. is hosting the first “officially sanctioned” back issue selloff of East Village Eye magazines, ...
12 years ago
Song Premiere: Pompeii “Loom”
Pompeii is known for creating soundscapes, and “Loom,” their second single (and the title track) off their upcoming album ...
12 years ago
Listen: Angel Olsen “All Right Now”
A voice like sad sugar, Angel Olson’s, “All Right Now” (off the upcoming deluxe edition of Burn Your Fire For No ...
12 years ago
Sept 17: How To Dress Well @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($18)
How To Dress Well @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($18)
Tom Krell brings his unique brand of R&B to Irving Plaza. He recently released a mix ...
12 years ago
Sept 17: Islands, Teen @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($16)
Islands, Teen @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($16)
We’ve been loving TEEN for a while now, and now that they’ve embraced their ...
12 years ago
Watch: Free Time “Guess Work”
Life is a dull and empty thing according to Full Time’s new video for “Guess Work”, a b-side from their new ...
12 years ago
Listen: Blood And Glass “Paper Heart”
Blood And Glass channels a heartbroken, Cyndi Lauper vibe with “Paper Heart” (the first single off their debut ...
12 years ago
Sept 12: Brooklyn Wild Life presents BWSF2014 @ Brooklyn Fireproof
Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival is an annual diverse, yet synergistic indoor/outdoor festival that features live performances from ...
12 years ago
Listen: SBTRKT “Voices In My Head feat. A$AP Ferg”
SBTRKT wants to leave you drugged up and disoriented in a far away universe. At least, that’s why I think he deemed “Voices In My ...
12 years ago
Listen: DEERS “Castigadas en el granero”
According to Google Translate, “Castigadas en el granero” means “punished in the barn.” But then again, we all know ...
12 years ago
Sept 12: Sylvan Esso @ Bowery Ballroom 8pm ($15)
Sylvan Esso @ Bowery Ballroom 8pm ($15)
We already mentioned how interesting and genre bending Sylvan Esso are, so why not catch them ...
12 years ago
Sept 11: Future Feminism Opening Night @ The Hole, 6PM (Suggested Donation $10)
Starting tonight, The Hole will be hosting almost two weeks’ worth of righteous art, performances, and talent from the ...