Jay Rock and J. Cole are paranoid thieves in video for “OSOM”: Watch
Jay Rock released one of the year’s most exciting hip-hop LPs this year with Redemption, an intensely personal look at the gang member-turned-Black Hippy. In advance of the album’s release, the TDE...
View ArticleDeath Grips’ sick video for “Shitshow” is full of piss and shit: Watch
Death Grips, the band that featured a big, fat dong on the cover of a previous record, have shared a new video forYear of the Snitch single “Shitshow” that is, it’s safe to say, squarely on theme....
View ArticleLizzo shares sexy new single “Boys”: Watch
Pop innovator Lizzo returns with yet another new single, the latest in a run that’s began with “Water Me”, pivoted to “Truth Hurts”, and continued with “Fitness”. The latest, “Boys”, fits squarely on...
View ArticleXXXTentacion’s “SAD!” music video gets posthumous release: Watch
XXXTentacion (née Jahseh Onfroy) was shot and killed in South Florida last week, and today a music video for his single “SAD!” has been shared in his honor. In an eerie coincidence, the clip, which was...
View ArticleBilly Corgan wanders a warped cuckoo’s nest in Smashing Pumpkins’ trippy new...
Smashing Pumpkins knocked out a killer setlist last night at Los Angeles’ Troubadour, with the secret show serving as a prelude to their Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour. There, they played hits from each...
View ArticleNothing share new single “Blue Line Baby”: Stream
Last month, Nothing announced Dance On The Blacktop, the Philadelphia shoegaze outfit’s follow-up to 2016’s Tired of Tomorrow. We previously heard the lead single, “Zero Day”, and now the band has...
View ArticleThe Decemberists unveil poignant video for “Once In My Life”: Watch
Ahead of next month’s Travelers’ Rest Festival, acclaimed folk rock outfit The Decemberists have returned with a new music video for “Once In My Life”, off their latest album, I’ll Be Your Girl....
View ArticleNew Years Day unveil “Disgust Me” music video: Watch
New Years Day are about to embark on the second leg of their tour with Halestorm and In This Moment, and as they hit the road, they’re teaming up with Heavy Consequence to exclusively premiere the...
View ArticleYG and A$AP Rocky are building an army on “Handgun”: Stream
YG’ sstar-studded new album, Stay Dangerous, is slated for an August 3rd release via 4Hunnid/Def Jam and, after sharing singles “Suu Whoop” and “Big Bank”, the West Coast rapper is back with “Handgun”,...
View ArticleStephen Colbert buys nu-metal band Flaw a van, appears in their music video
What started out as a joke back in the spring ended up with a veteran nu-metal band getting a new tour van from Stephen Colbert on Friday night’s episode of the Late Show. In a March episode, Colbert...
View ArticleFreddie Gibbs is “Uncle Fred” in hilarious new video for “Automatic”: Watch
Freddie Gibbs is on fire lately. After dropping his surprise Freddie EP in June, the Indiana rapper returned this week with a one-off single “Burn Rubber” and, as he just revealed, a new music video...
View ArticleMarissa Nadler shares new song “Blue Vapor” and eerie video: Stream
Marissa Nadler’s eighth studio album, For My Crimes, is due out September 28th via Sacred Bones and Bella Union, and today the gothic songwriter has shared a symbolist music video for sophomore single,...
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The Dodos announce new album, Certainty Waves, share “Forum”: Stream
The Dodos have announced their seventh studio album, Certainty Waves, due out October 12th via Polyvinyl. It follows the release of frontman Meric Long’s solo debut as FAN earlier this year, and also...
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Cloud Nothings announce new album, Last Building Burning, share “The Echo Of...
Cloud Nothings, perhaps the most reliable of the indie rock world’s current saviors, have announced the follow-up to Life Without Sound, one of our favorite records of last year. Called Last Building...
View ArticleFucked Up share striking, cinematic video for incredible new song “Normal...
Fucked Up came barreling back into our ears last month with “Raise Your Voice Joyce”, the fiery lead single off Dose Your Dreams, the Canadian hardcore act’s upcoming 18-track concept album. Now, the...
View ArticleJoyce Manor share wistful, dreamlike video for “Think I’m Still In Love With...
Joyce Manor, fresh off the announcement of Cody follow-up Million Dollars to Kill Me, have shared a sweet, dreamlike video for the album’s sophomore single, “Think I’m Still In Love With You”. Directed...
View ArticleKristen Stewart and Finn Wittrock paint the town red in Interpol’s new video...
The mixed bag that is Interpol’s Marauder may drop tomorrow, but the Brooklyn post-punk outfit has one final surprise in advance of its release: A brand new single, “If You Really Love Nothing”, and an...
View ArticleCourtney Barnett parties in 16mm in new video for “Charity”: Watch
Courtney Barnett is currently in the midst of a world tour in support of this year’s wonderful Tell Me How You Really Feel. Now, in advance of her upcoming North American dates with Waxahatchee,...
View ArticleKing Krule lurks in a cardboard noir in moody new visual for “Biscuit Town”:...
King Krule’s spent a good bulk of 2018 touring in support of last year’s Mercury Prize-nominated The OOZ. Now, the English ginger returns with a new visual for the album’s bluesy, futuristic opener,...
View ArticleBlack Belt Eagle Scout shares meditative new song, “Indians Never Die”: Stream
Next week, Black Belt Eagle Scout, the moniker of Northwest songwriter Katherine Paul, will release Mother of My Children, an album that explores the intersection of Paul’s Native American roots and...
View Article10 Times Michel Gondry Made Your Favorite Artists Cooler
Music videos have traditionally acted as stepping stones for filmmakers. However, that’s not quite the case for Michel Gondry. The award-winning French director, screenwriter, and producer, who began...
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Methyl Ethel breaks down the Origins of thrilling new song, “Scream Whole”:...
Origins is a new music feature where we ask an artist to share with us the inspirations that led to their latest song Methyl Ethel is one of Australia’s weirdest, most beguiling bands, with its...
View ArticleDev Hynes and A$AP Rocky command the desert at sunset in Blood Orange’s...
Blood Orange’s masterful Negro Swan, a record we lauded for its “grand vision,” arrived back in August, but today marks the album’s physical release. In conjunction, Dev Hynes has shared a music video...
View ArticlePOND share new single “Sixteen Days”: Stream
POND returned this past summer with “Burnt Out Star”, their first new music since 2017’s The Weather. Now, the Australian weirdos are back with another slice of psychedelia with “Sixteen Days”, the...
View ArticleThe Killers’ Dave Keuning announces debut solo album, Prismism
The Killers’ founding guitarist, Dave Keuning, sat out of the band’s recent tour, opting to focus on his solo work instead. The result of those sessions is his debut LP, Prismism, which finds Keuning...
View ArticleThe Smashing Pumpkins share Halloween-themed video for “Silvery Sometimes...
The Smashing Pumpkins are one of the greatest music video bands of all time: “1979”, “Today”, “Zero”, “Tonight, Tonight”, “Ava Adore”, “Stand Inside Your Love”, the list could go on forever. Sadly,...
View ArticleThere’s a band actually called WRISTMEETRAZOR and, no, we can’t believe it,...
We’ve seen a lot of insane band names fly through our inbox, but, now and again, one causes us to stop, spit out our coffee, blink furiously, and squint until our eyes go bloodshot. Ladies and...
View ArticleNicki Minaj joins Tyga in video for new version of “Dip”: Watch
Tyga returned with a brand new single, “Dip”, after releasing his sixth studio album, Kyoto, back in February. Now, the West Coast rapper is back with new version of that single featuring none other...
View ArticleSharon Van Etten faces the past in new video for “Comeback Kid”: Watch
The cover of Sharon Van Etten’s anticipated new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, depicts children in a messy playroom, an evocation of simpler, more carefree times. The new video for lead single “Comeback...
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Little Dragon share dance-forward Lover Chanting EP: Stream
Today brings the release of Little Dragon’s Lover Chanting, which marks the Scandinavian pop outfit’s first EP and first release with Ninja Tune. Lover Chanting follows a 12-inch single released...
View ArticleThe National’s “Save the Bird” is the band’s latest amazing Bob’s Burgers...
Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey! Gravy! Cranberries! Bob’s Burgers! The National! They’re back! As has become tradition around these parts, the sad-eyed indie rockers have again collaborated with Loren...
View ArticleJeff Tweedy reveals new solo song, “I Know What It’s Like”, plus 2019 tour...
Later this week, Jeff Tweedy will drop WARM, his first-ever solo album of original material. Tweedy shared “Some Birds” upon the album’s announcement, and, last week, performed “Let’s Go Rain” on...
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TEEN announce new album, Good Fruit, share “Only Water”: Steam
Indie-pop outfit TEEN will return early next year with a new album, Good Fruit, their follow-up to 2016’s Love Yes. The Brooklyn-based sisters’ first self-produced record, It arrives on March 1st, 2019...
View ArticleTy Segall’s The C.I.A. shares video for one-minute scorcher “Oblivion”: Watch
Well, the week wouldn’t be complete without some new Ty Segall music. Today, the prolific garage rocker shared a new song called “Oblivion” from The C.I.A., his group with wife/collaborator Denée...
View ArticleBadflower unveil stirring video for new song “Heroin”, featuring Johnny...
Los Angeles rock act Badflower are set to release their debut full-length album, OK, I’M SICK, on February 22nd, and the band is joining forces with Consequence of Sound and Heavy Consequence to bring...
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Priests announce new album, The Seduction of Kansas, share its swooning title...
Beguiling DC outfit Priests are back with a new album roughly two years after the release of their daring debut LP, Nothing Feels Natural. Journeyman producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen)...
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Juliana Hatfield digs into the Origins of her rambunctious new song, “All...
Origins is a new music feature in which we give an artist we like a chance to dig into what inspired their latest song. After swelling our hearts with an album’s worth of Olivia Newton-John covers last...
View ArticleAriana Grande shares new single “7 rings”: Stream
Heartbreak, apparently, truly is good for creativity, at least if you’re Ariana Grande. The pop singer’s been on a tear since her split from Pete Davidson, dropping two excellent singles in “thank u,...
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Matthew Logan Vasquez returns to the “Trailer Park” in first single from new...
Since the release of 2017’s Does What He Wants, Matthew Logan Vasquez manned the boards for Wild Child and launched an Americana supergroup, Glorietta. Now, the prolific Delta Spirit frontman is back...
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10 Moments That Signaled the Cultural Invasion of Cardi B
In December of 2017, one video rose to the forefront of the endless cacophony of content that circulates Twitter. It showed tens of people (read: strangers) dancing together on the Times Square subway...
View ArticleStella Donnelly drives a hearse in new “Die” music video: Watch
Australia’s newest witty indie rocker Stella Donnelly has plenty of jokes up her sleeve. Even now, after the release of her excellent album Beware of the Dogs, she continues to roll out material that...
View ArticleHatchie is living her best tour life in the video for new single “Obsessed”:...
We’ve been obsessed with Hatchie lately, and now it looks like she’s obsessed, too. Hatchie shared a brand new single called “Obsessed”, in which she details her obsession with a crush and the...
View ArticleHow Beastie Boys, Weezer, and Spike Jonze Reinvented the Music Video
By 1994, “alternative” had transcended musical genre to become an ideology unto itself. With bands ranging from Nine Inch Nails to James being tagged with the label, alternative effectively became...
View ArticleYouTube and Universal Music to digitally remaster 1,000 iconic music videos
YouTube Music and Universal Music Group have announced that they will team up to remaster a number of classic music videos. Over the course of the next year, the two media giants will release new,...
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Spill the Blood: The Making of Slayer’s Repentless Killogy
Slayer recently hit the big screen with the movie The Repentless Killogy, which pairs an exceptionally gory short film with footage of a full concert. Movie theaters across the world turned into metal...
View ArticleWhy We Need MTV Now More Than Ever
There was a time when MTV ruled our lives, when it dominated not just our viewing and listening habits and our conversations but our entire musical worlds. Countless acts broke with the help of the...
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Lamb of God’s Mark Morton unveils video for cover of Pearl Jam’s “Black”...
Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton recently released his Ether EP, a follow-up to last year’s Anesthetic album. One of the tracks on the new EP is a cover of the Pearl Jam classic “Black” featuring...
View ArticleThe Genius of the Beastie Boys in 10 Music Videos
Unless you’re talking about pop music, the music video as we knew it is all but dead as an art form. We can debate the precise reason behind that demise — MTV’s decline into reality television, the...
View ArticleMike Portnoy Plays All Instruments While Covering The Ramones’“We’re a Happy...
Renowned metal drummer Mike Portnoy has found time during the lockdown to not only cover the Ramones’ “We’re a Happy Family”, but play all the instruments himself. Moreover, he rewrote the lyrics to...
View ArticleHundreds of Hours Worth of 1980s-Era MTV Programming Uploaded Online
We want our MTV now… and, in a way, it looks like we got it. After years of missing the channel’s glory days, one Internet Archive user has been steadily uploading VHS recordings of MTV’s early years...
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