The CBGB Festival 2026 is set to bring New York City back to its loud, unfiltered roots on September 26, delivering a lineup that captures the full spectrum of punk and alternative music. Headlined by legends like Patti Smith, Morrissey, and Interpol, the festival bridges generations of sound—from the poetic origins of proto-punk to the sleek edge of modern indie… Read more →
Hailing from Montreal, The City Gates have carved out a distinct space on the international alternative circuit with a sound steeped in shadow and melody—brooding, immersive, and emotionally resonant. Across their two full-length releases, Age of Resilience (Icy Cold Records / Velouria Recordz) and Forever Orbiter (Northern Light Records), the band has steadily built momentum, landing on multiple global album… Read more →
Out of Vancouver’s shadowed margins, The Silence Industry returns March 13, 2026 with its 14th long-form dispatch, The Stars Above are Looking Down. The album unfolds like a slow-burn nocturne for a collapsing century: five original pieces, a reimagined traditional song, and fragments of drifting noise experiments welded into the project’s brooding progressive-noise-goth aesthetic. It’s less a collection of tracks… Read more →
With Gaslight, Black Veils’ fourth studio album for Parisian label Icy Cold Records, the Bologna trio sharpen their most direct post-punk instincts while decisively drifting toward electronica. Written and recorded over two years and arriving four years after Carnage (2021), the record trades raw punk urgency for a colder, more obsessive atmosphere. Recorded by Mario d’Anelli and mixed and mastered… Read more →
Australian dark-electronics auteur Buzz Kull has returned with Deep Hate, a new EP release that pushes his shadow-drenched sound into sharper, more combustible territory. Long hailed as one of the most distinctive voices in the dark electronic underground, Marc Dwyer has spent more than a decade refining a hybrid of darkwave, minimal synth, and industrial body music that feels both… Read more →
Experience a monumental night of music history in THE CURE: THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD, bringing the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ 31-song set to the big screen. Directed by Grammy nominee Nick Wickham, the film immerses viewers in the band’s electrifying performance at London’s Troxy, captured on the very evening SONGS OF A LOST WORLD debuted. It… Read more →
Pleasure Loss Desire plunges headfirst into the void where ecstasy and absence collapse into one another. In a world that no longer reflects who we thought we were, detachment becomes less an act of rebellion and more a means of survival—a fragile armor against the ache of existence. What begins as refuge gradually curdles into confinement, as numbness transforms from… Read more →
Born from the concrete sprawl and creative resistance of early ’80s Edinburgh—a city then strapped for cash but bursting at the seams with artistic urgency—FINI TRIBE return to the fold with The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe: 1982–1987, a thunderous retrospective via Shipwrecked Industries that pulls no punches. Previewed by the jagged pulse of “I Want More” and the wiry… Read more →
Vandal Moon releases new track “HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS (SO KISS ME)” The latest single from their upcoming album DIE HAPPY, “HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS (SO KISS ME)” is a raw, unapologetic ode to teenage angst, outsider identity, and the bittersweet chaos of youth. With a pulsing beat and a sneer that’s equal parts heartbreak and defiance, and backing vocals by Sister… Read more →
Chameleons Return with “Arctic Moon”—A Bold New Chapter 24 Years in the Making In a career that has spanned decades, Chameleons—Manchester’s revered post-punk architects—are back with Arctic Moon, their first full-length studio album in 24 years. This highly anticipated release marks a fresh chapter for the band, not only due to the extended gap between albums but also because it… Read more →
