October 15, 2013 at 10:00 am
Review: The Dismemberment Plan ‘Uncanney Valley’
It’s safe to say that I grew up with The Dismemberment Plan. I was in high school when I first discovered them. They were my ...
October 14, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Watch: CON VOS “Central Park”
CON VOS, a new group from NYC have shared their video for the equal parts dreamy and catchy “Central Park” from their ...
October 11, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Listen: Frankie Rose’s “Sorrow” Remixed by Small Black
Frankie Rose is great. She is celebrating the release of a new album, Herein Wild, released on September 24th. You know who else is ...
October 11, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Watch: Danny Brown “Side B [Dope Song]”
Photo filtered and shot to loosely mimic an acid trip, Danny Brown’s brand new video for “Dope Song” features the Detroit ...
October 11, 2013 at 8:00 am
Oct 11: The Blank Generation @ Anthology Film Archives 8:30pm ($13.50)
The Blank Generation @ Anthology Film Archives 8:30pm ($13.50)
This movie focuses on the best of New York’s new wave and punk ...
October 10, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Listen: Drowners “Luv, Hold Me Down”
Drowners have been keeping busy opening up for a little band called the Arctic Monkeys. Now they’ve shared the spelling ...
October 10, 2013 at 8:00 am
Oct 10: LVL UP, Kal Marks, Palehound, Frankie Cosmos @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($7)
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LVL UP, Kal Marks, Palehound, Frankie Cosmos @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($7)
A pretty fuckin’ stellar line-up brought to you ...
October 8, 2013 at 10:00 am
Review: Parquet Courts ‘Tally All The Things That You Broke’
The use of the recorder on the first track of Tally All The Things That you Broke is worth the price of admission alone. Parquet ...
October 4, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Review: Shark? ‘Savior’
Savior is an album about the grief that someone deals with after a break up. This isn’t a new concept. But the way ...
October 4, 2013 at 8:00 am
Read: Sinead O’Connor’s Open Letter to Miley Cyrus
Chronic gossip catalyst Miley Cyrus evidentially received some “thoughtful” words of advice from Sinead O’Connor. You ...
October 3, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Listen: Swearin’ “Dust In The Gold Sack”
Allison Crutchfield, one half of the coolest twins in music (take that Ying Yang Twins!), and her band mate Kyle Gilbride have ...
October 3, 2013 at 10:00 am
Oct 3: Wavves, King Tuff, Jacuzzi Boys @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($20)
Wavves, King Tuff, Jacuzzi Boys @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($20)
Wavves and King Tuff make for a pretty sweet snotty punk concoction. ...
October 2, 2013 at 10:00 am
Oct 2: Colleen Green, White Fang, The Memories, Hector’s Pets @ Death By Audio 8pm ($8)
Colleen Green, White Fang, The Memories, Hector’s Pets @ Death By Audio 8pm ($8)
Colleen Green put out one of my favorite ...
October 1, 2013 at 8:43 pm
Watch: Migos “Versace”
So Migos of “Versace” fame finally released a video for that song and watching it gives you the same vibes you get after ...
October 1, 2013 at 3:03 pm
Our Must See CMJ Acts
The onset of Autumn not only ushers in a new school year and cooler weather in NYC, it bestows upon us the musical magic that is CMJ ...
October 1, 2013 at 10:13 am
Review: HAIM’s ‘Days Are Gone’
Because you obviously need another writer telling you that HAIM is awesome, I am here to tell you the following: HAIM is awesome. The ...
September 30, 2013 at 10:23 am
Sept 30: Bouncing Souls, Brian Fallon, Aye Nako, Nude Beach @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 6:30pm ($3)
Bouncing Souls, Brian Fallon, Aye Nako, Nude Beach @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 6:30pm ($3)
Yes this show will cost you all of $3. ...
September 30, 2013 at 10:16 am
Sept 30: Lorde, Until The Ribbon Breaks @ Webster Hall 7pm ($30.50)
Lorde, Until The Ribbon Breaks @ Webster Hall 7pm ($30.50)
New Zealand’s Lorde has been taking the world by storm with her ...
September 27, 2013 at 1:07 pm
Watch: Savages “Husbands”
Savages released the excellent Silence Yourself earlier in the year. The band has now released a video for the excellent ...
September 25, 2013 at 10:00 am
Sept 25: Local Natives, Lucius @ Terminal 5, 7pm ($27.50)
Local Natives, Lucius @ Terminal 5 7pm ($27.50)
Very few bands are worth the trek to what is arguably everyone’s least favorite ...
September 24, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Review: CHVRCHES, ‘The Bones of What You Believe’
It’s been over a year since the Scottish trio first teased listeners with their incurably addicting singles “Lies” and “The ...
September 24, 2013 at 10:00 am
Sept 24: B.Y.O.V. (Bring Your Own Vinyl) Night @ Knitting Factory 9pm (FREE!)
B.Y.O.V. (Bring Your Own Vinyl) Night @ Knitting Factory 9pm (FREE!)
Bring a record to spin and get a free beer – why would ...
September 23, 2013 at 8:38 pm
Interview: Hanging with Habibi
The ladies of Habibi make the kind of music that I can listen to for days. This Brooklyn-based group spins delicate surf-pop songs ...
September 19, 2013 at 2:09 pm
Review: The Weeknd’s ‘Kiss Land’
What genre does The Weeknd belong to exactly? R&B tinged with soul/disco/hip hop/alt-rock/synth/downtempo/funk? Probably. As an ...
September 16, 2013 at 3:12 pm
Sept 16: Screaming Females, Waxahatchee, Tenement, Aye Nako @ Bowery Ballroom 7pm ($16)
Screaming Females, Waxahatchee, Tenement, Aye Nako @ Bowery Ballroom 7pm ($16)
What better way to celebrate Mexican Independence Day ...
September 9, 2013 at 10:00 am
Watch: Arcade Fire Dazzle With New Interactive Film
Arcade Fire returns with a psychedelic interactive short film to showcase their new single “Reflektor,” the title track of their ...
September 9, 2013 at 9:00 am
Watch: Sleigh Bells “Bitter Rivals”
Brooklyn noise-pop sensation Sleigh Bells returns with a new video for the title track of their upcoming album, Bitter Rivals. The ...
September 6, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Sept 7: Aye Nako, Radical Dads, Primes @ Glasslands 8pm ($10)
Aye Nako, Radical Dads, Primes @ Glasslands 8pm ($10)
Aye Nako, whose tumblr page description is the fantastic “better off ...
September 6, 2013 at 10:00 am
Sept 6: Porches, Summer People, No One & The Somebodies, Frankie Cosmos @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($8)
Porches, Summer People, No One & The Somebodies, Frankie Cosmos @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($8)
This is the record release show for ...
September 5, 2013 at 11:56 am
Watch: Pixies – “Indie Cindy”
This week, the super influential Pixies released a 4-song EP called simply EP-1. It contains probably the best Pixies song in recent ...
September 2, 2013 at 9:43 am
Listen: Frankie Rose “Street of Dreams”
Brooklyn’s own Frankie Rose recently released “Street of Dreams,” a cover of an original by The Damned and also the second ...
August 29, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Watch: The Growlers “Humdrum Blues”
California’s psychedelic surf-rock downers The Growlers know how to get stuck in your head. Take “Humdrum Blues,” a ...
August 26, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Watch: !!! Sing “Californiyeah” In An Elevator
For the second video from their excellent Thr!!!er, !!! (chk-chk-chk) made a very DIY-style video in an elevator in Japan (and got ...
August 22, 2013 at 9:28 am
Listen: Earl Sweatshirt – ‘Doris’
Some people still think of Earl from the “FREE EARL” rallying cries from his OFWGKTA cohorts when his mom sent him off to ...
August 21, 2013 at 11:34 am
Listen: M.I.A. – “Unbreak My Mixtape”
Now that Matangi finally has a release date(11/5), M.I.A. has shared a glitchy and subdued track from it. “Unbreak My ...
August 19, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Butter The Children On True Crime
Butter The Children gets a lot of shit for its name. Even me, a self-described stan for the band was apprehensive to listen. But when ...
August 19, 2013 at 10:00 am
Listen: Parquet Courts Share New Song, New EP In October
Things have been quiet on the Parquet Courts front, as they’re probably still riding margarita waves of bliss from their ...
August 18, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Listen: Man Man – “End Boss”
Philadelphia’s curiously volatile Man Man continue to rein in their subversive quirk in favor of inviting and stripped-down pop ...
August 14, 2013 at 8:00 am
Watch: Beach House Scores New Rodarte Short Film
Beach House are definitely not lacking in the strange-yet-engrossing video department. I remember stealing my college radio ...
August 12, 2013 at 8:00 am
Review: MINKS “Tides End”
My introduction to MINKS came in the form of “Margot,” a swift indie pop number colored bright by glossy synth and guitar that ...
May 7, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Review: Complicated Crooning from Brenda in ‘Fix Your Eyes’
Much of Brenda’s new album sounds like it’s coming at you from far away, but that doesn’t negate the immediacy of its complex ...
April 8, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Soundtracked: Music, News and More Week of April 2
The albums that I listened to this week have all become probably my favorites of the year so far, and the even cooler part is that I ...
March 21, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Shedding the Many Skins of Emily Danger
It would be easy to say that a band’s music is an extension of the members’ personalities. Obviously this can’t be true in all ...
March 21, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Samuel Cooper at Pianos
Photo by Max Schneller
When Samuel Cooper started playing, people got significantly less shitty.
The night up to this point had been ...
February 19, 2013 at 5:34 pm
Soundtracked: Music, News, And More Week of February 12
Sorry for the very belated posting everyone. I had plenty of Valentine’s Day duties to attend to this past week. Not to worry, ...
January 22, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Video, New Media and Maslow; The Videographer’s Guide
Born in East Flatbush, educated at Brooklyn College, and based in Williamsburg, Trevor Bayack has lived and worked in Brooklyn his ...
November 29, 2012 at 4:43 pm
GirlsOnDrugs is a Boy from the UK
Meet Luke Lount of Girls on Drugs. He makes chillwaves in the UK. We discovered him on soundcloud and had to find out more about ...
August 21, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Online loans for bad credit Write my essay Treasure Teeth w/ Exclusive EP Stream
Do you know about Treasure Teeth?! TREASURE TEETH, TREASURE TEETH, TREASURE TEETH!
We have the exclusive streaming of their new EP, ...
August 15, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Sorne’s Performance is an Emotional Attack that Triggers Existential Contemplation.
SORNE – “I can be a woman in music if you want me to be”
As I was leaving a cafe in Austin during SXSW 2011, some intense ...