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BV WeeklyCharli XCX Gets Experimental, Converge Get Faster, Knocked Loose Get Rap Metal & MoreDave and Andrew discuss the new indie rock song in the new episode of The Pitt (03:05), Geese's Tiny Desk Concert (07:01), Charli XCX's most experimental album yet (23:51), Knocked Loose's new collaboration with Denzel Curry (29:24), "co-worker music" (33:06), Melvins & Napalm Death's upcoming collab album (35:14), Dropkick Murphys & Haywire's tour-only split LP (38:47), and the killer new Converge album (44:10). Plus: new albums from Worm, Angel Du$t, Jill Scott, Remember Sports, a lost Beach Boys LP, and more.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (g...
2026-02-131h 07BV Weekly
BV WeeklySuper Bowl Music Recap: Bad Bunny Says "God Bless America," Green Day Says Nothing & MoreDave & Andrew discuss all the music at the Super Bowl: the commercials, Bad Bunny's Halftime Show ft. Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin, Zach Bryan's pre-game Madden Bowl, Green Day's opening ceremony, Brandi Carlile's "America the Beautiful," and more. In an unusual move, Green Day checked their politics at the door. Bad Bunny gave an ode to Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican culture with all kinds of Easter eggs. His performance also included cameos from Cardi B, Karol G, Young Miko, Jessica Alba, Pedro Pascal, Toñita, and more; and a powerful, positive message for all of America. In t...
2026-02-0950 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyTurnstile's Grammy Stir, Record Store Day Highlights, Ratboys & MoreOn this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the various reactions to Turnstile's first-ever Grammy wins (05:09); Grammy winners speaking out against ICE (15:39); Hayley Williams' new project Power Snatch (17:02); whatever American Football's up to (21:08); this week's indie rock nostalgia announcement from Broken Social Scene, Metric, and Stars (25:14); five records we're excited about on the new Record Store Day announcement (32:26); the excellent new Ratboys album (42:52); and more of this week's new music and music news.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ T...
2026-02-061h 04BV Weekly
BV WeeklyGeese on SNL, Grammys Preview & 10 Best Albums of JanuaryOn this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the divisive reactions to Geese's SNL debut (05:24), Dave's 10 favorite albums from January (22:37), the new Joyce Manor album (42:04), and more of this week's new music and music news. We also give a preview for this weekend's Grammy awards ceremony (55:30).   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.b...
2026-01-301h 05BV Weekly
BV WeeklyEverybody's A Pitchfork Critic + Arctic Monkeys & A$AP Rocky's ComebacksOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew kick things off by talking about the strong start that the hardcore scene has gotten off to in 2026, including a recap of the recent CIV, Into Another, Orange 9mm, Method of Doubt, Rule Them All, Square One show in Brooklyn (00:30). Then, we discuss A$AP Rocky's big comeback moment (10:24), Pitchfork's new user reviews (21:59), Arctic Monkeys' first new song in 4 years and the charity compilation it's part of (31:35), and why it's been a big week for 2000s-era Canadian indie rock (43:24). We also touch on new music from Courtney Barnett, Snail Mail...
2026-01-231h 04BV Weekly
BV WeeklyRIP Bob Weir ft. special guest Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) + New Mitski, Zach Bryan & moreOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew are joined by special guest, Sonic Youth member, and lifelong Grateful Dead fan Lee Ranaldo to reflect on the death of Bob Weir. Lee's been following the Dead since the early '70s, he was at the legendary Cornell '77 show, and he had a lot to say about the impact left by the Grateful Dead and Bob Weir specifically. While he was here, Lee also told us why Geese are "the new band [he's] most interested in right now," he chatted with us about the just-announced Kim...
2026-01-161h 25BV Weekly
BV Weekly2026 Metal Albums We're Anticipating, 2025 Ones We Loved (BONUS EPISODE)On this bonus episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew talk 21 metal albums we're anticipating (or already loving) in 2026, starting at the 25:10 mark. But before that, we take a slightly belated look at 2025. Dave names and discusses the 5 best metal shows he saw in 2025 (01:23), and then we highlight 5 of our favorite metal albums of 2025 (08:52). For more, see our list of the 33 Best Metal Albums of 2025: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/33-best-metal-albums-of-2025/   Stay tuned for our next weekly episode, coming Friday morning.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or...
2026-01-1553 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyGovBall Lineup, New Robyn, & the 1st Great Hardcore Album of the YearOn the first BV Weekly episode recorded in 2026, Dave and Andrew discuss the just-announced Governors Ball lineup (05:16); new singles from Robyn, Doechii, Jill Scott, and more (23:04); the first great hardcore album of 2026 and a few other new LPs (29:21); and more music news from the first full week of 2026.   96 Albums We're Anticipating In 2026: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/94-albums-were-anticipating-in-2026/ GovBall lineup: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/governors-ball-2026-lineup-aap-rocky-lorde-geese-clipse-amyl-wet-leg-turnover-more/   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes li...
2026-01-0937 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly26 Albums We're Anticipating in 2026On the first BV Weekly episode of the new year, Dave, Andrew, Amanda, and Bill discuss 26 albums that we're collectively looking forward to hearing in 2026, including several that we know for sure are coming out and a few that we're crossing our fingers for. Will this be the year that My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Newsom, Thursday, Mitski, and/or Phoebe Bridgers finally drop something new? We hope so.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/...
2026-01-0248 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly25 Best Rap Albums of 2025 + Nas' Year-Long NY Rap TakeoverOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew dive into BrooklynVegan's list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025, which we published here: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/25-best-rap-albums-of-2025/ The list begins at the 26:53 mark, but first, we take a look back on one of the defining hip hop stories of 2025: Nas' Legend Has It series, which produced new albums by Slick Rick, Mobb Deep, Big L, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Nas' own collaborative album with DJ Premier. Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan...
2025-12-2655 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyBest Albums of 2025On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave, Andrew, Bill, and Amanda discuss the BrooklynVegan list of the best albums of 2025. You can find the full list of 55 albums on BrooklynVegan.com, and on this episode we each pick two albums from the list to discuss before breaking down the top 10. After that, each BV team member gives one honorable mention that didn't make the list. Also, at the end of the episode, we share some of our favorite memories about Music Hall of Williamsburg, which will be closing its doors in 2026. Find the full list...
2025-12-191h 42BV Weekly
BV WeeklyBest Punk Albums of 2025On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew break down the list of the 50 best punk albums of 2025 that we published on BrooklynVegan.com: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/50-best-punk-albums-of-2025/   That conversation comes in at 09:42, and before and after that we talk about some other fun stuff, including more updates on other year-end lists we've seen, the recent Snocaps (Katie & Allison Crutchfield) shows, new music released this week, and more.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ ...
2025-12-121h 09BV Weekly
BV Weekly2025 Album Year-End Lists: 5 Surprises & TakeawaysIt's the first week of December, and that means almost every major 'best albums of the year' list is officially out. On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew go through 5 takeaways, discoveries, and surprises of the major lists we've seen so far. We discuss Pitchfork's very niche #1 album of the year (11:40), the multiple-lists-dominating Gelli Haha (30:13), the double whammy of Geese's new album and singer Cameron Winter's 2024 solo album (37:11), the representation (or lack thereof) of heavy music on this year's major lists (47:46), and some glaring/interesting omissions (58:49). Also in this episode, we talk new music...
2025-12-051h 19BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicNew Podcast Alert! BV WeeklyHave you subscribed to BV Weekly yet? BrooklynVegan now has two podcasts! There's this one, BV Interviews (formerly known as The BrooklynVegan Show), as well as BV Weekly, a recently launched podcast in which BV founder Dave Levine and longtime editor (and original BV Interviews host) Andrew Sacher chat weekly about the biggest stories and trending topics in music, new albums, live shows, and more. New episodes go up every Friday morning. Like and subscribe now! https://linktr.ee/bvweekly
2025-11-2801 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly10 Albums to Hear Before Making Your 'Best of 2025' List + Geese Live ReviewOn this special Thanksgiving week episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew offer up a list of 10 albums you should make sure you've heard before making your 'Best Albums of 2025' lists. It's not necessarily a list of "overlooked" albums, nor is it our top 10. It's just 10 great albums from this year that we think deserve another push as everyone's figuring out what makes their lists. Also, Dave caught the end of the tour by a band who's sure to be near the top of most major year-end lists: Geese!   Email bvweekly@gmail.c...
2025-11-2859 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyMy Bloody Valentine & Converge's Returns, Cindy Lee's Entrancing Live Show + MoreOn this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss My Bloody Valentine's (not so) secret comeback show (01:57), talk Cindy Lee's entrancing NYC shows with special guest Amanda Hatfield (11:09), break down Converge's new single (and Andrew's top 5 Converge albums) (27:25), and run through new albums from Glitterer (Ned from Title Fight's newer band), De La Soul, and more (34:59).   Also in this episode: updates on Geese, Snocaps, Robyn, Jack White, Black Flag, My Chemical Romance, and more.   Plus, a little more insight into our new list of 10 Nu Metal Albums That Even Nu...
2025-11-2150 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly32 Bands Jack White Wants in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Robyn's Return, & Year-End List PreseasonOn this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss some highlights of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, including Jack White shouting out 32 artists that haven't been inducted during The White Stripes' induction speech (00:24); the amazingly star-studded OutKast performance/tribute with Tyler the Creator, Janelle Monáe, Doja Cat, Killer Mike, and others (14:21); and more. From there, we get into Robyn's new comeback single "Dopamine" (25:42); the first round of 2025 album year-end lists (28:17); new albums including FKA twigs, Lamp of Murmuur, and Mike Patton & The Avett Brothers (37:44); the new Charli XCX & John Cale song (45:48); and more o...
2025-11-1453 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly2026 Grammy Nominations ReactionOn this special edition of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew recap and react to the just-announced 2026 Grammy nominations, from the artists we were excited to see on there to the moments that had us rolling our eyes to some interesting genre discrepancies. Artists we highlight include Turnstile, Deftones, Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Hayley Williams, The Cure, Wet Leg, Tame Impala, FKA twigs, and more.   Full list of nominations: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/2026-grammy-nominees-deftones-turnstile-chappell-roan-lady-gaga-dijon-more/   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.co...
2025-11-0731 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyRadiohead, Snocaps, & the Rapper Zohran Mamdani Might Not Be NYC Mayor WithoutOn this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the Radiohead comeback shows and then look at two surprise-releases from this past week: the debut album from Katie (Waxahatchee) & Allison Crutchfield's (Swearin') new band Snocaps, which also features MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook; and the new guest-filled EP from Heems that features Panda Bear of Animal Collective, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Anand Wilder of Yeasayer, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. We also discuss how Heems just so happens to be the indie-rapper that helped inspire NYC's new Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to pursue his already-historic political career. Also...
2025-11-0753 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly2025 State of Black Metal Address, Shudder To Think Reunion, MoreHappy Halloween! Dave and Andrew kick off this episode of BV Weekly with some spooky season fun, before discussing the Shudder To Think reunion tour that just hit NYC (and the new music they played at the show) (07:59) and answering the question: is 2025 the biggest year for black metal in a while? (27:55) We also take a look at new albums (43:01), new songs (50:10), and more of this week's music news.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday m...
2025-10-311h 02BV Weekly
BV WeeklyWhen We Were Young Recap, Sick New World, Hardcore's Latest It-Band(s?) & moreOn this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew are joined by Alternative Press editor-in-chief Anna Zanes to discuss highlights of last weekend's When We Were Young festival (00:59), which Andrew and Anna both attended and did several backstage interviews at. Topics include but are not limited to blink-182, Avril Lavigne, Taking Back Sunday, Bad Religion, Drain, Knocked Loose, and, of course, nostalgia. After that, Dave and Andrew dissect the just-announced Sick New World lineups (33:53); recap some of this week's news; and look at new music from Speed, Parts Work (a new project from Hop Along's Frances Quinlan), Angel...
2025-10-241h 12BV Weekly
BV WeeklyThe Return of Sugar, A Tribute to D'Angelo, and a Las Vegas Emo Festival Double-HeaderOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew pay tribute to the legendary D'Angelo, who shockingly passed away at age 51 this week (01:56), and celebrate the return of '90s alt-rock heroes Sugar (10:13). Then, Dave picks his 10 favorite sets from last weekend's Best Friends Forever festival (21:43), and Andrew picks 10 bands that are not to miss at this weekend's other Las Vegas emo festival, When We Were Young (51:21). We also look at new music from Militarie Gun, Good Luck, Destiny Bond, Courtney Barnett, Armand Hammer, Glitterer, and more.   This weekend, Andrew will be interviewing bands live b...
2025-10-171h 21BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicSuper Furry Animals' Gruff RhysThis week we've got Welsh indie rock legend and Super Furry Animals frontman, Gruff Rhys who just released his ninth solo album, Dim Probs, which is also his first for Mogwai's Rock Action label. We discussed the bleak themes of the album and the Welsh DIY music that inspired it, his recent US tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of his album American Interior, missing the Oasis reunion shows in Cardiff, that time Super Furry Animals toured with Oasis 20 years ago, raves in the Welsh countryside, working with illustrator Pete Fowler for Dim Probs and the merch opportunities with the...
2025-10-1330 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyWhat Made Rolling Stone's Best Songs of the 21st Century & 10 Songs That Didn'tOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew dissect Rolling Stone's new list of the 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far and Andrew offers up his own list of 10 songs he'd add to the list. We also discuss the recent comeback of Mobb Deep, aided in part by the NYC rap duo topping another big list (Pitchfork's 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time) (42:28); preview this weekend's Las Vegas emo festival Best Friends Forever (00:33); address this past week's Taylor Swift madness (11:08); and look at new music from Joyce Manor, Lande Hekt, Black Eyes, Hannah Frances, and more (50:00).
2025-10-1058 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicCate Le Bon on 'Michelangelo Dying,' producing Wilco, touring & moreThis week we've got Welsh iconoclast Cate Le Bon who just released the wonderful, if heartbreaking new album, Michelangelo Dying. We discussed how the album was not the record she intended or wanted to make; her creative partnership with producer and engineer Samur Khouja; working with musicians Dylan Hadley, Valentina Magliati, Stephen Black and Euan Hinshelwood on the album; her other career as a producer making records with Wilco, Dry Cleaning, Horsegirl and more; her 2026 tour plans; her new dog, and more. -- Credits: Hosted & produced by Bill Pearis Mixed and...
2025-10-0633 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyThe Sudden Explosion of Geese, the Comeback of Hum (and Sonic Youth?!), Bad Bunny Super Bowl Controversy & MoreOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the instantly-controversial announcement that Bad Bunny is headlining the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show; last weekend's CBGB Fest that Dave attended; the sudden explosion of NYC indie rock band Geese; the just-announced comebacks of Hum, Chapterhouse, Ink & Dagger, and Boys Life; Sonic Youth's "2026" tease; a new band from Hop Along's Frances Quinlan; and new music from Agriculture, Prewn, Rocket, Dry Cleaning, and more. This episode goes out to Lou from Sick Of It All, who sadly revealed this week that his cancer has returned. If you’re able to...
2025-10-031h 04BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicFred Armisen on '100 Sound Effects,' Steve Albini, Uncle Fester spinoff, moreComedian, actor and musician Fred Armisen has just released a new album: 100 Sound Effects and yes it's exactly that -- a old school sound effects album, but one only Fred Armisen could make. We talked to Fred about how he came to make it, how the late Steve Albini played a part in it, and the unexpected difficulties there were in creating his own sound effects. Along the way there are digressions into '80s "marimba wave" and Sophistipop, singing Foreigner in an episode of Wednesday, the show's upcoming Uncle Fester spinoff, five records Fred thinks everyone should own a...
2025-09-2938 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyBut My Bloody Valentine Are Playing PrimaveraOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew dissect the newly-announced Primavera Sound 2026 lineup (07:22), compare it to last week's Coachella lineup announcement, and take a peak at the lineup for Coachella's country music cousin, Stagecoach (18:14). We also bid farewell to Foxing, who just announced an indefinite hiatus (22:28); look at new music/announcements from Danny Brown (39:17), Ratboys (44:42), and the new project from Phoenix and Braxe + Falcon called UFOs (47:01); and more.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions!  Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ Every Foxing album, ranked: https://www.br...
2025-09-261h 01BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicThe Hives' Howlin' Pelle on Microphone swinging disasters, Mike D & moreSwedish garage rock greats just released THE HIVES FOREVER FOREVER THE HIVES, their terrific seventh album which was co-produced by longtime collaborator Pelle Gunnerfeldt and The Beastie Boys' Mike D, with additional productions by Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme. We talked to Hives frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist about the new album, working with Mike D and Josh Homme, microphone swinging disasters, Def Leppard, the best Swedish band of the 2000s who weren't The Hives, playing outdoor shows in bad weather, their upcoming 2026 tour opening for My Chemical Romance, and more. Plus: five records he thinks...
2025-09-2326 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyRiot Fest vs Louder Than Life vs Shaky Knees + Wednesday's New Album & moreOn this episode of BV Weekly, Andrew and Dave look at three great US music festivals this weekend and discuss which one they'd each most like to attend: Riot Fest, Louder Than Life, or Shaky Knees (04:31). We also pay tribute to At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg (00:31); talk new albums from Wednesday, Cardiacs, Nine Inch Nails, and others (29:52); new songs from Gerard Way's new band with members of The Interrupters, Mike Patton's new collaborative project with The Avett Brothers, and Lamp of Murmuur (44:59); and more. This is actually our second episode of BV Weekly this week, following...
2025-09-1956 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyCoachella 2026 Lineup BreakdownCoachella's 2026 lineup is here and we've got thoughts. All three headliners are pop stars for the first time in Coachella history, but Goldenvoice's punk roots are still well represented. Past headliners The Strokes are now one slot below Justin Bieber. The xx are back. Will Clipse have big guests? Are Nine Inch Nails doing a full EDM set with Boys Noize? What exactly is Bob Baker Marionettes? And what's up with that weird Radiohead thing? All this and more on the new episode of BV Weekly.   Full Coachella 2026 lineup here: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/coachella-2026-l...
2025-09-1648 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyRilo Kiley's Return, Eminem's Stans, Turnstile's Tiny Stage Dive & moreOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave, Andrew, and special guest Amanda Hatfield discuss the triumphant Rilo Kiley reunion tour that just hit NYC and how Rilo Kiley went from some early critical pans to one of the millennial generation's most beloved bands (10:10). Andrew and Dave also talk about Eminem's new Stans documentary (00:44), an impactful Brooklyn show from Brazilian death metal band Crypta (25:20), the remarkable debut full-length from rising UK art-jazz-punks Maruja (31:18), Turnstile giving Tiny Desk its first-ever stage dive (47:04), the excellent new song from Turnstile's soon-to-be tourmates Speed (43:37), and more.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com w...
2025-09-1254 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicSuede's Mat OsmanUK group Suede (known to some in America as The London Suede) just released their 10th album, Antidepressants, which has them adding dark post-punk to their signature "beautiful trash" glammy sound. It's the latest release in of the best second acts in recent memory. We talked to bassist Mat Osman about Suede's longevity, the care they've put into every record, especially since reforming in 2010, the album's post-punk sound and his own goth roots. We also discuss Matt's second career as an author and his brother Richard who is behind the very popular The Thursday Murder Club book...
2025-09-1141 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicSaint Etienne's Pete Wiggs & Sarah CracknellAfter 35 years UK trio Saint Etienne have decided that their 13th album, International, will be their last. They've gone out with a bang, though, collaborating Confidence Man, The Chemical Brothers Tom Rowlands and Doves' Jez Williams, Haircut 100's Nick Heyward, Erasure's Vince Clark, and more on the album's songs. We talked with 2/3rds of the band, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell, on the decision to bring an end to Saint Etienne, the many great collaborators on International, what their kids listen to, touring America (including a memorable early gig at New York's infamous Limelight Club), having Oasis...
2025-09-0845 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyNine Inch Nails, Oasis, and System Of A Down's NYC Takeovers + Anticipated Albums of FallOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave, Andrew, and special guest Bill Pearis recap and discuss three massive NYC-area shows that took place this past week: System Of A Down/Korn at MetLife Stadium (02:51), Oasis at MetLife Stadium (09:39), and Nine Inch Nails at Barclays Center (21:49). Then, Andrew and Dave take a look at some albums we're anticipating this fall (31:43); just-released new albums from Big Thief, David Byrne, Georgia Maq, and others (45:00); and more of this week's new music and music news.   Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions!  Visit BrooklynVegan: https://ww...
2025-09-0557 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicHot Chip's Alexis Taylor & Joe GoddardWe talked with Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard about the band's new Best Of comp Joy In Repetition, the purpose Best Of's serve in the streaming era, some of their favorite Greatest Hits albums, how they got Sgt Peppers designer Sir Peter Blake to do the album cover, technical difficulties at live shows, the impressive list of people who have played drums with Hot Chip, their upcoming live shows in New York, LA and London, and more. Credits: Hosted & produced by Bill Pearis Mixed by Nick Gray Theme music...
2025-09-0239 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyIDLES brought back '90s NYC + New Albums from Blood Orange, The Beths, The Hives & MoreDave is out this week, but we've got BV's Bill Pearis in his place for a shorter-than-usual episode that opens with a recap of IDLES coming to NYC and turning the clocks back three decades to help celebrate the release of Darren Aronofsky's new film 'Caught Stealing.' We then look at new albums from Blood Orange, The Beths, The Hives, End It, CMAT, and more (02:14); and new singles/album announcements from Chat Pile/Hayden Pedigo and Midlake (19:02).   UPDATE: As Bill guessed it might be, the Erykah Badu & The Alchemist album was in fact delayed.
2025-08-2923 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicElbow's Guy Garvey talks 'AUDIO VERTIGO,' new EP, upcoming tour, moreGuy Garvey, who has led Manchester band Elbow since the mid-'90s, talks with us this week about the band's new EP, their upcoming first full North American tour since before Covid, their secret to longevity, and lots more.   ** Credits: Hosted & produced by Bill Pearis Mixed by Nick Gray Theme music by Michael Silverstein
2025-08-2629 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyDeftones Are The New Radiohead, Odd Future Is Now, RIP Brent HindsThis week’s episode sadly starts with the shocking news of Mastodon co-founder Brent Hinds’ death, which broke just as we were about to record. This episode’s dedicated to Brent, and it also goes deep into the new Deftones album private music (04:57), along with a list of 5 other new records for Deftones fans (18:58) and discussions about Earl Sweatshirt’s prank-ish album rollout (29:42), the excellent new album from rising indie-country artist Greg Freeman (24:58), the returns of Good Luck and Merchandise (34:36), bad (and good?) news from At the Gates (38:17), the FYA lineup announcement (40:54), and more.   Email bvweekly...
2025-08-2244 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicThe Beta Band's Steve Mason on reunion tour, legacy and moreThe Beta Band's Steve Mason gives only his second interview since the group announced they were reforming for their first tour in 20 years. We discuss the reunion, The Beta Band's legacy, the dangers of nostalgia, how they wanted to destroy Britpop when they formed, touring with Radiohead, and more. ** Credits: Hosted & produced by Bill Pearis Mixed by Nick Gray Theme music by Michael Silverstein
2025-08-2146 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyPop Beef, '90s Rap Classics, & A Melodic Hardcore Rock BlockOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew celebrate BrooklynVegan's 21st birthday before going on to discuss KPop Demon Hunters (02:38); the new Jeff Buckley documentary (05:02); Raekwon's first of many Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 30th anniversary shows (09:09); the apparent Lana Del Rey & Ethel Cain beef (24:33); new albums from Pool Kids, Kerosene Heights, Marissa Nadler, Panopticon, and more (30:50); and of course, this week's big Taylor Swift announcement (33:15). Right in the middle of all that is a block of melodic hardcore talk, including Militarie Gun's album announcement, Drain's new clean-vocal single, and some thoughts on why Title Fight is in the...
2025-08-1546 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicMoving Mountains' Greg Dunn on Reunion Album, 20th Anniversary of the Band, & What's NextMoving Mountains leader Greg Dunn gives a rare interview in which he reflects on 20 years of Moving Mountains; dives into the band's first new album in 12 years, Pruning of the Lower Limbs; breaks the news that Moving Mountains are already planning their next album; and much more. ** Credits: Hosted & produced by Andrew Sacher Mixed by Nick Gray Theme music by Michael Silverstein
2025-08-111h 03BV Weekly
BV WeeklyDid Stomp Clap Define the Early 2010s? Is Rock Back?On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss this week's discourse surrounding Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' "Home" as a potential "worst song ever," stomp clap music, and 2008-2012 indie (02:06); along with recent "Is Rock Back?" articles coinciding with Olivia Rodrigo continuing her alt-rock collabs by bringing Weezer out at Lollapalooza (25:58). We also look at Blackbraid, Ethel Cain, DJ Premier & Roc Marciano, and more new albums (31:31); the announcement of Algernon Cadwallader's first album in 14 years (41:05), and more. Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions!  Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/
2025-08-0851 minBV Weekly
BV Weekly10 Lollapalooza Acts To See, 17 New Hayley Williams Songs, A Fleshwater Announcement & MoreOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss (technically more than) 10 lineup highlights of this weekend's Lollapalooza festival (06:00), the week-long saga of Hayley Williams' surprise 17-song drop (20:10), an exciting new album announcement from Fleshwater (33:51), new albums from The Armed and Wisp (28:58), and more. Plus, a little talk about the New York Liberty and Happy Gilmore 2. Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions!  Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/hayley-williams-the-armed-wisp-reviews/ This Week's Indie Basement: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-8-1...
2025-08-0139 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyRIP Ozzy Osbourne, New Tyler the Creator, & Hayley Williams Goes '90sOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew mourn the loss of Ozzy Osbourne and celebrate his life by looking back on the massive impact that he and Black Sabbath left behind (05:50). We also discuss the semi-surprise new Tyler, the Creator album (23:18), another new album by another Tyler, the new very '90s Hayley Williams track (31:36), Pat Flynn from Fiddlehead/Have Heart's new band How Much Art (32:14), and more.   Correction: It's Tony Iommi coughing on "Sweet Leaf," not Ozzy! ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the l...
2025-07-2543 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyIndie-Country Boom, Alex G, Deftones, and Tyler the Creator & Acid Bath's NYC TakeoversOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the "new indie-country boom" that Andrew also wrote a lengthy article about on BrooklynVegan, Alex G's major label debut, Deftones' first single from their anticipated new album, and the two very different NYC shows that our hosts saw this week: Tyler, the Creator and Acid Bath. Plus: a rundown of more new album recommendations, new songs, and recent music news. CORRECTION: Though the Jane's Addiction drama did start with a bad performance at Pier 17 in NYC, the meltdown that was then followed by the tour cancellation and...
2025-07-1839 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyRIP Black Sabbath, Welcome Back Oasis, Clipse & Wet Leg + 15 Hours of Hell (Fest)On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss two massive shows that happened back to back in the UK: the first Oasis reunion show and the final Black Sabbath show. Dave also recaps seeing 20+ bands in 15 hours at the return of NJ's Hellfest (aka Hellphyra), and we discuss new albums from Clipse and Wet Leg, some of this week's best new songs, and more.   ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher Theme S...
2025-07-1157 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyBest Albums of 2025 So FarAs we reach the halfway point of 2025, Dave and Andrew discuss several of the BrooklynVegan team's favorite albums of the first six months of the year, broken down by genre, including indie rock, punk/hardcore, emo, pop, rap, metal, country, and a few smaller subgenres in between. At the end, we name 10 albums we're looking forward to hear that are coming out this summer.   Our 40 Favorite Albums of 2025 So Far https://www.brooklynvegan.com/our-40-favorite-albums-of-2025-so-far/   58 Albums We're Anticipating for Summer 2025 https://www.brooklynvegan.com/58-albums-were-anticipating-for-summer-2025/...
2025-07-021h 00BV Weekly
BV WeeklyGreet Death, Emo Bands Going Heavy, Witch Club Satan & Georgia Maq's LabubuOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss rising feminist black metal trio Witch Club Satan, Olivia Rodrigo covering Fontaines D.C., Camp Cope singer Georgia Maq's recent solo show in NYC (Labubu included), former BrooklynVegan photographer Bao Nguyen's "We Are the World" documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, the hardcore bands opening blink-182's upcoming tour, the new Greet Death album, and more. Plus, the 10th anniversary reissue of Citizen's Everybody Is Going To Heaven and the new hardcore songs from The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die prompt a...
2025-06-2748 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyZohran Mamdani's Rap Past, Outbreak Fest, Wednesday's Anticipated Album & MoreOn this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the guest-filled 2025 edition of UK hardcore (and more) festival Outbreak Fest with Turnstile, Knocked Loose, and more; NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's rap past, Indecision/Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan's bid for NYC comptroller, and other music-related aspects of the NYC election; Turnover playing NYC on the Peripheral Vision 10th anniversary tour; HBO's new Pee-wee Herman documentary; anticipated albums from Wednesday and End It; and more.   ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created a...
2025-06-2041 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyRIP Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, and Billy JonesThe second episode of our new podcast BV Weekly is a sad one. We mourn the losses of innovative music icons Brian Wilson and Sly Stone, as well as one of our close friends: veteran NYC concert promoter and scene fixture Billy Jones. We also look at Neil Young’s new protest album, The Cure’s new remix album, the new Drain single, and more, and recap the recent Turnstile show in NYC (with surprise guest Hayley Williams) and Olivia Rodrigo’s headlining Governors Ball set (with surprise guest David Byrne).    ** Credits: BV Weekl...
2025-06-1350 minBV Weekly
BV WeeklyNew Turnstile, New Pulp, New BrooklynVegan Podcast (Hello, World!)The first episode of BrooklynVegan's new BV Weekly is here. Every Friday morning Dave and Andrew will be discussing the week's music news, new albums, new songs, and more, and with this episode falling on the release day of Turnstile and Pulp's highly-anticipated new albums, we spend the bulk of this episode talking about those. Also featured in this episode: Little Simz, Wednesday, Grizzly Bear, Alex G, For Your Health, McKinley Dixon, Miley Cyrus, and more.   Find us at https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ for much more Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/  ...
2025-06-0639 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music5 Pure Noise Albums that Shaped the Label with Founder Jake RoundTo celebrate the (slightly belated) 15th anniversary of Pure Noise Records, label founder Jake Round joined us for a rare interview in which he reflects on the past, present, and future of the label, and also picks five releases that he feels altered the trajectory of Pure Noise.   -- The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for musicians that allows you to easily upload your music to all major streaming platforms. You can get 30% off of your first year’s membership by signing up at distrokid.com/vip...
2025-06-031h 17BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicPelican: 10 Albums That Influenced 'Flickering Resonance'Laurent Schroeder-Lebec and Trevor de Brauw of Chicago instrumental band Pelican join us on the latest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast to discuss 10 (technically 11) albums that influenced their new album, 'Flickering Resonance,' which arrives May 16 via Run For Cover. It's Pelican's first album in six years, first with Laurent back in the band in 12 years, and first for Run For Cover, following releases on Hydra Head and Southern Lord. Though Pelican have long been grouped with metal, they came up in the musically-diverse Chicago DIY scene of the '90s, surrounded by punk, hardcore, emo, post-hardcore, and more...
2025-05-141h 01BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicBayside S/T at 20 with Anthony Raneri2025 marks 25 years of Bayside and it also marks 20 years of their self-titled sophomore album, which vocalist/guitarist Anthony Raneri joined us on the BrooklynVegan podcast to discuss.   The album came at a pivotal moment for both the band and the 2000s emo boom that they were part of, and Anthony discusses all the factors that led to this album turning out the way it did, and the way it changed the band’s career forever. He discusses the impact that being from the Long Island scene and being surrounded by the meteoric rises of bands lik...
2025-03-191h 30BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music'Peripheral Vision' at 10 with Turnover's Austin GetzDrastically changing up your style as a young, rising band is a risk, but Peripheral Vision teaches us that making a beloved record never really comes down to style as much as it comes down to great songwriting. Turnover went all in on their newfound love of dream pop/post-punk for Peripheral Vision, and they still had the driving backbone and the sappy sincerity of their emo/punk days that made the new album stand out as unique within all of those genres. It quickly became the band’s breakthrough record, and it set the tone for the next decade...
2025-03-061h 33BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicThe OffspringIt’s been a pretty big year for The Offspring. It’s the 40th anniversary of the band, the 30th anniversary of Smash, and they’ve got their new album Supercharged out now on Concord Records. They’ve also done some unlikely collaborations during their music festival appearances–Ed Sheeran joined them for “Million Miles Away,” Queen’s Brian May joined them for an orchestral rock rendition of “Gone Away” and Queen’s “Stone Cold Crazy,” and Offspring singer Dexter Holland joined The Beach Boys for “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” We caught up with Dexter and guitarist Noodles for a new episode of the BrooklynVega...
2024-10-2432 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicTim Kasher (Cursive)As Cursive gear up to release their new album Devourer, lead singer Tim Kasher joins us us on the BrooklynVegan Podcast. Throughout our hour-long conversation, Tim talks about classic Cursive records, the Omaha/Saddle Creek scene he came up in, his thoughts on being associated with emo (and covering At the Drive-In at Bonnaroo’s Emo SuperJam), continuing to discover new music and art at middle age (he just turned 50 on August 19, happy belated!), the new album, and more. He unpacks some of the hopeless, apocalyptic, state-of-the-world themes on Devourer, talks about bringing cello back into the fold on the past f...
2024-09-091h 08BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicThe Get Up Kids: Something To Write Home About at 25The Get Up Kids‘ classic 1999 album Something To Write Home About turns 25 this year, and the band is celebrating with an expanded reissue and a tour, and for the occasion, co-leaders Matt Pryor and Jim Suptic joined us on the BrooklynVegan podcast for an hour-long reflection on the album. They reminisced about how they evolved from their very humble beginnings and their 1997 debut album Four Minute Mile into the band that wrote one of the most influential emo albums of all time just two years later, the label feeding frenzy that followed Four Minute Mile‘s success and the decision to...
2024-07-2259 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicBest Emo Albums of 2014To go along with our list of 30 Classic Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums Turning 10 in 2024 on BrooklynVegan.com (https://www.brooklynvegan.com/30-classic-emo-post-hardcore-albums-turning-10-in-2024/), Home Is Where vocalist Brandon MacDonald and music critic Drew Beringer (Chorus.fm, fka AbsolutePunk) join us to discuss and debate 15 albums on the list, including albums by The Hotelier, Modern Baseball, Joyce Manor, Tigers Jaw, La Dispute, You Blew It!, Pianos Become the Teeth, and more. Brandon, whose band are considered leaders of "fifth wave emo," also gives her perspective on what separates the 2010s-era fourth wave from the current fifth wave, sheds a little light...
2024-07-091h 41BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicSaosin (Beau Burchell)A lot’s going on in the world of Saosin right now. They’re gearing up to release Live From The Garden Amphitheater, a live album recorded at their 2023 20th anniversary shows with both lead vocalists (Anthony Green and Cove Reber) that includes a full performance of their debut EP Translating The Name, covers (of Sunny Day Real Estate, At the Drive-In, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Blindside), and more; they have a re-recorded “Saosin’s Version” of their self-titled album on the way in order to give the album a long-awaited vinyl re-release (due to rights issues with Capitol Records); they’r...
2024-05-161h 06BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicVIAL (KT Branscom & Katie Fischer)Minneapolis indie-punk band VIAL join us on the BrooklynVegan podcast in celebration of their excellent new album burnout, out 3/29 via Get Better Records. It’s their third album, and in my opinion their best yet, with everything from punk ragers to brighter indie pop and a lyrical theme that tells the story of a person losing a relationship, with all the anger, sadness, guilt, and apathy (and humor!) that comes with that. Guitarist and co-lead vocalist KT Branscom and drummer Katie Fischer join us on the show to talk about coming up in the Minneapolis DIY scene, blowing up during...
2024-03-2652 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicNed Russin (Glitterer, Title Fight)Ned Russin, leader of Glitterer and co-vocalist of the currently-dormant Title Fight, joins us on the BV show in celebration of Glitterer's great new album Rationale, out this week via ANTI- Records. The conversation veers into topics like DIY ethos vs capitalist realities, art vs commerce and the way art is valued (or undervalued) in general), and other similar ideas that informed the lyricism on Rationale.   --   Theme music by Michael Silverstein   The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for musicians that...
2024-02-221h 22BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicAaron Carnes (In Defense of Ska)The latest episode of the BrooklynVegan Podcast is an interview with Aaron Carnes, author of the book In Defense of Ska and co-host of the In Defense of Ska podcast. Aaron joins us to celebrate the new updated, expanded 'Ska Now More Than Ever' edition of his book, which you can pre-order now from Clash Books, and the new season of the IDOS podcast, which just launched. Future episodes feature interviews with members of Jawbreaker, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Mr. Bungle, Save Ferris, illuminati hotties, and more. Aaron joins us on the show to talk about...
2024-01-221h 38BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicWiki Talks New Albums with MIKE/Alchemist & Tony Seltzer, Top Current Rappers & MoreNew York rapper Wiki has not one but two great new albums out this year, 14K Figaro with producer Tony Seltzer and Faith Is A Rock with MIKE and producer The Alchemist, and he joined us on the new episode of the BrooklynVegan Podcast to talk about both of those albums and much more. Wiki has been on a roll with projects that feature a single producer–2022’s Cold Cuts with Subjxct 5, and 2021’s Half God with Navy Blue and Telephonebooth with NAH–and he gets into all of these albums throughout our discussion, while touching on what he likes about do...
2023-11-2851 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicDan Yemin (Paint It Black, Open City, Lifetime, etc)Dan Yemin has not one but two bands with new albums out this year: Paint It Black‘s first album in 10 years (and first for Revelation), Famine, as well as the second LP by Open City (which also includes Paint It Black/Ceremony’s Andy Nelson and members of Bridge and Tunnel, Titus Andronicus, and Ted Leo + the Pharmacists), Hands In The Honey Jar. With all this exciting stuff happening in his world, we invited him on the latest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast. Throughout our hour-long conversation, we talked about longevity in punk and hardcore, bridging the gap be...
2023-10-301h 05BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicCitizen (Mat Kerekes & Nick Hamm)It’s been a big year for the ever-changing Midwest rock band Citizen, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of their classic debut album Youth with the biggest shows of their career, and who are marching right along and about to release their new album Calling The Dogs this Friday (10/6) via Run For Cover. Ahead of the album’s release, vocalist Mat Kerekes and guitarist Nick Hamm joined us on the BrooklynVegan podcast.   Pick up our exclusive blue/red swirl vinyl variant of the new Citizen album in the BV shop, at shop.brooklynvegan.com/collections/citizen.
2023-10-0455 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicJustice Tripp (Angel Du$t, Trapped Under Ice)This episode of The BrooklynVegan Show is an interview with Angel Du$t and Trapped Under Ice vocalist Justice Tripp. We talk a lot about both of his bands, with a big focus on Angel Du$t's great new album Brand New Soul, and we also touch on everything from the influence of Prince on Angel Du$t to Justice's favorite David Bowie album to Sublime haters to Justice learning to love Godsmack to gatekeeping in hardcore and much more. -- The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for...
2023-09-061h 17BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicNorman Brannon (Texas Is The Reason, ’Anti-Matter’ zine)Norman Brannon of Texas Is The Reason, New End Original, Shelter, and more (and currently touring guitarist for Thursday) recently relanched his legendary '90s hardcore fanzine Anti-Matter as a Substack, and we invited him on the BrooklynVegan podcast to talk more about the relaunch, and why it made sense to bring it back today. The conversation took all kinds of interesting twists and turns, and I think if you're into any type of hardcore then and/or now, it's very worth listening to what Norman had to say.   -- The BrooklynVegan Show i...
2023-08-101h 50BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicPool KidsThe latest episode of the BrooklynVegan Podcast is an interview with Florida emo/math rock band Pool Kids. We caught up with the band in the midst of their headlining tour in continued support of their breakthrough 2022 self-titled sophomore LP, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary this month, and also surrounding the release of their new split EP with their hardcore alter-egos POOL. We called them up while they were in the van and running late to their San Francisco show, so we had to weather a few minor technical difficulties caused by cell phone service, but we ended up...
2023-07-2550 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicChris Payne on 2000s emo book ’Where Are Your Boys Tonight?’The latest guest on the BrooklynVegan podcast is writer and author Chris Payne in celebration of his new book Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion, 1999-2008, out now on Dey Street Books. We talked about how growing up in NJ during the 2000s emo boom and pursuing a career in music journalism, including a seven-year stint as a staff writer at Billboard, pushed Chris towards writing this book, and we also dove into some key moments of his book and just chatted a lot about 2000s emo. If you're into emo at al...
2023-06-201h 30BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicAdam McIlwee on Wicca Phase, Tigers Jaw, Lil Peep & moreThe latest guest on the BrooklynVegan podcast is Adam McIlwee of Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, who's also a former/founding member of Tigers Jaw, co-founder of GothBoiClique, member of Pay For Pain, and more. Adam joins us to discuss the new self-titled Wicca Phase album that's out now on Run For Cover. He discusses influences behind the album like Fairport Convention, The Pentangle, '90s dance music, and several non-musical influences; talks working with guest vocalist Zola Jesus and co-producer Ben Greenberg of Uniform; and more. We also get into a career-spanning chat, ranging from his early days coming...
2023-06-141h 18BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicSammy Ciaramitaro (Drain, Gulch)Sammy Ciaramitaro, vocalist of Santa Cruz hardcore band Drain (and drummer of the now-defunct Gulch), joins us on the BrooklynVegan podcast in anticipation of Drain's sophomore album and first for Epitaph, Living Proof. It's a great album that expands upon the hardcore punk energy, thrash/groove metal riffs, and California warmth of their 2020 debut LP on Revelation Records, California Cursed, widening the band's sonic palette to include things like a rap interlude and a clean-vocal Descendents cover, and some of Sammy's most impactful lyricism yet. On the podcast, we dig into the new album and talk about Drain's...
2023-05-031h 25BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicBraid (Bob Nanna & Chris Broach)Today's episode is an interview with Bob Nanna and Chris Broach of the massively influential '90s emo band Braid, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their classic 1998 album 'Frame & Canvas.' Bob and Chris discuss their own separate musical upbringings, their early days in the Chicago area scene, landing on the classic Braid sound, recording 'Frame & Canvas' with one of their musical heroes, J. Robbins of Jawbox, the emo explosion of the 2000s, the emo revival of the 2010s, and much more.   You can pick up our exclusive clear, white & blue splatter vinyl v...
2023-04-141h 13BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicFat Mike (NOFX)Fat Mike joins us on The BrooklynVegan Show to discuss the new Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas that he spearheaded, NOFX's final tour, and more. He tells us about some of his favorite artifacts in the museum, how Green Day were initially uninterested but had a change of heart and lent the museum items like Billie Joe Armstrong's classic "Blue" guitar, explains why certain bands were left out of the museum, and more.   Fat Mike also discusses his new project Codefendants, talks about how he first got into punk, gives his take on what t...
2023-04-1223 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicKat Moss (Scowl)Our latest podcast episode is an interview with Kat Moss, vocalist of one of the best bands in hardcore right now, Scowl. Our conversation centers on Scowl's excellent new EP Psychic Dance Routine, which finds Scowl incorporating more clean vocals than ever before and channelling '90s alternative rock influences like Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Hole, alongside their early hardcore influences like Negative Approach and Sheer Terror. We talk about working with producer Will Yip, Scowl's upcoming performance at Coachella, opening a recent Limp Bizkit tour, covering Fugazi at Sound & Fury, and much more. Psychic Dance Routine...
2023-04-0357 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicMike & Nate Kinsella (American Football, LIES)Longtime collaborators (and cousins) Mike and Nate Kinsella have played together in Joan of Arc, the Cap'n Jazz reunion shows, and the current iteration of American Football; they've worked together on Mike's solo albums as Owen; and now they've got a collaborative album under the name LIES out March 31 via Polyvinyl Records. It finds them leaning into new wave-era influences like Depeche Mode, The Cure, Peter Gabriel, and more, and embracing synthesizers, electronic drums, and other aesthetic choices that fall outside of American Football's usual wheelhouse, without abandoning what's made Mike Kinsella such a distinct songwriter for the past 25...
2023-03-2958 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicBest Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums Turning 10 in 2023We recently ran a list of 25 classic emo & post-hardcore albums turning 10 in 2023, and we dive even deeper into those albums on the new episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast. Joining us to discuss such classics as Touché Amoré's Is Survived By, Citizen's Youth, TWIABP's Whenever, If Ever, Foxing's The Albatross, Balance and Composure's The Things We Think We're Missing, and more is Drew Beringer of Chorus.fm (fka Absolute Punk), who documented so much of this scene in real time on AP.net back in the day. Come for the emo talk, stay for the tangent about Metallica's St. An...
2023-03-071h 34BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicKnapsackThe latest episode of The BrooklynVegan Show is an interview with Knapsack. Knapsack were initially around between 1993 and 2000, during which time they released three great albums, and those albums were massively influential on the early 2000s emo boom, and they continue to age gracefully and influence new bands today. One of the reasons we had this conversation is that Knapsack are finally giving their albums long-awaited vinyl reissues via Spartan Records with bonus tracks, and BrooklynVegan is thrilled to be offering exclusive color variants of each one: 1995's Silver Sweepstakes on purple vinyl, 1997's Day Three of My New Li...
2023-02-1459 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicConor Murphy (Foxing, Smidley)The latest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast is an interview with Conor Murphy, vocalist of Foxing and sole member of Smidley, the latter of whom released the new album Here Comes the Devil this past fall. We talked about Foxing's debut album The Albatross turning 10 this year, Foxing's upcoming fifth album ("I would love if this record was like [Slipknot's] Iowa meets [Sufjan Stevens'] Carrie & Lowell"), the many ways the musical landscape has changed over the past decade for both artists and listeners, the finances of touring musicians, Conor's collaborative relationship with Bartees Strange, his love of (recent Foxing...
2023-01-091h 13BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicBest Hardcore of 2022It's been a huge year for hardcore, with more eyes on the genre than ever, so much creativity happening without the genre, and a slew of amazing new records. To go along with our list of 20 great hardcore releases from 2022, I teamed with two of my current favorite music critics that have been covering the hell out of hardcore all year, Eli Enis (Revolver, Endless Scroll) and Hugo Reyes (who writes the hardcore column Step 2 Rhythm over at The Alternative and whose writing can also be found on his Medium), to discuss and debate the best hardcore releases of 2022 on the late...
2022-12-231h 31BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicKevin DevineToday's episode is an interview with Kevin Devine, who's in the midst of celebrating the 20th anniversary of his career and will continue to do so with two career-spanning Brooklyn shows in January 2023, both presented by BrooklynVegan. Throughout this conversation, Kevin reflected on the first two decades of his career, from his early days up through his new album 'Nothing's Real, So Nothing's Wrong,' and in the process, he touched on everything from being called emo at a time when the genre was very stigmatized, to nostalgia festivals like When We Were Young, to some of his favorite...
2022-12-061h 14BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicRich Balling (The Sound of Animals Fighting)The newest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast is an interview with Rich Balling, founder of the experimental post-hardcore supergroup The Sound of Animals Fighting, former RX Bandits member, and the person behind Pyramids, Sailors With Wax Wings, White Moth, the Handmade Birds record label, and the new hyperpop project Hospital Gown. Hospital Gown's debut album Diamond Life 2 came out earlier this month on Born Losers Records, and TSOAF are gearing up to release their first EP in 14 years, Apeshit, on December 8 via the same label, followed by a tour in January. Rich and I discussed TSOAF's comeback; the multi-genre...
2022-11-2858 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicWalter Schreifels (Rival Schools, Quicksand, etc)The latest episode of The BrooklynVegan Show is an interview with Walter Schreifels, who's busy as ever. His beloved early 2000s-era band Rival Schools just gave their classic debut LP United by Fate an expanded 20th anniversary reissue, and the band is reuniting for some shows in 2023. On top of that, Quicksand continue to tour and put out new music, Youth of Today just wrapped up some shows, and Gorilla Biscuits just announced some upcoming dates. I recorded the conversation with Walter before the YOT shows happened and before the GB announcement, which he sort of teased during the epi...
2022-11-211h 16BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicIan Shelton (Militarie Gun, Regional Justice Center)One of the most exciting voices in hardcore right now, Ian Shelton, joins us for a chat about Militarie Gun's recently-released 'All Roads Lead to the Gun' and their upcoming, as-yet-unannounced new album, signing to multi-genre label Loma Vista, learning to love The Baetles and Nirvana after growing up as a punk kid who was taught to hate mainstream music, and why this current moment for hardcore is so interesting and rewarding. Ian talked about feeling a kinship with likeminded artists and friends such as Justice Tripp (Angel Du$t, Trapped Under Ice), Pat Flynn (Fiddlehead, Have Heart), and...
2022-11-141h 00BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicBest Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums of 2002We recently ran a list of the best emo & post-hardcore albums of 2002 on BrooklynVegan in honor of the 20th anniversary of that landmark year for these genres, and now BV editor Andrew Sacher and guest Owen Morawitz dive even deeper into that list on this episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast. We discuss what went into choosing the albums for the list, the process behind ranking them all, some albums that were left off the list, and more, and the episode ends with an album-by-album discussion of the top 10.   Theme music by Michael Silverstein.
2022-11-091h 36BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicFolly & The Best of the WorstOn the heels of releasing their new Wavebreaker #3 split on Bad Time Records, Folly and The Best of the Worst join us on the BrooklynVegan podcast for an interview about their mutual admiration for one another, how they came to meet and do a split, the music on the split (including Folly's first song in 14 years), and both existing as bands who mix ska with heavy metallic post-hardcore -- an unusual combination that both of these bands pull off expertly. We also dug into the recent all-star Folly cover, some Folly history, some ska history, why ska got a bad re...
2022-11-0259 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicFolly/The Best of the WorstOn the heels of releasing their new 'Wavebreaker #3' split on Bad Time Records, Folly and The Best of the Worst join us for an interview about their mutual admiration for one another, how they came to meet and do a split, the music on the split (including Folly's first song in 14 years), and both existing as bands who mix ska with heavy metallic post-hardcore -- an unusual combination that both of these bands pull off expertly. We also dug into some Folly history, some ska history, why ska got a bad reputation and why there's renewed interest in...
2022-11-0159 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicKeith Morris (OFF!, Circle Jerks, Black Flag)Keith Morris joins us for a chat about the new OFF! album & film 'Free LSD,' the recent Circle Jerks reissues, and everything from CIA conspiracy theories to punks vs hippies to why his definition of "first wave punk" may differ from yours to Fleetwood Mac to the Grateful Dead to The Doors to Metallica to the one show Circle Jerks played with Danzig-era Misfits back in the day, and much more.   Pick up our exclusive orange vinyl variant of the new OFF! album, plus cool vinyl variants of the recent OFF! and Circle Jerks r...
2022-10-2557 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicDan Campbell (The Wonder Years)Today's episode is an interview with Dan Campbell, vocalist of The Wonder Years. Dan joins us to discuss the band's first album in over four years and first since Dan became a father, 'The Hum Goes On Forever,' and he discusses how the album's themes were inspired by the anxieties surrounding fatherhood, dealing with his own mental health while needing to provide for his kids, and why he doesn't wanna write songs about death anymore. He also discusses collaborating with blink-182's Mark Hoppus on the album, and how the album's genre is just: The Wonder Years.
2022-09-201h 11BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicDavid Knudson (Botch, Minus The Bear)David Knudson's been having a busy year. He put out his first solo album, The Only Thing You Have to Change is Everything (including a song with his former Minus the Bear bandmate Jake Snider on vocals), his beloved '90s mathcore band Botch put out their first new song in over 20 years alongside Sargent House's new reissue of We Are The Romans, he's been posting tons of guitar playthrough videos of old Minus The Bear and Botch songs, and he's got another new solo EP that'll be out before the end of the year (which will feature Cursive's...
2022-09-121h 06BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicJohn Nolan (Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run)This episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast is an interview with John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday and Straylight Run! John reflects on Taking Back Sunday's landmark debut album 'Tell All Your Friends' (the #1 emo album of 2002, according to a new list we posted on BV) for its 20th anniversary, and he goes deep on Straylight Run, in celebration of the band's recent reunion shows. John also talks about various other projects, the next Taking Back Sunday album, the way his relationship to the oft-stigmatized genre of emo has changed over the years, and much more.   T...
2022-09-021h 03BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicAnthony GreenToday's episode is an interview with Anthony Green! If you're unfamiliar, Anthony's been a lifer of post-hardcore and underground rock in general for over 20 years, having fronted the bands Circa Survive, Saosin, The Sound of Animals Fighting, and more, and he remains very busy. He's fresh off releasing his excellent new solo album Boom. Done., Circa Survive recently put out two great new EPs, Saosin have upcoming shows (and new music in the works!), and The Sound of Animals Fighting are plotting their return too. We talked about almost everything Anthony's been up to lately, and he also reflected...
2022-08-2940 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicPianos Become the Teeth (Michael York)Pianos Become the Teeth guitarist Michael York joins us for an episode ahead of the band's first album in over four and a half years, 'Drift,' which comes out 8/26 via Epitaph. Mike reminisces on Pianos Become the Teeth's early days, when they and their 'new wave of post-hardcore' peers were doing small DIY shows and tours, and building a new underground circuit of their own, before the bigger record labels and music publications started to take notice. He then gets into the moment that Pianos and many of their peers (like Touche Amore, La Dispute, and Defeater) signed...
2022-08-221h 16BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicMike Park & CatbiteMike Park (Skankin' Pickle, The Bruce Lee Band, The Chinkees, Asian Man Records) and the great newer ska band Catbite join us for a joint chat! If you're unfamiliar, Mike is a veteran and lifer of DIY, ska, punk, and indie rock, and remains prolific and consistently today, and he refers to Catbite as his favorite new ska band. The episode is in celebration of their new split 12" on Bad Time Records as part of the label's 'Wavebreaker' series, which brings together ska musicians from different generations. We talk about the new split, as well as the current ska...
2022-08-1256 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicThe InterruptersAll four members of LA ska-punk band The Interrupters join us for a chat as they welcome their new album 'In The Wild,' due 8/5 via Epitaph Records. It's the most personal and genre-defying album the band have written, with Aimee Interrupter opening up about struggles with mental health and abuse, and we discuss the intense therapeutic process that led to these songs being written, as well as the impact of COVID lockdown on the album, the various styles of music explored on it, its many cool guests (Hepcat, The Skints, Tim Armstrong of Rancid, Rhoda Dakar of The...
2022-08-0242 minBV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicGeoff Rickly (Thursday): ’Full Collapse’ Turns 20 InterviewThursday's Geoff Rickly joins us for an 20th anniversary interview about the band's classic breakthrough album, 'Full Collapse.' Geoff also reflected on the entire history of the band, from their early days up through their initial breakup and then their 2010s reunion. He reflected on the early 2000s emo/post-hardcore boom that 'Full Collapse' helped kickstart, and the way the scene rose and fell and was later revived with a new generation of bands in the 2010s. He talked about other bands he's collaborated with, like My Chemical Romance and Touche Amore, and much more.  
2022-07-141h 13BV Interviews: A Podcast About Music
BV Interviews: A Podcast About MusicJoyce Manor: An Interview with Barry JohnsonJoyce Manor's Barry Johnson joins us on the first-ever episode of the new BrooklynVegan podcast. With their first two albums recently turning 10, Barry discusses the early 2010s emo scene that Joyce Manor got their start in (1:20) and his current relationship to their divisive sophomore album 'Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired' (11:10). He also discusses their new album '40 oz. to Fresno,' and how it was partially inspired by Barry digging through the band's vaults of old ideas and unreleased material during the pandemic (22:10), the parallels between 'Of All Things...' and the new record (25:50), the story...
2022-06-0659 minLamniformes Radio
Lamniformes RadioEpisode 68 - Andrew Sacher (BrooklynVegan) Explains Every Time I DieBrooklynVegan editor Andrew Sacher joins the podcast to talk about the sudden break up of the long running Buffalo, NY metalcore band Every Time I Die. Every Time I Die were part of the boom in American metalcore in the early 2000s but out lasted their contemporaries to become a heavy music institution unto themselves over 20 years of consistent high quality work. Sacher helped break down why this band were able to endure and why their unexpected breakup leaves a void in modern metal. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/every-time-i-die-rip-a-transcendent-trailblazing-cathartic-band-till-the-very-end/ https://twitter.com/llllbfgllll
2022-01-311h 14Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast
Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae PodcastSka Boom Interviews - Andrew Sacher Senior Editor at BrooklynVegan on Ska in 2021Welcome to Ska Boom Interviews, which is the audio companion to my new book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available through DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.   In this episode, I’m speaking with Andrew Sacher, who is a senior editor at BrooklynVegan and one of the few music journalists who is regularly writing about and covering ska and ska  music.  I'm turning the tables on Andrew  and interviewing him about his ska origin story and the important role that he is playing in covering American ska music.Andrew and I discuss how ska and ska music has become...
2021-10-0147 min