Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here. In the few short years since Shamir jumped onto our dance Spotify playlists with the punchy banger
South London’s Peeping Drexels ooze a sleaziness once only fabricated in poorly insulated basements in the Lower East Side circa 1970. The term “band crush”
Boogarins’s 14 minute music video for “Natureza Morta/Alma Fertil” is not your average tour doc. The Brazilian band used this opportunity to showcase six new
Princess Nokia is living her best life this summer. A few weeks ago, the East Harlem latinx rapper gave everyone Orchard Beach dreams with her
Berlin rapper, DENA has released visuals for her latest track, “So Wrong” off her upcoming album, If It’s Written. The low-fi, hazy music video triggers
French filmmaker, Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature Revenge makes Kill Bill look PG. Somehow, amidst the terrifyingly gruesome scenes which have most theatergoers (like myself) watching in
Nico, 1988 opens with an older woman getting ready for her morning in a quaint beach house off the coast of Ibiza. I knew I
Photos by Kevin Neal and interview by Danielle O’Neill. Last week at Union Pool in Wiliamsburg, four young women, Naima Jelly, L.E.D, Clottie Cream and
Goat Girl, the British girl group who are on the verge of cult stardom have shared the visuals for their snappy psychedelic rock track, “The
Last January, I uploaded an Instagram video of the snow falling outside my Washington Heights window to Frank Ocean’s, new single, “Chanel.” The whimsical R&B
Jane Church’s latest track, “This Here City” is a nostalgic ode to New York City. A refreshing break from my habitually moody ambient winter playlists,
Queens/Seoul based producer and DJ, Kathy Lee aka Yaeji has gifted us with NYC inspired visuals for her underground house meets Korean folk track, “Drink
In the midst of Alaksa’s “music hungry” indie scene lies post-punk group, The Modern Savage. Based in Anchorage, the quartet feeds off personal experiences to articulate
Baby in Vain’s latest track, “Transcendent” sounds like what Joss Wheeden would play at the end of a Buffy episode. So naturally, I love it. In
Anchorage based post-punk band, The Modern Savage have dropped an antidote for anyone feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day in their video for “Pull Me.” Amorous
Brooklyn rapper turned sexual mystic, Bunny Michael teases fans with an intimate low-key banger to briefly distract us from whatever the fuck is happening in
Falling off the release of their August single“ Emotional High,” Philadelphia’s, Mannequin Pussy drops their bass- heavy visceral anthem, “Romantic.” Despite the tracks fringed sound, singer,
“Women bleed-it’s beautiful and almost no man has seen a used tampon.” Of all the virtuous one-liners spouted from the unequivocally naughty, Elaine in the groovy
Toro Y Moi Give Us Concert Envy in Video for “Grown Up Calls” It’s rare that I read about a
I don’t credit The Craft for enabling my teenage obsession with witchcraft and black combat boots that spilled into my adult years but I do
After hitting the unnerving age of 25, I was ambushed by the villainous, ‘quarterlife crisis.’ Among other concerns, I wrestled with wondering if I would
Brooklyn based alt R & B crooner, Tei Shi just released the visuals for her track, “Get It” off her most recent EP, Verde. The
I have never rooted for characters as much as I did in Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s, French masterpiece, Mustang. Set in modern day rural village in
My best friend cut ties with me this year. She completely snipped me out of her life with the explanation, ‘I just cant be there
Toronto punk band Dilly Dally stays true to their roots. The four-piece band is fresh off of their rave reviewed CMJ run in which we
Following Dev Hynes’ participation in multiple rally’s urging for the justice of Trayvon Martin among others, NYC’s soulful poet, aka Blood Orange released the poignant
Rathborne 10/15/2015 @ Piano’s Cozying up in the intimate space at Pianos Thursday night to watch New York based Luke Rathborne and his band play
Shannon and The Clams 10/16/2015 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg If Spongebob Squarepants had a house band, Shannon and the Clams would be it. The
CMJ Crush: Phony Ppl @ Arlene’s Grocery (10/14) Watching the Brooklyn based hip-hop collective, Phony Ppl is like being serenaded by a group of teenage
CMJ Crush: Perfect Pussy @ Santos Party House (10/14) Overheard outside the Popgun & NME CMJ Showcase: “Wait, is there really a band called Perfect
Just because summer is coming to a close doesn’t mean you have to spend the rest of the season binge watching Buffy, trapped in the
“Merry Christmas Eve, Bitch.” The first line in Sean Bakers latest indie flick, Tangerine, grabs you by your shirt and doesn’t let you go. The
