It’s almost impossible to listen to Elliott Smith’s music and not feel something. As amazing a songwriter as he…

Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.

Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…

In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one…

It was sometime around 1997 or 1998 when author and rock journalist Michael Azerrad was sitting at home watching a…

Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…

Just like the summer Olympics and U.S. presidential elections, every four years the public is gifted with a brand…

Philadelphia indie rockers Modern Baseball have officially announced the impending arrival of a brand new record on…

Over the past three years, Run The Jewels have burnished their reputation as one of the fieriest live acts going.…

Electronic music pioneer Brian Eno has announced his first new solo album in almost four years. Titled The Ship, the…

Sun Kil Moon, a.k.a. Mark Kozelek, has built a nice career out of creating songs and albums made up of intricately…

A couple of weeks ago, Kanye West logged onto Twitter and promised the world that his next record—then titled Waves—w…

Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.

What could possibly be better than the four-on-the-floor grooves of the disco-era Rolling Stones? How about Annie…

Brooklyn rockers Parquet Courts have announced the official full-length follow up to their 2014 LP Sunbathing Animal.…

The Queens Museum in New York City has announced a new retrospective exhibit to chronicle the career of the seminal…

Even before the public heard a single note of music, Anti was already one of the most intriguing musical releases of…

A$AP Rocky has had an interesting 2016 thus far. First there was his remix of Drake’s Nothing Was The Same song “Wu-T…

Rapper and noted cool pants wearer Kanye West went on a Twitter rant the likes of which haven’t been seen for quite…

After revealing their surprising musical partnership last week for the upcoming album Post Pop Depression, Iggy Pop…