Viet Cong
NME's Top 50 albums of 2015
It’s the season for year-end lists, and they just keep rolling in. Now longrunning (and now free) UK weekly NME has joined the party, going with Grimes‘ Art Angels at #1 on their top 50 albums of 2015 list (she also topped Gorilla vs…
Rough Trade Shops list their Top 100 LPs of 2015
It’s that time of year again when folks start publishing their End of Year Best-Of lists. Almost always first out of the gates is UK-based Rough Trade Shops who dropped their 100 Best Albums of 2015 list today…
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 day 1 pics (Schoolboy Q, Converge, Antemasque, Babes In Toyland, Dwarves, Cheap Trick, more)
, Chad Wadsworth, Dave Mead, Greg Giannukos & Reagan Hackleman
Mostly inspired and occasionally inane, Antemasque carried that same agitated vigor and theatrics of prior projects into their set on the Orange stage Friday night, starting 15 minutes late with “In the Lurch” and walloping through…
FFF Fest 2015 day 1 in pics: Peaches, Viet Cong, Mutoid Man, Mikal Cronin, Nothing, Bomba Estereo & more
, Dave Mead, Greg Giannukos, Reagan Hackleman, & Roger Ho
Fun Fun Fun Fest is underway and on its third and final day as we speak, and we’ve got a set of pictures of its first day (Friday, 11…
pics: Television, Viet Cong & Lower Dens @ House of Vans
Though they haven’t had a regular schedule as in years past, House of Vans has been throwing sporadic shows since the spring, the latest of which was on Thursday (10/8) with iconic NYC band Television, Candian group Viet Cong and Baltimore’s Lower Dens…
Television playing shows, including free Brooklyn date with Viet Cong and Lower Dens
NYC punk legends Television are playing a few Northeast shows this fall, including a free one in NYC with a great lineup. It happens October 8 at House of Vans with the band still called Viet Cong (who did not win the Polaris Prize) and dream pop group L…
Buffy Sainte-Marie's 'Power in the Blood' won the 2015 Polaris Music Prize
UPDATE: And the winner is… Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Power in the Blood.
Canada’s Polaris Music Prize, which is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary, and is being given out tonight at the Carlu in Toronto right now (September 21)…
Viet Cong confirm that they're changing their name
The rumors are true. Viet Cong will be changing their name. The band posted a statement, which reads:Our band lives to play music. We don’t particularly like doing press, most of us are fairly private people and we have social media for the band only relu…
are Viet Cong changing their name at the Polaris Prize gala? (UPDATE: they're changing it)
UPDATE: They’re changing it.
The Polaris Music Prize gala takes place this Monday (9/21) in Toronto, and one of the bands shortlisted is Viet Cong, who have been under fire this year for their controvers…
Greys announce 'Repulsion' EP, touring w/ Viet Cong, playing CMJ (dates, song stream)
Toronto’s Greys will follow their 2014 LP If Anything with the Repulsion EP on October 30 via Carpark/Buzz (pre-order). Going by first single “I’d Hate To Be An Actor,” it looks like Greys are changing it up from the AmRep/Touch & Go-style noise rock of their earlier mater…
