Viv Albertine

METZ share new single & sci-fi video, tell us about the inspirations behind new LP

METZ’s ‘Atlas Vending’ is out October 9 via Sub Pop and the band tell us about what inspired the album.

Mike Huguenor (Hard Girls, Jeff Rosenstock) lists 9 of his favorite guitarists

The highly prolific Mike Huguenor releases his solo guitar album this week (three songs are out now), and ahead of the release, he talked to us about nine of his all-time favorite guitar players…

The Slits' Viv Albertine's memoirs getting turned into a TV series

”Their vision is perfectly in tune with the work, they understand the subject and the times,” Viv said of the show’s producers. ”I can’t wait for the project to get started and to see all the characters in my story come to life.”

The Slits' Viv Albertine releasing new memoir, doing U.S. book appearances

Viv Albertine of The Slits new memoir, ’To Throw Away Unopened,’ is out May 1

Portishead's Geoff Barrow scored 'Annihilation' w/ Ben Salisbury (listen), forms DJ crew "Dads on Drugs"

Geoff Barrow, when not making music with Portishead or BEAK>, makes disquieting soundtrack music with collaborator Ben Salisbury. Their work includes the scores of Alex Garland’s 2014 film Ex Machina and Black Mirror episode “Men Against Fire” and Garland’s new film Annihilation…

Viv Albertine (The Slits) & Steve Hanley (The Fall) wrote memoirs; ex-Fall members form Brix & the Extricated

I do not read as many books as I’d like (or should) but I did manage to finish a couple of post-punk related memoirs over the holidays, both of which I highly recommend…

Jemina Pearl played Brooklyn w/ Harlem, stormed off stage (pics), playing SXSW w/ Thurston, J. Mascis, Andrew WK

The audience was left to wonder exactly what happened when Jemina Pearl walked off stage less than 30 minutes into her headlining set Saturday night (2/13) at Union Pool…

The Raincoats & Viv Albertine played Knitting Factory

Friday’s gig‘s sold out, although in the new Knitting Factory this still means that we’re not feeling claustrophobic. Still room to move…