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David Bowie tributes in NYC: dance parties, 'Labyrinth' tribute in May ++ watch his movies & classic TV appearances
The world is still reeling from the news of David Bowie‘s death, just two days after his 69th birthday (and the release of his great new album, Blackstar)…
Our Favorite Albums of 2015
& Amanda Hatfield
Every year is a good year for new music, but 2015 felt like the best one in a while. It was an especially great year for major label rap, after 2014 was an especially slow one, but it was good for plenty more than that too: folk, post-punk, indie pop, noise, art pop, punk, etc…
Disappears releasing their Bowie 'Low' show as a live LP, playing it again in Brooklyn ++ more more dates
You may remember that Disappears performed David Bowie’s Low in full for a special concert as part of last year’s Bowie Changes exhibit at Chicago’s MCA…
Primavera Sound fest begins (webcast streaming live, WFMU broadcasting it too)
One of the premier music festivals in the world, the 2015 edition of Primavera Sound is just underway in Barcelona, Spain. If you can’t make it, they’re streaming many of the fest’s performances live via two video channels on their website and below…
Wire hosting DRILL:Chicago fest in June w/ St. Vincent, White Lung, Disappears, JSBX & more (tix on sale)
As posted on BrooklynVegan, Legendary punk/postpunk group Wire will bring their DRILL festival to Chicago from June 11-13, featuring special collaborations, special guests and more…
Wire collaborating with St. Vincent at 'DRILL:Chicago' fest that also features Disappears, White Lung, JSBX & more
Wire, whose new album you can stream, will be bringing their DRILL Festival to Chicago from June 11-13. (Seattle had DRILL in 2013.) Highlights include the band collaborating with St…
Primavera Sound 2015 lineup announced
The 2015 Primavera Sound Festival goes down in Barcelona, Spain from May 28 – 30. We knew The Strokes and recently reunited shoegazers Ride were playing and now the line-up is being announced via the festival’s mobile app, which is a not-so fun 8-bit game you have to play to reveal names…
Happy Birthday, David Bowie: '80 SNL performance w/ Klaus Nomi; denture art; Tony Visconti City Winery setlist & more
Happy Birthday to David Bowie who turns 68 today. (Today is also Elvis’ birthday, he would’ve been 80.) In tribute, we offer a roundup of recent items related to the Thin White Duke:
It only too 35 years for anyone to notice, but people seem to have just caught on this week that Bowie’s 1980 performance of “Boys Keep Swinging” on Saturday Night Live featured a green-screen puppet version of the singer with a giant pop-up penis…
Disappears share second song from 'Irreal,' announce East Coast dates w/ Suuns, playing Rough Trade (tickets on sale)
As mentioned, Disappears will release their new album, Irreal, via Kranky on January 19. These guys don’t sit still long, musically, and the new album is very different from what they’ve done before…
Hookworms share video for "Radio Tokyo," announce 2015 North American tour (dates, streams)
Hookworms‘ new album, The Hum, finds the Leeds, UK band amping up their droney, motorik sound. The impetus for this in part was “Radio Tokyo,” originally released last year as part of the Too Pure Single Club but re-recorded for the new album…
