March 6, 2014 at 3:35 pm
10 Underrated Song-In-Film Sequences
Incorporating a popular song in a movie scene usually yields one of two results: it can cheapen its visual merits by drawing your ...
March 6, 2014 at 1:09 pm
Watch: The Men “Pearly Gates”
Brooklyn noise band The Men have released a new video for their latest song “Pearly Gates.” The video, which features a ...
March 6, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Listen: Son Lux feat. Lorde “Easy (Switch Screens)”
Son Lux has officially teamed up with everyone’s favorite pop starlet, Lorde, on a track for his new EP Alternate Worlds, which ...
March 6, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Watch: Christopher Owens “It Comes Back To You”
Girls frontman Christopher Owen has released a solo song that fan’s of his main venture will definitely enjoy. The video ...
March 6, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 6: Swearin’, Cassie Ramone @ Cake Shop 8pm ($10)
Swearin’, Cassie Ramone @ Cake Shop 8pm ($10)
With a lineup like this, who’s the secret band? Advance tickets here. ...
March 5, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Watch: Lykke Li “Love Me Like I’m Not Made of Stone”
In support of her upcoming third studio album, I Never Learn, Lykke Li has debuted a music video for another track off the new ...
March 5, 2014 at 11:00 am
Watch: Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX “Fancy”
What do you get when you put two of the most baddass women in pop and hip hop together for a song? A nostalgic — both sonically ...
March 5, 2014 at 10:00 am
10 Awesome Music Videos From Last Month
1. Angel Olsen – “High-Five”
There needs to be a replication of that closing shot for every woman in the world.
2. Chet ...
March 5, 2014 at 8:08 am
Mar 5: Coke Weed, Beverly, Truthers @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($10)
Coke Weed, Beverly, Truthers @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($10)
You already know we’re big fans of Beverly. Tickets ...
March 4, 2014 at 9:10 pm
Listen: Sharon Van Etten “Taking Chances”
Sharon Van Etten will be releasing her third album this May. Are We There is the sequel to her excellent sophomore album Tramp, ...
March 4, 2014 at 8:51 pm
Review: Lushes ‘What Am I Doing’
Lushes is the compelling and moody brainchild of James Ardery and Joel Myers, and like their homophonic moniker (see: ...
March 4, 2014 at 8:32 pm
Listen: Soft Lit “Ocean King”
Tyler McCauley and Tara Chacon are Soft Lit. “Ocean King” is the first official release by the band. The 7-inch will be released ...
March 4, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 4: ‘Fugazi: Instrument’ @ Nitehawk Cinema 9:30pm ($11)
Fugazi: Instrument @ Nitehawk Cinema 9:30pm ($11)
The classic Fugazi documentary is screening at Nitehawk for one night only! Tickets ...
March 3, 2014 at 1:04 pm
Review: Trust ‘Joyland’
The concept of Robert Alfons, a.k.a. Trust, naming his second album Joyland is a little bizarre on first blush. His first ...
March 3, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 3: ‘Happy Go Lucky’ on Netflix
‘Happy Go Lucky’ on Netflix
I promise tomorrow night you can go out, but first you gotta watch Mike Leigh’s Happy ...
March 2, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 2: ‘Home Movies’ on YouTube
‘Home Movies’ on YouTube
No, not those kind of home movies. For the uninitiated, Home Movies is one of the best TV shows ...
March 1, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 1: ‘As I Lay Dying’ on Netflix
‘As I Lay Dying’ on Netflix
“Ambitious” and James Franco are synonymous at this point. Does his adaptation of ...
February 28, 2014 at 4:15 pm
Listen: Sky Ferreira “Rancid Girl”
You may have heard already, but Sky Ferreira is cool with the fact that the uncharacteristically stripped-down (and pretty!) ...
February 28, 2014 at 3:13 pm
Listen: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart “Simple and Sure”
Known as top-tier puppet masters of the ’90s indie-pop retro-vival, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart seemed to be slowly ...
February 28, 2014 at 1:57 pm
Watch: Lykke Li “I Never Learn”
Lykke Li recently released a trailer for her upcoming album, I Never Learn. The album will be the final installment to her trilogy, ...
February 28, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Feb 28: Netflix Double Feature of Toxic Sludge with ‘Class of Nuke’Em High’ + ‘C.H.U.D.’
Netflix double feature of Toxic Sludge with Class of Nuke ‘Em High + C.H.U.D.
Two cult classics, Class of Nuke ‘Em High ...
February 28, 2014 at 12:57 pm
Listen: Slow Club “Tears of Joy”
Indie pop duo Slow Club dip into a smooth and subtle R&B jam for their latest single, “Tears of Joy.” Strategic ...
February 28, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 28: Ski Lodge, Starlight Girls, The Belle Game @ Glasslands 8pm ($10)
Ski Lodge, Starlight Girls, The Belle Game @ Glasslands 8pm ($10)
If you haven’t read our interview with Ski Lodge, read it ...
February 27, 2014 at 2:36 pm
7 Movies That Showcase the Complexities of Early Adulthood
Trying to be an adult for the first time is bizarre and taxing. Grouchy older folks, Girls critics and New York Times journalists ...
February 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Le1f “Boom”
Fresh from signing with Terrible Records, New York based rapper Le1f finally dropped his first single off his upcoming EP, Hey. This ...
February 27, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 27: Hassan Hajjaj’s “Kesh Angels” @ Taymour Grahne Gallery 4pm (FREE!)
Hassan Hajjaj’s “Kesh Angels” @ Taymour Grahne Gallery 4pm (FREE!)
Every week we tell you to get off work early and ...
February 26, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Watch: The Faint “Help in the Head”
Dance-punk veterans the Faint recently announced their next album, Doom Abuse, will be released on SQE Music on April 8th and that a ...
February 26, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Listen: Cloud Nothings “Psychic Trauma”
As we previously reported, Cloud Nothings have a new album coming out in April. Here and Nowhere Else consists of eight tracks and ...
February 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Watch: EMA “So Blonde”
EMA’s The Future Void is slowly creeping up on its release date. It’s the follow up to her excellent Past Life Martyred ...
February 26, 2014 at 1:47 pm
Watch: Haim “If I Could Change Your Mind”
The social media megaverse is currently abuzz with all things Haim. Yesterday, the LA-based sister act dropped a new video for “If ...
February 26, 2014 at 1:00 pm
10 Life Lessons We Learned From Bill Murray
Last week American sage-in-residence Bill Murray sat down with Charlie Rose for an hour to enlighten him on the path to ...
February 26, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: Beck ‘Morning Phase’
Released on the heels of a lengthy, six-year hiatus and billed as a “companion piece of sorts” to his lauded, intensely ...
February 26, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 26: Neighbors, Incan Abraham, Cultfever, Cold Fronts @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($10)
Neighbors, Incan Abraham, Cultfever, Cold Fronts @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($10)
Neighbors first caught our attention with the ...
February 25, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Review: Bleeding Rainbow ‘Interrupt’
Bleeding Rainbow’s Yeah Right, released just last year, encapsulated the sound of adolescence. It is pretty apparent from the ...
February 25, 2014 at 1:50 pm
The Playful and the Grotesque: An Interview with Artist Kristen M. Liu
The chilling, exaggerated mouths on Kristen M. Liu’s figures overflow with big blocky teeth, as if they didn’t have enough skin ...
February 25, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: Protomartyr “Come & See”
Four piece Detroit rock act Protomartyr are releasing their second album in a just a few short months. The album will be released in ...
February 25, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: St. Vincent’s Marvelous, Terrifying ‘St. Vincent’
St. Vincent’s eponymous fourth album has been hotly anticipated by, well, everyone, for quite some time now, and it does not ...
February 25, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 25: Dead Leaf Echo, Dinowalrus, Autodrone, The Harrow @ Union Pool 8pm ($8)
Dead Leaf Echo, Dinowalrus, Autodrone, The Harrow @ Union Pool 8pm ($8)
Dead Leaf Echo is one of my favorite shoegaze-y bands and ...
February 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm
8 Albums To Listen To After Hearing Someone Say Green Day Is Still Punk
At some point in our lives we are inevitably told one or all of the following things: Bruce Springsteen’s band is good, The Black ...
February 24, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Review: Wild Beasts ‘Present Tense’
Wild Beasts’s career has been one of consistency. They’ve been able to churn out endearing synth rock for more than eight years, ...
February 24, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 24: Excepter, Zs, Lushes @ Baby’s All Right 10pm ($10)
Excepter, Zs, Lushes @ Baby’s All Right 10pm ($10)
We are really stoked for Lushes’s new record and they release it ...
February 21, 2014 at 11:30 am
Listen: Yuck “Another One”
Yuck has been through a lot in recent memory. In spring of last year they lost their lead singer Daniel Blumberg, who now makes music ...
February 21, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Kelis “Jerk Ribs”
Throughout Kelis’ tumultuous career, she has never produced a video quite like this. “Jerk Ribs” is the first video off her ...
February 21, 2014 at 8:30 am
Feb 22: ‘Loving’ @ BAM Rose Cinemas 9:30pm ($13)
‘Loving’ @ BAM Rose Cinemas 9:30pm ($13)
Loving is screening as part of BAM’s series focusing on Polish cinema. ...
February 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 21: Widowspeak, Jessica Pratt, Porches, Ponyhof @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 6pm (FREE!)
Widowspeak, Jessica Pratt, Porches, Ponyhof @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 6pm (FREE!)
Widowspeak’s lovely “Minnewaska” ...
February 20, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Listen: Happy Diving “Complacent”
Coming to you from Northern California, Happy Diving delivers noisy punk with a splash of a pop, feeling almost reminiscent of the ...
February 20, 2014 at 11:00 am
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Ghost Town Jenny
From the first few notes of Ghost Town Jenny’s Golden Hour, you practically already know the tale being told in its first track, ...
February 20, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 20: Le Rug, The Dirty Nil, Weird Womb, and Phone Home @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($8)
Le Rug, The Dirty Nil, Weird Womb, and Phone Home @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($8)
Le Rug is playing a show. You must go. Details ...
February 19, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Listen: Young & Sick “Glass”
You may know the music and art project Young & Sick more for their artwork than their music. This includes well known cover art ...
February 19, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Throwback Review: Sam Cooke ‘Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963’
With the first warm pangs of springtime sweeping New York, there can be few albums so complimentary as Sam Cooke’s Live At The ...