Red Bull Music Academy

'Hardcore Activity' progressed @ Knockdown Center -- pics (Napalm Death, Gunplay, Tim Hecker, Wolf Eyes, Bastard Noise, The Thing, more)

“Regis = the one techno act that can get diehard Napalm Death fans dancing. Or at least nodding their heads agreeably.” – Self Titled Mag “Glenn Branca walking the floors of Hardcore Activity In Progress with a scowl and a plastic bag is the most perfect thing…

Robert Henke performed 'Lumière' at Brooklyn Masonic Temple with The Haxan Cloak (pics)

photos & videos The screen imagery exploded: into squares, spirals, circles, curves and, with some puffs from smoke machines, three-dimensional shapes unfurling overhead…

Clay Rendering touring w/ Lussuria; Hardcore Activity in Progress coming soon (win tix!)

Clay Rendering at Saint Vitus in January (more by Greg Cristman) Post-industrial husband and wife duo Clay Rendering are teaming up with dark ambient master Lussuria and minimalist noise/ambient project Dual Action for an east coast tour in early May that, unfortunately, doesn’t hit NYC…

Daedelus touring, playing Round Robin Duets & Undead Music show with Shigeto (dates)

Daedelus in Austin in 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) Instrumental hip hop/electronic production vet Daedelus has a number of dates coming up this year, including multiple US festivals like Moogfest and Hangout Fest…

J&R Music World closed for renovation; Wreckords by Monkey opening Bushwick store; WFMU Record Fair announce dates

More and more Manhattan fixtures seem to be disappearing. The future of Pearl Paint on Canal is shaky, and last week (4/9) J&R Music World shut its doors, though they say not for good:J & R Music and Computer World, a mainstay music and electronics store in Lower Manhattan for 43 years, closed its doors on Wednesday to redesign its space on Park Row. The m…

check out pics from William Onyeabor tribute rehearsals with Sinkane, Money Mark & more

One of the most anticipated events at this year’s Red Bull Music Academy is “ATOMIC BOMB! The Music of William Onyeabor” which happens May 2 & 3 at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House. Th…

Tim Hecker, Napalm Death, Gunplay, Wolf Eyes & more playing RBMA's "Hardcore Activity in Progress"

Napalm Death @ Gramercy Theatre, 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) We ran down all the 2014 Red Bull Music Academyevents yesterday, and one we wanted to shed a little bit more light on is the incredible Hardcore Activity in Progress show that will be going down at the Knockdown Center in Queens on Friday May 16…

Red Bull Music Academy 2014 NYC lineup (D'Angelo, Panda Bear, David Byrne, William Onyeabor tribute, more)

Panda Bear at MHOW in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As discussed, the Red Bull Music Academy is taking over NYC again this May, and since we last spoke, lineups have been announced…

Red Bull Music Academy documentary out now (watch it in full); NYC residency happening again this May

Kim Gordon and James Chance at RBMA 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) The documentary on the Red Bull Music Academy‘s “takeover” of NYC, What Difference Does It Make…

Thundercat made a new video; ASTR added to his NYC Red Bull Sound Select show +++ belated pics from his Philly one

Bass wizard Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, just made a video for his songs “Evangelion” and “We’ll Die,” both of which appear on his 2013 LP, Apocalypse…
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