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Criminal Hygiene / photo by Miriam Brummel

PREMIERE: Criminal Hygiene Are the Smartest Punks in the Room in “Dangers of Convenience”

The LA band are on the road with Bleached right now.

September 01, 2016

PREMIERE: The Notwist Announce First Live Album, Share “Pick Up the Phone” from “Neon Golden”

“Superheroes, Ghostvillains, + Stuff” is out October 14 via Sub Pop.

August 31, 2016

Playlist

PLAYLIST: Let Nathan Bowles Take You on a Performative Peregrination

The journeyman instrumentalist who’s played with Steve Gunn and The Black Twig Pickers shares the songs that influenced his new album, “Whole & Cloven.”

August 30, 2016

THE BELL SYSTEM FAMILY THEATRE — “The Trouble with People” — Pictured: Gene Wilder as Ernie in “The Office Sharers” — (Photo by: Art Selby & Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Film + TV

RIP: Gene Wilder (1933–2016)

The legend of dry, soulful comedy passed away this morning at his home in Connecticut.

August 29, 2016

PREMIERE: John Doe Goofs Off at the Landing Strip in Video for Debbie Harry–Assisted “Go Baby Go”

From the LA punk legend’s April LP “The Westerner.”

August 29, 2016

PREMIERE: Chimurenga Renaissance Stare Down Fear in “Peace Always Has a Price” Video

The joint project of Shabazz Palaces’s Tendai Maraire and Hussein Kalonji gets a powerful visual.

August 26, 2016

PREMIERE: Despite What She Says, Gabriella Cohen Sounds Very Much Alive in “I Don’t Feel So Alive”

The Australian singer-songwriter’s solo debut is being re-released in the US by Dot Dash/Captured Tracks on October 14.

August 24, 2016

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 29: Sergio Dias and Os Mutantes performs during Celebrate Brooklyn! with Os Mutantes, Javelin, Janka Nabay and The Bubu Gang at Prospect Park on June 29, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage)

Art & CultureIn Conversation

In Conversation: Sérgio Dias of Os Mutantes Talks the Olympics, Brazilian Politics

The titan of Tropicália and psych rock has a few thoughts on the state of his home country.

August 23, 2016

Thor & Friends / photo by Conor Q. Walker

PREMIERE: Thor Harris (Swans, Shearwater) Makes His Ominous Debut with “Lullaby for Klaus”

“Thor & Friends,” Harris’s solo debut, will be released on October 7.

August 22, 2016

Frank Ocean Releases Official “Channel ORANGE” Followup

Say hello to “Blond.”

August 20, 2016

Frank Ocean Releases New Album That Isn’t “Boys Don’t Cry” But is, We Repeat, a New Frank Ocean Album

And with a title that’s just a wee bit on the nose.

August 19, 2016

PREMIERE: Gringo Star Unify Sweet Georgia R&B and Sick Atlanta Indie Rock on “The Sides and In Between” LP

Bonus: they still sound nothing like The All-Starr Band.

August 18, 2016

Events

Camp Out: Two Days and Two Nights at Eaux Claires

Head into the forest with photographer Daniel Cavazos for a closer look at Justin Vernon’s woodland celebration.

August 17, 2016

In Conversation

In Conversation: With a Sullen Mind (and Free WiFi) Ryley Walker Cares for You

The Chicago folk-jazz guitarist talks the ups and downs of touring and how the city of Chicago influenced his new record, “Golden Sings That Have Been Sung.”

August 16, 2016