Oct 11, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)

Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2024.This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It wasn’t the most inspiring week for new tracks, so we considered over 20 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 8. More

Jun 25, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) released a new solo album, The Collective, in March via Matador. Now she has shares a brand new single, “ECRP,” via a music video. More

Jun 12, 2024 By Marina Malin

The FORM feastival returns to Arcosanti, Arizona to celebrate its 10th anniversary this October 4-6. More

May 21, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Seattle’s Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival have announced their 2024 lineup. Highlights include Pavement, James Blake, Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Ladytron, Kim Gordon, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Mercury Rev, Pom Pom Squad, Squirrel Flower, Lauren Mayberry, and more. More

Mar 07, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) is releasing a new solo album, The Collective, this Friday via Matador. This week she has shared its third single, “Psychedelic Orgasm,” via a music video. She’s also announced some more tour dates for this June and July. More

Feb 15, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) is releasing a new solo album, The Collective, on March 8 via Matador. Now she has shared its second single, “I’m a Man,” via a music video that co-stars Gordon’s daughter, Coco Gordon Moore. More

Jan 19, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list was fueled by lots of notable album announcements. More

Jan 16, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) has announced a new solo album, The Collective, and shared its first single, “BYE BYE,” via a music video that stars Gordon’s daughter, Coco Gordon Moore. She’s also announced some tour dates. More

May 20, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler have shared a new song, “Debt Collector,” which features Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth). It is the latest release from Lyle and Cooler’s upcoming benefit compilation album, LAND TRUST: Benefit for NEPOC, which will be out on June 3 exclusively via Bandcamp. More

Dec 10, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) and J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.), along with electronic artist BNH Deluxe (aka John Stephen RePass), have shared new songs as a part of Sub Pop Singles Club, Vol. 6. Gordon and Mascis have shared the songs “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy,” while RePass has shared “Earth is Somewhere Out There” and “Turntable.” More

Dec 02, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) has shared a new song, “Grass Jeans.” All proceeds from the song for the month of December will go toward Fund Texas Choice, a non-profit organization that pays for Texans’ travel to abortion clinics. More

Feb 04, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) has shared a new video for her song “Hungry Baby,” taken from her debut solo album, No Home Record. The video stars Gordon’s daughter Coco-Gordon Moore and was directed by Clara Balzary. More

Feb 27, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Stephen Malkmus, erstwhile Pavement frontman, is releasing a new album, Traditional Techniques, on March 6 via Matador. Now he has shared another song from it, “Shadowbanned,” via an amusing video that features a digital version of Malkmus’ face being superimposed on various other notable musicians and actors, including Mac DeMarco, Kim Gordon, Jason Schwartzman, Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, Conor Oberst, Superorganism’s Orono Noguchi, and others. Malkmus has also launched the “Being Stephen Malkmus” Instagram filter. More

Oct 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Elbow have released a new album, Giants of All Sizes, today via Polydor/Verve Label Group and it’s our Album of the Week. Big Thief‘s Two Hands, on 4AD, is our close runner-up. Find more info on both albums below. More

Oct 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. Last week we covered two week’s worth of songs, but this week we’re back to our regular coverage. Although there are a heck of a lot of honorable mentions this week. More

Oct 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) is releasing her debut solo album, No Home Record, this Friday (October 11) via Matador. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Hungry Baby.” More

Sep 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) is releasing her debut solo album, No Home Record, on October 11 via Matador. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Air BnB.” More

Aug 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) has announced her debut solo album, No Home Record, and shared its new single, “Sketch Artist,” via a video for the track. More

Jun 04, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Body/Head (the experimental rock duo of Kim Gordon, formerly of Sonic Youth, and Bill Nace) have announced a new album, The Switch, and shared its first single, “You Don’t Need.” More

Apr 25, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are releasing a new album, Sparkle Hard, on May 18 via Matador. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Refute.” It features the guest vocals of Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth). Listen below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Sep 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Former Sonic Youth icon Kim Gordon has shared a brand new solo song entitled “Murdered Out.” Justin Raisen (Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira) produced the song, which features Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint on drums. Listen below. Gordon shared a statement about the song, which is also below. More

Aug 18, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Peaches is releasing her new album, Rub, on September 25 via I U She Music/INgrooves. Today she has shared the video for “Close Up.” Vice Cooler directed the clip, which features Peaches as an aspiring Lucha VaVoom wrestler who hires a wrestling coach (played by former Sonic Youth icon Kim Gordon). More