Brooklyn Vegan — LA psych-punks Death Valley Girls already have a few promising releases out, and they're now set to release their proper debut album Glow In The Dark on June 10 via Burger Records. We're premiering the title track, which starts out as an ee... more info

Stereogum — After releasing EVOL in 1986, Sonic Youth began working on the score for Ken Friedman’s 1987 film Made In U.S.A., which was eventually released as a soundtrack album in 1995. But before they had finalized the score, as BrooklynVegan reports, the ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Back in 1986, after recording EVOL, Sonic Youth recorded the score for Ken Friedman's 1987 film Made in U.S.A., which they eventually released as a soundtrack album in 1995. Before that soundtrack was completed though, the band tracked a rehears... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Collapsing Scenery, the new thing from Don De Vore (Sick Feeling, Lilys), will release a 7" this Friday (4/22). The A-side is "Deep State," a throbbing slab of fuzzed-out drone-funk that's in the same orbit as, say, early-'90s hip-hop-influ... more info

The Playlist — With Harmony Korine still figuring out what movie he's going to make next, he's got some time on his hands, but he's making sure he's keeping his skills honed. And he's doing so with one of the biggest pop starts on the planet. Today sees Rihanna la... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Brian Chase and electric guitar quartet Dither teamed up for this unique collaborative performance. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo by David Black Former Sonic Youth member Kim Gordon recently formed yet another new band, Glitterbust, a collaboration with Alex Knost of California lo-fi/psych pop band Tomorrows Tulips. Their self-titled debut album will come... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis Parquet Courts & Lee Ranaldo / Rainer Maria & Meredith Graves / Kurt Vile & Kim Gordon / Waxahatche & Mac McCaughan / Titus' Patrick Stickles None of the acts on any... more info

Stereogum — Half Japanese have been around for a long, long time. They helped shape the DIY and lo-fi movements from the last couple of decades, and influenced the likes of Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Kurt Cobain (who had asked the band to open on dates... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jody Stephens w/ End of Love, 2014 (photo via Conni Freestone) As mentioned, early '00s Americana/powerpop band End of Love are releasing a new album, Ghosts on the Radio, that features Big Star's Jody Stephens, Wilco's Nels Cline, Sonic Youth's... more info