Brooklyn Vegan — Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur are nominated in the first year that they're eligible. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — R&B crooner also reveals his love of filmmaker David Lynch. more info

Stereogum — The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) is VMAN’s latest coverboy, and in the accompanying interview, Tesfaye discusses his album-in-progress. The follow up to 2015’s Beauty Behind The Madness is still untitled, but Tesfaye elaborated on its influences: Th... more info

Metalsucks — Ice Cube had to follow this. He never stood a chance. The post Video: Bad Brains, Living Colour, and Fishbone Stage Awesome Megajam at Brooklyn’s Afropunk Fest appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Consequence of Sound — New takes on The Replacements, The Misfits, Bad Brains, and more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Their covers album puts a folky, moody spin on classics by The Replacements, Buzzcocks, Bad Brains, The Stooges and more. Springtime Carnivore also has her own album on the way. Continue reading… more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — One of the most talked-about bands in the alt-punk underground two years ago was Greenville, South Carolina's ISLANDER. This year the band returns, and it's jaw-dropping to see an entirely new crew surrounding Mikey Carvajal for his band's sophomore ... more info

Stereogum — Katy Goodman of La Sera and Greta Morgan of Springtime Carnivore have teamed up for an album of punk covers entitled Take It, It’s Yours. The LP features the duo’s takes on songs by the Stooges, Blondie, Bad Brains, and a number of other classic ... more info

Rolling Stone — Shortly after the start of the 2014 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, Korn bassist Fieldy invited Avenged Sevenfold drummer Arin Ilejay to check out a band called Islander, which was playing hours before the two headliners were scheduled to perform. ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — DEFTONES singer Chino Moreno has told TeamRock that his new band SAUDADE has a number of new songs in various stages of completion. The ethereal outfit also includes BAD BRAINS guitarist Dr. Know, BAD BRAINS/CRO-MAGS drummer Mackie Jayson, jazz keyb... more info