ICEAGE: NEW BRIGADE
[rating: 4] Iceage: New Brigade Label: What’s Your Rupture Release date: June 21, 2011 Anger, anxiety, maladjustment and nihilism are all impulses that legions of teenagers combat daily. In Copenhagen, four teens are not merely scrapping against these demons, but waging an outright war on them. Meet Iceage: a Danish punk outfit, whose rowdy live shows […]
DISCOSALT HALLOWEEN BASH: TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Time to dust your wig and freak the demons! The Discosalt Halloweekend Bash is finally here! This year we are taking over the Frost Street Firehouse Space in Williamsburg, with live music from Brooklyn’s Team Genius, Quiet Loudlyand mysterious synth lord Teeel. Tickets are on sale now, just click the link below. WHAT: DISCOSALT HALLOWEEN BASH WHERE: Firehouse Space, 246 […]
NO RADIOHEAD AT OCCUPY WALL STREET TODAY
Sorry folks, No soap, No Radiohead. The band’s representative Steve Martin of Nasty Little Man said in an email “We can officially confirm this is NOT happening.” Twitter rumors have been circulating of a confirmed Radiohead “surprise” show downtown for the Occupy Wall Street protest this afternoon at 4pm, but looks like this will not happen. The band will however, […]
ALBUM STREAM: GEOFFREY O’CONNOR: VANITY IS FOREVER
Stream Geoffrey O’Connor’s soaring and arch pop statement, Vanity is Forever, now! The album will be released in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 27th via Chapter Music but you can give it a listen today and dare to be hypnotized. Make sure to check out the very David Lynch, Twin Peaks soundtrack reminiscent “Thing’s I shouldn’t Do”. STREAM VANITY IS […]
NEW SILJE NES VIDEO FILMED IN NORWAY
In advance of next month’s short European tour, Berlin-based Norwegian Silje Nes has released a great new video. Created in the unusual portrait format, it was filmed by Blank Blank in time lapse over 24 hours in Flø, Norway. The video was created for Silje’s live performance at the GO WITH THE FLØ festival, this June. Beautifully shot, the film […]
DISCOSALT NOW IN THE APPLE APP STORE!
DISCOSALT Magazine App is now available in the Apple App Store for your iPad! DISCOSALT is the first interactive iPad Magazine application dedicated to independent music, film and art. The quarterly magazine features exclusive feature articles and videos, album reviews, interviews, new music, fresh art, and indie culture, with a unique editorial voice and design […]
BAND RADAR: ICEAGE
The first few seconds of the Danish punk rocker’s first single, “White Rune” is nothing short of exhilarating and should be downloaded asap! Their 12-song, 24-minute noise-punk call to arms debut album, New Brigade, is a sonically dense and seductive post-punk power-house that will appeal to both art rock snobs and DIY minded punks. After five weeks […]
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY: LAST KNOWN SURROUNDINGS
“Last Known Surroundings” Written & Performed by Explosions in the Sky. Directed by Ptarmak Illustration: Sissy Emmons Animation: David Hobizal
LISTEN NOW: NEW ALBUM FROM TEAM GENIUS
Our favorite Halloween party house band, Team Genius have a new EP, of pop songs, aptly titled, well, “Pop Songs” coming out on the 23rd. You can give it a listen right here, then come out and support the band this Friday (8/19) at Mercury Lounge for their record release show with opening band Quiet Loudly. Team […]
LISTEN NOW: DANNY BROWN’S NEW XXX MIXTAPE
I think the Fader put it best this morning re: Danny Brown’s new XXX mixtape: “It’s like if Louis CK was younger and slightly, slightly less cynical and rapped”. Get it at Fools Gold Records now. Danny Brown “XXX” by foolsgoldrecs;
DINOSAUR JR.’S FIRST THREE ALBUMS BACK ON VINYL
By now, you know the story: J Mascis, Lou Barlow, & Patrick “Murph” Murphy, meet in Amherst, MA. J, Lou & Murph start a band. Said band goes on to rip through the musical landscape and prove to be the genesis of the “alternative rock” archetype. Over the last 25+ years, Dinosaur Jr. have influenced a countless number […]
DAWES: NOTHING IS WRONG
[rating: 4] DAWES: NOTHING IS WRONG LABEL: ATO RECORDS/ RED RELEASE DATE: JUNE 7, 2011LABEL: ATO RECORDS/ RED When Taylor Goldsmith rips into a staccato-laced solo toward the end of “Fire Away” on Dawes’ second LP, Nothing is Wrong, the band emphatically declares their expansion. With more time to write and focus their efforts, Dawes […]
BAND RADAR: GEOFFREY O’CONNOR
Vanity Is Forever, being released September 27th via Chapter Music, is Crayon Fields frontman Geoffrey O’Connor’s first album under his own name, and his most ambitious, dynamic and sophisticated work yet. O’Connor’s fractured romantic reflections and lustful tributes play out over vast synthscapes, colossal stadium drums and flanged orchestral sweeps, creating a world that is at once ethereal and […]
EROL ALKAN REMIXES METRONOMY
Metronomy’s new track ‘The Bay’ gets a beach side rave spot overhaul courtesy of Erol Alkan. Metronomy – The Bay (Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework) PREVIEW by Erol Alkan
NORTHSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE
The full schedule for Brooklyn’s Northside Music Festival with Guided By Voices, Twin Sister, Deertick, Waaves, Surfer Blood and too many other great bands to list, has finally been announced. You can catch the Festival spanning numerous North Brooklyn music venues from June 16-19. Click below for: music and arts schedule film schedule You […]
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN + NEW YORK NON-FICTION + GREEN AT ROOFTOP FILMS
Some more great shows at Rooftop Films coming up this week. On Thursday, They’re presenting a free screening of the David vs. Goliath documentary Battle for Brooklyn, about Bruce Ratner’s controversial Atlantic Yard’s project. Friday is “New York Non-Fiction,” the popular annual program of short films featuringthe quirky, compelling, and captivating local characters that make New […]
DOWNLOAD THE FIRST SINGLE FROM DAWES: NOTHING IS WRONG
Dawes follows up their 2009 debut album North Hills, with the new hyped album Nothing is Wrong. Preview the album by downloading the first single “If I Wanted Someone”, using the widget below.
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS HEADLINE 4KNOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL AT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
In preparation for the brand-new 4Knots Music Festival at South Street Seaport, the Village Voice is holding a free, all-ages kickoff show on July 9 with Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. Show starts at 6pm. Then the following week, on the 16th you can check out The Black Angels with Davila 666 and Oberhofer. More bands and […]
BOB DYLAN REVISITED ON EAST VILLAGE RADIO
In honor of Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday today, East Village Radio is celebrating the occasion with six hours of special Dylan content. Tune in at 2 p.m., to hear Clash magazine editor Simon Harper presenting “Dylan A-Z”, a collection of Dylan songs for every letter of the alphabet. Then, at 4 p.m. Rolling Stone Contributing […]
SLASHER? I DON’T EVEN KNOW HER: ANR’S HORROR FLICK
“It all started with the idea of shooting spear hooks through this girls back, through her boobs, into her boyfriends hands.” That’s what ANR’s singer/ drummer, Michael John Hancock, told us was the premise for the bands new slasher film project. We took the bait too. So here it is, the music video edit of ANR’s slasher […]