Our favorite NYC-based independent music festival is back for its seventh edition. The New Colossus Festival kicks off tomorrow and our guide to this year’s must-see acts is here! Our list includes 20 artists to catch at the festival. These acts range from Swedish shoegaze to Mexican psychedelic and Canadian minimal synth. See you out there!

Our list of 100 songs of 2025 is officially out. These are songs that we had on repeat this year. In A-Z order.

Brooklyn dance punk band Two-Man Giant Squid shows us the OBJECTS that led to the creation of their recent self-titled album. Frontman Mitch Vinokur shares the production/mixing notes written across photos, documents and envelopes. Watch the first episode now!

Bandcamp Friday is back! See some of our favorite recent releases that you should consider picking up today.

Bands Do BK Presents The Music Matters festival, held at Arlene's Grocery earlier this year, captured the spirit of the city's vibrant indie scene through performances by fourteen diverse bands. Curated by Marc Seligman, a fixture of New York's music world since the ‘70s, and Sam Sumpter of Bands Do BK, the event celebrated both emerging talent and the deep sense of community that defines the indie scene. Documented on VHS by the video crew I Know We Should, Bands Do BK Presents The Music Matters preserves a unique moment in time, capturing not just the music, but the unbreakable bond that connects artists and fans in the city's ever-evolving underground scene. Read our interview with Seligman.