The inevitable has happened. Veteran Boston punk crowd-pleasers Dropkick Murphys have forged an alliance with insurgent Boston hardcore crowd-pleasers Haywire. Those two bands make absolute perfect sense together; their conscientious hooligan anthems... more info

Since 2005, the intellectual property of the Ramones was owned 50-50 between Joey Ramone’s brother Mickey Leigh (born Mitchel Hyman) and Johnny Ramone’s wife Linda Cummings-Ramone. The last few years have been marred by a lot of infighting betwee... more info

Sudan-born, LA-based singer, songwriter, and sometimes actor Dua Saleh has been in the pop/R&B game for a while now, releasing their debut album I Should Call Them back in 2024. Now, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is on board for Saleh’s sophomore albu... more info

Assumption, the new album from Massachusetts post-punks Landowner, is mere weeks from release. The lead single “Rival Males” was great, and so is “Normal Returns To Normal,” a nervy six-minute story song that reminds me of early Parquet Court... more info

The saga of convicted-felon pharma bro Martin Shkreli and the one-of-a-king Wu-Tang Clan album will seemingly never end. With new developments today, let's recap some of the key twists and turns so far. The post Martin Shkreli Sues RZA Over Multi-Mil... more info

Mitski announced her new album Nothing’s About To Happen To Me a few weeks back with the release of lead single “Where’s My Phone?” The new LP’s release date is coming up quickly, so she’s got another new track on deck today along with da... more info

Alexis Taylor sounds fragile and sensitive even on Hot Chip’s slickest club-pop tracks. When he sings a piano ballad, he sounds light a light breeze could rip his arm off. That vulnerability can be a hell of a weapon, and Taylor really puts it to w... more info

It’s genuinely funny to release a new song called “Ring Of Fire” and have it not be a Johnny Cash cover. That’s what Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek just did. His song “Ring Of Fire” isn’t a cover, and it also isn’t a reference. It’s ... more info

It's been about a year and a half since Fleet Foxes played their last live show, and as far as we know, they don't have any immediate plans for more, though they did recently release an Elliott Smith cover. But main Fleet Fox Robin Pecknold occasiona... more info

Poison Ruïn are back. The medieval-minded metallic punks have announced the follow-up to 2024’s Confrere today. It’s called Hymns From The Hills, and it’s due at the top of April on Relapse. We’re told the album features ambient interludes i... more info