the soft boys
boygenius share influences playlist with Fugazi, Angel Du$t, Hop Along, Suicide & more
The playlist also includes Sinéad O’Connor, Big Thief, Waxahatchee, Mitski, Great Grandpa, Frank Black, The Soft Boys, Brian Eno, and much more.
Indie Basement (10/21): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
It’s a spectacular, overstuffed week in Indie Basement with reviews new LPs from Archers of Loaf, Dry Cleaning, King Gizzard, Robyn Hitchcock, Sloan, Goat, Too Much Joy, and more.
25 of our favorite covers by Sharon Van Etten
Featuring The Velvet Underground, Karen Dalton, Nine Inch Nails, Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty, Daniel Johnston, and more…
Robyn Hitchcock announces new album 'Shufflemania!' & shares "The Shuffle Man"
The album features contributions from Hitchcock’s former Soft Boys bandmates Kimberley Rew and Morris Windsor, as well as Johnny Marr, The Raconteurs’ Brendan Benson, Sean Ono Lennon, Kelley Stoltz, and more.
Circle Jerks' Keith Morris shares playlist of his early-'80s faves; 'Group Sex' deluxe now on splatter vinyl
The Deluxe Edition of Circle Jerks’ ‘Group Sex‘ on splatter vinyl is available for pre-order in the BV shop.
Robyn Hitchcock tells us about the music, movies & books he's digging in lockdown
Robyn is also doing livestream performances twice a week during quarantine.
Matthew Seligman (Soft Boys, Thomas Dolby) has died from COVID-19 complications
Matthew Seligman, who played bass with The Soft Boys, Thompson Twins, Thomas Dolby, David Bowie, Peter Murphy and more, died today after suffering a “catastrophic hemorrhagic stroke” after being hospitalized with COVID-19…
Record Store Day announces 2020 exclusives (full list)
Record Store Day 2020 in April 18 and they’ve just announced the list of exclusive titles that will be available at independent records stores that day…
watch Liz Phair, Robyn Hitchcock & Sadie Dupuis cover The Soft Boys' "I Wanna Destroy You"
”I’ve found my anthem for these troubled Trumpian times,” said Liz of ”I Wanna Destroy You.” Robyn replied, ”Thank you Liz! I’ve been playing this song with renewed loathing since 2016.”
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo played 'Black Snake Diamond Role' & more at Bowery (pics, video, setlist, review)
Robyn Hitchcock played his second Black Snake Diamond Röle shows with Yo La Tengo as his backing band on Wednesday (3/1) at Bowery Ballroom, one of the more enjoyable shows I’ve seen in a while. As someone who got to see Robyn a few times with The Egyptians, it was a real treat to see him electric with a band…
