The Dirtbombs

Q&A: Kid Congo Powers On His First Favorite Song, His Favorite NYC Band, And Being President Of The Ramones Fan Club

If there is a man who has played in more cool bands than Kid Congo Powers, he's in the Witness Protection Program. Powers has played guitar and crooned haughtily in the Gun Club, the Cramps, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the Divine Horsemen, Congo Norvell... oh, you get the picture. This suave, fashion ... More >>

Tickets To The Afghan Whigs ATP Go On Sale Monday; Louis CK (!), The Make-Up (!!), Scrawl, The Roots, Mark Lanegan On The Bill

Tickets for the 2012 iteration of All Tomorrow's Parties' I'll Be Your Mirror Festival—happening September 21-23 in Asbury Park, and headlined by the reformed Afghan Whigs—go on sale on Monday morning, and the festival has released a partial list of who's scheduled to play the three-day ... More >>

The Gories' Mick Collins Counts Down His Favorite Reunion Shows, The Best Gory Flicks, And More

High up in the pantheon of bands that didn't get their due until now, the Gories spent the dead end of the college rock '80s and the birth of alternative rock early '90s in Detroit playing neither, instead opting for an amazingly feral pound-down of '50s booze-blues and '60s garage rock that made th ... More >>

Chain And The Gang, Eleanor Friedberger To Play Jonathan Toubin Benefit Next Month

​A benefit for the storied New York DJ Jonathan Toubin, who's still recuperating from the freak accident in which he was hit by a taxi while asleep in a Portland hotel room earlier this month, will take place on January 12 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Among those on the quite-stuffed bill: C ... More >>

This Weekend In New York: Frankie Rose Strips Down, White Mystery Rubs It In, And The Dirtbombs Double Up On Drums

​ In Waste Of Paint, our writer/artist team of Jamie Peck and Debbie Allen will review goings-on about town in words and images. This weekend, the New York music scene continued to show its support for injured rock and soul DJ Jonathan Toubin with numerous benefits in his honor. Brooklyn Bowl ... More >>

Download: The Mighty Fine's Sweaty, Greg Dulli-Assisted "Ready To Roar"

Jasper Coolidge​The Mighty Fine are Brooklyn's sweatiest, sexiest, grimiest soul-punks, something Jonathan Toubin would want to will into existence at a humid 4 a.m. loft party. Their latest album Get Up To Get Down (out now via Drug Front) is all the gnash-and-gnarl of the Dirtbombs' Ultragli ... More >>

Live: The Dirtbombs Bring Detroit To The Bell House

Brian Alesi​The Dirtbombs The Bell House Saturday, June 4 Better than: Playing air guitar to your favorite dance 12-inches. A friend recently opined that Mick Collins should just be given the money to pursue any damn idea that comes into his head. While it's true that sometimes his ideas o ... More >>

Remembering Brooklyn Sludgemaster Brendan Majewski

Union Pool show pays tribute to the late musician

Live: Cheetah Chrome, Bob Pfeifer, Mike Hudson, And Eric Davidson Look Back At Cleveland's Fiery Punk Scene

Stephen SlaybaughBob Pfeifer. ​ Cleveland Confidential Book Tour, moderated by Luc Sante and featuring Cheetah Chrome, Mike Hudson, and Bob Pfeifer plus Eric Davidson powerHouse Arena Saturday, April 9 Better Than: Watching the East River burn while sitting in a swank DUMBO loft. There must ... More >>

Let's Play "Name Your Favorite Bob Dylan Song," Starring No Age, Robyn Hitchcock, DJ Rekha, Greg Dulli, And More

Naturally, this record shows up quite a bit​As our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's arrival in New York City winds down, we thought we'd reach out to a bunch of musicians with a simple question: What's your favorite Dylan song?

The Gories+Jimmy Ohio

SONIC BOOM

John Reis stomps his way to Santos'

Beyoncé on SNL: A Fount of Both Intentional and Unintentional Comedy

Live: TV On The Radio at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Night #1

BLACK MAGICK IN SCIENCE

Alchemy becomes TV on the Radio

Hugs and Kisses 49.5: Tenniscoats' Totemo Aimasho

The Morning 40 Federation's 40 Ounces, Nine Lives

New Orleans hooligans and lost Chicago r&b star team up, barely survive

Hugs and Kisses #37: Victor Pope

Hugs and Kisses #34: Pete and the Pirates Critical Acclaim

2003

Garbage Rockers' Machines Climb to the Top of the Landfill

Detroit Garage Punks Prove They've Got Songs of Their Own

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Show Me Your Undies

Local Record Labels Strip Down to Just the Essentials

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