January is not necessarily going to be the big refreshing escape from the year we’ve had, going by the news and the pandemic numbers. It won’t be the celebratory holidays we may have anticipated months ago. But what hasn’t...
In 2019, it can feel like everything’s been done five times over. But Kim Gordon manages to be provocative in seemingly effortless cool girl fashion. Take the video for “Airbnb,” the second single from the 66-year-old’s solo debut, No...
Every year I keep a running list of new album releases. The idea is that I’ll have new stuff on my radar, along with a go-to playlist if I’m feeling adventurous (or bored) and want to hear something new....
Pazz & Jop LIVES – Even if the Village Voice Doesn’t When I received my Pazz & Jop Ballot in December, I couldn’t have been more shocked. I’d assumed that when the Village Voice shuttered in August, the music...
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Shea Stadium Closes Again The venue cited “increasing pressure from the local authorities” and the fines that come along with getting permits to keep the beloved DIY venue open as the reason for closing again. The Facebook post that...
St. Vincent directs horror, Ryan Gosling used to be in a goth band, and Sigur Rós goes to space.
2016's final AudioFemme news roundup, featuring good news and sad news, death and sexism, venue opening and closings.
AudioFemme's weekly music news round up featuring new music from Kim Gordon, G.L.O.S.S., and what shows to catch in NYC.
FKA Twigs Performs On Jimmy Fallon Watch the relentlessly unique FKA Twigs give a stunning performance of her song “Good To Love” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhX1X3eJlnE Stream M. Ward’s More Rain The singer/songwriter’s easy, smoke-filled...
Every Thursday, AF profiles a style icon from the music world. This week, check out Kim Gordon’s inspiring trajectory as prolific noise musician, visual artist, and fashion designer, peruse the looks she’s had over her incredible thirty-year career, and...
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It is a goddamn golden age for girl-fronted punk. It’s not that there haven’t been important works by women in the ensuing years, but 2013 saw a Riot Grrrl Renaissance unlike anything since its early ’90s inception. Back then,...