Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble, Tim Griffin, Brian Reilly "Emo's Jr. is way too tiny to handle [Torche and] their enormous sludge, enormous hooks, enormous energy, enormous crowd." - Rolling Stone.com Landmine Marathon (by Tim Griffin) While... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Samantha Marble Karen Elson, wife of one Jack White, played her first New York show Monday night (March. 22) at Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan, showcasing songs from her forthcoming album 'The Ghost That Walks'. Oldham-born Elson played... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble Dillinger, moving in speeds unfathomable by the naked eye The Dillinger Escape Plan played Irving Plaza as part of an ongoing tour to promote Option: Paralysis, their new LP due out this week... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, Union Pool photos by Jesse Lindmar, Brooklyn Psych Fest photos by Samantha Marble Naam @ Union Pool Liturgy and Naam double teamed NYC at Union Pool on 3/6 with Tournament. Both bands are hitting the road in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble Snake of Voivod! As Kreator took the stage to "Choir of the Dammed," you could feel the excitement and adrenaline building in the venue. The band played with dead on accuracy, flawlessly mixing... more info

Mjsbigblog — Adam Lambert performed an acoustic showcase for radio executives at the Marble Bar in Sydney Australia just hours ago. Check out the photos after the jump. (via NovaFM) Plus, a partial video of Adam performing “Mad World” Photos and Video afte... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Ilya Blokh, photos by Samantha Marble Misery Index You can judge the intensity (and quality) of a show by what remains on the ground after the crowd clears. Usually there are beer bottles- sometimes a stray shoe or... more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)The covers album has a bad reputation: it is seen as something that gets released in lieu of something else, evidence that a songwriter's creative juices have dried up. In the case of Peter Gabriel, that's a state of affairs compounded by the... more info

Guardian Music — It was unassuming, understated and introverted – but these south Londoners' debut album still made more impact than any other in 2009By any standards, the xx's eponymous debut, winner of the 2009 Guardian First Album award, was a record with u... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble Gospel Very excited to see one of my oldest favorite bands, GOSPEL, reunited tonight at Union Pool. - [TheUnknownGlow]After three years away from the stage, and in front of a beyond sold-out crowd... more info