Like tourmate MJ Lenderman and his other band Wednesday, Florry are a part of a crop of rising DIY rock acts whose influences are more in the vein of Kris Kristofferson or Drive-By Truckers than […]
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Iceboy Violet: Not a Dream But a Controlled Explosion
Iceboy Violet found a lifeline in noise. They were 18 years old and making hip-hop beats influenced by Madlib and Dilla—satisfying enough on a formal level, perhaps, but there were deeper, more conflicted emotions that […]
Art School Girlfriend: Soft Landing
As Art School Girlfriend, Polly Mackey blends her experience in the shoegaze band Deaf Club with her love of electronica: Guitars are processed to sound like synths, synths function like lead guitars, and drums flip […]
Migrants Are Stuck in NYC’s Shelter System. What’s the City Doing to Get Them Out?
It’s midday in midsummer and dozens of men and women are crouching, splayed out on cardboard, or standing in midtown Manhattan, beaten down by the heat. After a journey that’s taken many of them across […]
Extreme Heat Is F-cking With Our Heads
Over the past several years, increasingly destructive hurricanes, wildfires, blizzards, and other extreme weather events have made it clear that the effects of climate change aren’t some future hypothetical, but our current reality. Not to […]
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
When Pink Floyd first premiered what would become the most successful rock album of all time, it was quite literally too big for the system to handle. A half-hour into the band’s concert in Brighton […]
Two Teens Hitchhiked to a Concert. 50 Years Later, They Haven’t Come Home
O n the morning of July 27, 1973, two Brooklyn teenagers set out for central New York to attend one of the biggest concerts in rock history. They were never seen again. Or were they? […]
Homeboy Sandman: Rich
Homeboy Sandman raps like no one is listening. After more than 15 years in the industry, the dependable Queens emcee has arrived at a songwriting practice that sounds more like journaling than performing for an […]
X, Formerly Twitter, Seizes @Music Handle From Its Longtime User, Who Is ‘Super Pissed’
As Elon Musk continues Twitter’s confounding rebrand into “X,” the social media platform has now seized the account handle for @Music, much to the chagrin of the username’s original user. X user Jeremy Vaught shared […]
Person of Interest in Custody in O’Shae Sibley Stabbing Death in Brooklyn
A person of interest is in custody following the July 29, 2023 stabbing of O’Shae Sibley, 28, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The individual reportedly turned themself into the NYPD on Friday, Aug. 4. A spokesperson […]
Who Is Kai Cenat?
Anyone older than Gen Z may be confused by the celebrity of Kai Cenat, a 21-year-old Twitch and YouTube star who has captured a massive audience with his gaming, pranks, and high-energy persona. But to […]
New Bill Cosby Accuser Files Lawsuit Alleging He Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Her
A new accuser has filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby alleging he drugged and assaulted her in the late Eighties. She filed the paperwork, viewable via The Daily Beast, under the Adult Survivors Act, which […]