Death by Audio

The media world is buzzing from news that Vice Media laid off a significant number of staff on Thursday and that it will reportedly be consolidating its NYC offices to the Brooklyn Navy Yard...

The ”Protection by Audio” shop features autographed gear, hand-drawn one-offs, and ”pieces of musical history” from members of IDLES, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, QOTSA, Spoon, Black Angels, Spacemen 3, Oh Sees, APTBS, Xiu Xiu, METZ, Melvins, and more.

Today's picks for live videos to watch while you're home and every show is cancelled include Parliament Funkadelic in 1977, Morris Day & The Time in 1982, David Bowie in 1978, T. Rex in 1972, and more...

DBA Arcade, who make weird, wonderful (and often very difficult) arcade video games, grew out of the much-missed Brooklyn DIY spot Death by Audio and have had installations at places like Elsewhere, Babycastles and more. They are now gearing up to open their own permanent arcade and event space called Wonderville...

The 25-minute documentary features interviews with Todd P, Beach Fossils, Frankie Cosmos, City Councilman Rafael Espinal, and more.

For this edition of 'Dive Bar Wisdom' we caught up with A Place to Bury Strangers while they were out on the road, to talk about future plans, post Death By Audio life, and some of their favorite places in NYC

Goodnight Brooklyn: The Story of Death by Audio -- Matt Conboy's terrific documentary about the much missed DIY venue he co-ran...

The December 2 opening night features a Q&A with Matt Conboy and a free afterparty at the Alamo's House of Wax bar.

During the last month of Brooklyn DIY venue Death by Audio's existence, photographer Ebru Yildiz practically lived at the space, shooting both the live shows and taking candid pics of life behind the scenes of those who lived and worked at DbA. Those photos are the basis of Ebru's new book We've Come So Far - The Last Days of Death By Audio...

The album features live performances by Thee Oh Sees, Future Islands, Ty Segall, Lightning Bolt, Dan Deacon, Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, JEFF the Brotherhood, A Place to Bury Strangers, Deerhoof, Protomartyr, METZ, all recorded during the last month of the Brooklyn DIY space.