December 29, 2014 at 9:06 pm
Throwback Review: ‘Blue Velvet’
I’d first heard of Lynch during my freshman year of college when a friend of mine, who was really big into “cult ...
December 26, 2014 at 8:00 am
Dec 28: Boys Noize, Ratchett Traxxx, Lauren Flax @ Output ($15-25)
German DJ and producer Boys Noize is going to hit up Output in Williamsburg alongside Ratchett Traxxx and Lauren Flax. Boys ...
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 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 18, 2014 at 2:02 am
Dec 18: Visuals, Life Size Maps, Maxo, Limited @ Baby’s All Right, 10PM ($8)
Maxo and Life Size Maps, two innovative artists rocking the electronic / chiptunes spheres, are sharing the stage with Visuals and ...
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 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 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 16, 2014 at 8:00 am
Interview: Roya
Roya is a “leisurely” post-punk band from Brooklyn. I remember hearing them for the first time and releasing a ...
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 9, 2014 at 10:27 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Princess
Princess is a drums-and-guitar duo hailing from Dublin, comprised of Aoife Frances and Liam Mesbur, two teenage friends who only began ...
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 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 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 8:32 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 ...
November 18, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Watch: Amen Dunes “Lonely Richard”
As it was put in an interview we did with Amen Dunes a few months back, the band “has a knack for music that forces trancelike ...
November 17, 2014 at 8:56 pm
Watch: Girlpool “Blah Blah Blah”
Girlpool has just released a video for “Blah Blah Blah,” a single off of their upcoming debut, self-titled EP. In stark ...
November 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Watch: Bully “Brainfreeze”
Bully, hailing from Nashville, released a video from “Brainfreeze,” a single off of their recently released self-titled ...
November 15, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Interview: Tove Styrke
Swedish pop sensation Tove Styrke first made waves in the music world with her self-titled debut in 2010 and just last month she ...
November 14, 2014 at 8:00 am
Nov 14, 15: ‘Kill Your Idols’ @ Nitehawk Cinema ($11), Midnight
Music Driven, a partnership between Nitehawk Cinema and Noisey, will screen director Scott Crary’s no wave / art punk ...
November 14, 2014 at 7:49 am
Nov 14: Richard Hell’s Night Out Series @ Symphony Space (featuring Ariana Reines), 7:30PM
NYC punk figure Richard Hell is curating a series of events at Symphony Space where he will interview an up-and-coming young artist ...
November 13, 2014 at 8:02 pm
Mixtape: Just Because
Sometimes you just don’t need a reason — for anything. Sometimes there is no method, and madness is just madness. In the ...
November 13, 2014 at 7:13 pm
Listen: SQÜRL “Francine Says”
SQÜRL, DIY director Jim Jarmusch’s dark, noisy trio, released the gently droning “Francine Says,” a single from ...
November 12, 2014 at 6:06 pm
Watch: Kindness “Who Do You Love?” Featuring Robyn
Kindness’ new video with Robyn asks “Who Do You Love?” and director Daniel Brereton answers with a series of ...
November 10, 2014 at 10:43 pm
Listen: Canopies “Choose Yer Own Adventure”
Canopies bring swirling, psychdelic ambiance, synths, and modulated vocals to to the forefront of “Choose Yer Own ...
November 7, 2014 at 4:30 pm
Video Premiere: Fang Moon “Immigrate”
Fang Moon, an electronic new wave duo from Portland, is the brainchild of Lydia Berndt and Andrew Sadowski. The talented pair wield a ...
November 7, 2014 at 8:32 am
Nov. 7: “Gilded Forest” Exhibit @ Kasher|Potamkin Gallery
“Ginger Entanglement” by Amanda Charcharian
Amanda Charcharian is one of our favorite photographers — so we ...
November 6, 2014 at 7:32 pm
Nov 6: Death by Art @ Death by Audio (FREE!!)
As I’m sure you’re already aware, beloved DIY venue Death by Audio will be closing its doors for good on the 22nd ...
November 5, 2014 at 7:11 pm
Listen: Liphemra “magazines”
LA producer Liphemra has just released “magazines,” an experimental electronica track that flirts with elements of pop, ...
November 4, 2014 at 9:29 pm
Watch: Ariel Pink “Picture Me Gone”
Ariel Pink’s creepy new video for “Picture Me Gone,” a single from his upcoming album pom pom, follows three masked ...
November 4, 2014 at 9:27 pm
Watch: Kendrick Lamar “i”
Kendrick Lamar just dropped a joyous (and subtly dark) video for “i,” the first single off his currently untitled third ...
November 1, 2014 at 8:16 am
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Thick Red Wine
Mike Wojciechowski goes by the moniker Thick Red Wine, which is apt, seeing as his noisy, sing along style of punk is at once honest, ...
October 31, 2014 at 7:25 pm
Watch: Honey Wild “Home”
Honey Wild, a rock ‘n’ roll quartet based in Brooklyn, released a live video for their song “Home,” a track ...
October 30, 2014 at 3:43 pm
Oct 30: Pressure Point Closing Night @ Outpost Artists Resources, 6-9PM
Tonight marks the closing of “Pressure Point,” an exhibit currently running at Outpost Artists Resources in Ridgewood ...
October 29, 2014 at 5:54 pm
Watch: Lucius “Hey Doreen”
I think Lucius is spectacular. After CMJ last year, I began listening to their album Wildewoman and found it entirely satisfying. The ...
October 29, 2014 at 5:38 pm
Listen: Lazyeyes “Adaptation”
Brooklyn trio Lazyeyes recently released “Adaptation,” the newest single off of their upcoming EP this December, and ...
October 29, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Watch: FKA twigs “Video Girl”
Just in time for Halloween, FKA twigs has released a spidery, black and white video for “Video Girl,” a single from her ...
October 28, 2014 at 8:16 pm
CMJ: Panache Booking Showcase
In the midst of all of the new music, weekday benders, and venue hopping, it’s easy to forget that CMJ provides some of the ...
October 28, 2014 at 6:27 pm
Watch: Porches. “Prism”
Do you like home movies, hazy montages of daily life in NYC, karaoke bars? Well then Porches.’ new video for ...
October 28, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Listen: Twin Wave “Into the Night”
Twin Wave’s new track “Into the Night” grooves with a mix of sharp guitar licks and sexy bass lines. The Brooklyn ...
October 27, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Dope Body @ Palisades (10/17)
Dope Body blasted through a volatile set of scuzzy, thrash-inducing punk, and tore up every inch of Palisades. Much of their frenetic ...
October 23, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Watch: Girlpool “Plants and Worms”
Girlpool, a minimalist folk duo made up of longtime friends Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad, just released an animated video for ...