After playing their latest RTJ4 on Holy Calamavote last weekend, Run the Jewels have gotten the Adult Swim treatment for their new visual for “yankee and the brave (ep. 4).” Directed by Sean Solomon with animation by Titmouse, the video centers around a high-speed chase where Killer Mike and El-P are chased around the city […]
Smashing Pumpkins Announce 33 Song 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' and 'MACHINA' Sequel
Where did the time go? Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness turns 25 this weekend and the band has big plans to celebrate the silver anniversary of the 1995 28-song double album that hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Billy Corgan and company will hit the road in 2021 to mark the anniversary of […]
Buzzcocks to Release 7-Inch Singles Box Set of Songs From 1977-1980
Punk progenitors Buzzcocks will release a boxset containing the dozen seven-inch singles the band released for United Artists between 1977 – 1980. The Complete United Artists Singles 1977-1980 7” Boxset, remastered from the original tapes, will be released by Domino on Jan. 15, 2021. Of course, along with A-side hits including “Orgasm Addict,” “What Do I […]
The Besnard Lakes – "Raindrops"
Over the course of five albums, the spaced-out Canadian psych-indie band Besnard Lakes have created a whole world unto themselves. It looks like we’ll be going back there soon: The band have announced a new album called The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings, and it’ll be out in January. It’s […]
Bruce Springsteen Reiterates His Admiration for Lana Del Rey's Songwriting on 'Colbert'
Ahead of the release of Letter to You this Friday, Bruce Springsteen paid A Late Show With Stephen Colbert to not only talk about the new album and documentary. But the conversation also led to discussing the great work of a younger singer-songwriter. When asked about an album that he’s listened to from start to finish, […]
Mr. Bungle – “Sudden Death”
It took a long time for Mike Patton to get back to thrash, but he’s doing it. Way back in 1986, Patton was the teenage frontman of Mr. Bungle, a Eureka, California band who’d just released the wild, frenzied demo The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny. At the time, Mr. Bungle were part of […]
Ryan Hemsworth & Hovvdy's Charlie Martin Share New Quarter-Life Crisis Song: Listen
The consistently enjoyable producer Ryan Hemsworth launched his Quarter-Life Crisis project with “Postcard From Spain,” which found him teaming with Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan. He linked with a different figure from the indie rock and pop world for each song on the self-titled Quarter-Life Crisis EP, including Yohuna, Claud, and Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy. And […]
Stream Adrianne Lenker's New Album 'instrumentals'
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker was supposed to be releasing two new albums Friday, but one of them has gone online a day early. It’s a record unlike any other in Lenker’s discography so far. In April, when the world had just gone on lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus, Lenker and producer Phil Weinrobe […]
Danny Brown Teases New Album 'XXXX' On Twitter
Way back in 2011, the Detroit rap great Danny Brown released XXX, the free-download album that introduced him to large parts of the world. Brown had been a presence on the Detroit underground for years before XXX, and he’d already developed an online cult, but XXX was the album that got Brown onto the festival […]
Foo Fighters Release 'Live on the Radio 1996' EP
Since the Foo Fighters’ initial plans for their 25th anniversary are canceled, they have been finding COVID-19-friendly ways to celebrate the milestone. And today (Oct. 22), they’re releasing Live On the Radio 1996. The Amazon Original EP features four tracks that were recorded in 1996 on the ROCKLINE radio show by producer Scott Weiss. The […]