Playing Glenn Branca’s excruciatingly beautiful 'Hallucination City' at Lincoln Center was one of the deepest musical experiences of my life.

On the road with Frank Hurricane, DIY hero and mystical troubadour of the American underbelly

The legendary experimental band on the making of their opus, 'Dysnomia,' and coming back to its obsessive rhythms 13 years later.

A close look at the mysterious underpinnings of a disco classic.

From drizzly digital grunge to jackhammering club music, lo-fi guitar explorations to glacial jazz standards, this is the music that moved me most this year.

Read Andy Cush’s review of the album.

Bassist and multi-instrumentalist Douglas McCombs has made the cult-favorite Bass VI a staple of the post-rock legends’ palette.

And what the hell is Operation Clown Dump?

The young experimental pop auteur talks about her life in music so far, from her days as a tweenage noise musician, to the bad acid experience that pulled her toward songwriting, to her thrilling new ...

From Bolivian charangueada to Japanese heavy metal, these are the productions that inspire the visionary guitarist.

What Giacomo Turra shows us about the strange intersection of jazz and social media

The topic in Defector’s internal chat on Friday was a ban, in the nation of France, on smoking in most outdoor spaces. How can the French—the French!—ban smoking? David Roth observed that “this feels…

On the road with one of America’s freakiest rock’n’roll bands.

A word from your fearless founders

The independent musicians and labels who are saying no to streaming.

The independent musicians and labels who are saying no to streaming.

The independent musicians and labels who are saying no to streaming.

The independent musicians and labels who are saying no to streaming.

He taught me a crucial survival skill when he passed down his rock’n’roll fandom.

It's time we stopped ceding the discovery process to the bots

Howdy folks, Community is a vital party of music. Recorded music, the music industry, and the ways we engage with music are, in sum, a very small and recent...

The deep friendship behind their collaborative album ‘A Shaw Deal’

The deep friendship behind their collaborative album ‘A Shaw Deal’