28 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Lana Del Rey, 2 Chainz, The Bird & the Bee, PJ Harvey, Beachheads, Mary J. Blige, Hodgy, Viva Belgrado, and more...
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Morrissey speaks out against The Bank of England’s new non-vegan £5 note
"Whether you care about animals or not, the use of their sliced bodies in the new five pound note evokes a mood and a vibration that displays a gaping hole in human intelligence and in the human race as a compassionate idea."
End of the Road Festival 2016 part 1 pics: The Shins (who played new songs), Cat Power, Animal Collective & more
Annual English music festival End of the Road recently went down in Larmer Tree Gardens, from August 31 to September 3...
CMJ day 1 pics: Peter Matthew Bauer, Lydia Ainsworth, Doprah, The #1s, Happyness, J. Fernandez & more
CMJ got underway here in NYC on Tuesday (10/21) and our intrepid photographer Amanda Hatfield was out all day covering the action. She started at Tell All Your Friends' day party at Baby's All Right with sets from local psych-pop band Spires, hotly-tipped UK at MONEY, another UK band Happyness (one of our 20 out-of-town bands to see) and former Walkmen bassist Peter Matthew Bauer...
UK band Spring King released single and EP (streams), coming to NYC for CMJ including three free shows
Manchester band Spring King make spunky, punky pop with an anthemic swagger. (Think somewhere between Wavves and Palma Violets.) This year saw their first two releases -- the very very catchy "Mumma" single at the start of the year and the Demons EP which came out last month...
CMJ initial 2014 line-up released
The annual CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 21 - 25 at venues all over NYC. We've heard about a few bands who are heading here during that time (Slowdive, The Wytches, The Ocean Blue, Tom Vek and Courtney Barnett to name four) but CMJ threw an announcement party tonight (8/27) at Bowery Electric and the line-up is now out...