Ian Svenonius

Merge Records cuts ties with Ian Svenonius

Merge’s statement comes after The Make-Up, Nation of Ulysses, and Chain and the Gang frontman admitted to being “completely inappropriate to women.”

Ian Svenonius: “[I] have been completely inappropriate to women”

“The trash fire burning through underground music is long overdue,” says the Nation of Ulysses/Make-Up frontman in a lengthy new statement.

Ian Svenonius & Rich Morel prep debut as Too Much (listen to "Club Emotion")

Ian and Rich describe the album as “nine songs of pure ecstacy perfectly suited for the club, the car or the closet.”

watch L.A. duo Patriarchy's "Burn the Witch" video

LA duo Patriarchy (Actually Huizenga & Andrew Means) released Asking For It last year, a record of dark, gothy electro that should appeal to fans of ’80s 4AD, ’00 witch house and most black-clad sounds in between…

What's going on Tuesday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Peter Murphy, Richard Lloyd/Bodega, Frankie Rose/Brandy, Temples, and more…

The Make-Up expand tour, add West Coast dates

Ian Svenonius’ band The Make-Up announced a few East Coast dates for October (Philly, NYC, DC), and they’ve now announced West Coast shows in December.

premiere: new D.C. "Punk the Capital" doc has a trailer, and screening dates (watch!)

“From the perspective of that family-sized row house, this film dives back into an array of D.C. area bands of the late 1970’s (Slickee Boys, White Boy…) and looks forward into the growth of DC’s hardcore punk scene of the early 1980’s (Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Faith…)”

9 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Rico Nasty, Mick Jenkins, YBN Nahmir, Escape-ism, Advance Base, Say Hi, Sun Kil Moon, and more.

Asia Argento bringing Rose McGowan & The Breeders to Le Guess Who? fest

The 2018 edition of this Netherlands festival is curated by Asia Argento, Devendra Banhart, Moor Mother and Sons of Kemet’s Shabaka Hutchings.

Desert Daze expands 2018 lineup: My Bloody Valentine, Shellac & more

Also just added to Desert Daze 2018: Julia Holter, GUM (Jay Watson of Tame Impala’s solo project), Ian Svenonius’ Escape-Ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers.
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