BV Weekly

Coachella'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? An...

On 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...

On 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 fro...

Dave 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 announcem...

This 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 exce...

On 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 mor...

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, Ethe...

On 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....

On 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...

On 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...

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 t...

As 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...

On 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 al...

On 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 Vi...

The 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 g...

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,...