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Sadly, the biggest news in the music world this week has been the deaths of three icons, Sick Of It All's Lou Koller, The Frames/Swell Season's Glen Hansard, and Kavinsky, all three of whom we paid tribute to on this episode, but we also talk Lollapalooza, Mile End Kicks, auto-tune dominating headlines thanks to The Strokes & Avenged Sevenfold, the 30th anniversary of Alice in Chains Unplugged (which also has a new vinyl release). new Judiciary, stuff Green Day is doing, new The Durutti Column & other new albums out this week, waves of emo, Hayley Williams, Momma, more of this week's music news & other stuff too.

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(new pressing of Alice in Chains unplugged & Momma represses included!) 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Editing & Engineering by Nick Gray & Will Craddock

We also address the onging pee & poop problems at Morgan Wallen, Noah Kahan & Olivia Rodrigo shows after a week of crazy weather in NYC during which Dave caught The Menzingers, Ancient Death, First Day Back, Greg Freeman (who played his just-announced album in full), Wendy Eisenberg, the World Cup final and more + we talk the new albums by Charli XCX & The Strokes & other new songs & this week's music news and whatever else. 

Rest in Peace, L7 bassist Jennifer Finch. 

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(new analog pressings of Funkadelic classic "Maggot Brain" on pre-order now!) 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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It’s been an extremely busy week in the music world. Jay-Z did a historic (and at times turbulent) three-night Yankee Stadium run to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint with tons of guests (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nas, Eminem, Clipse, Slick Rick, Alicia Keys and many more included); Charli XCX took the opposite approach with an extremely intimate show at the soon-to-close Music Hall of Williamsburg, also with guests (Clairo, Kim Petras, and her upcoming tourmate underscores); Phoebe Bridgers did two surprise televised performances; Napalm Death played Tiny Desk; two already-famous non-metal people gave us some unexpected metal news, and Mastodon gave us some we expected; Queens of the Stone age released a track, which was 1 of 2 new Josh Homme collabs with a country singer (and not his new collab with Mastodon), and a grunge song by Dexter and the Moonrocks made its way into the Top 40; and more. Dave and Andrew talk about all that, the Charley Crockett / Jack White beef, the Title Fight sort-of-reunion, new Fiona Apple, Lily Seabird, The Menzingers, Quicksand, Steve Lacy, Fuming Mouth and more on the new episode of BV Weekly, an episode that is actually primarily about American Football, who Dave recently caught at Brooklyn Paramount.

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Editing & Engineering by Nick Gray & Will Craddock

"Give me your top 10 artists of the decade so far," demanded somebody on social media, so that's what Andrew and Dave attempt to do on today's episode of BV Weekly, before talking new albums by Jack White, Madonna, Snag, The Rolling Stones, Tracey Nelson & more. 

Spanning rock, pop, metal, country, punk, hardcore & more, listen to us debate including Chappell Roan, Geese, Blood Incantation, Kendrick Lamar & many more on our list of the most important artists of the last 5.5 I mean 6.5 years. 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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Bill joins to talk his Indie Basement list of the Best Albums of 2026 So Far, some TV shows we're watching, and that new Arthur Russell-related Nirosta Steel album everybody's talking about. 

Hear us talk about Aldous Harding, Beth Orton, Iceage, Robber Robber, Lee "Scratch Perry" & more. 

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And the main BrooklynVegan mid-year list here:  https://www.brooklynvegan.com/our-50-favorite-albums-of-2026-so-far/

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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BrooklynVegan's 50 favorite albums of the year so far is live!  Andrew & Dave talk through some of it, before running down a bit of this week's music news. 

Here us talk about Beth Orton, Thomas Dolbaum, Star Moles, Death Cab For Cutie, Feels Like Heaven, Cryptic Shift, Soft Curse, Olivia Rodrigo, Fcukers, Daniel Lopatin, Roc Marciano, Nine Inch Nailes, Angine de Poitrine & more. Read the full list on BrooklynVegan.com 

Also: The Ritornello Form album came out, Dave saw Shabaka, Andrew thinks the Beach Boys are the best American band.

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(new Dinosaur Jr. on pre-order now!) 

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Phoebe Bridgers & This is Lorelei both released new songs & annnounced new albums, and we're very excited about those + the insane guest lineup on beabadoobee's new album (say her name 5 times fast) & the insane list of Turnstile openers includign Clipse & the insane Olivia Rodrigo fest that Bikini Kill is one of many artists playing.

+ Deftones' fest, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers goes country, Morrissey is mad at Johnny Marr, Mannequin Pussy & Wednesday touring together, new music from Fiddlhead, PJ Harvey, Smidley & Lucy Dacus, Julia Holter, Chelsea Wolfe, The Rolling Stones & Robert Smith & more. We also finally mention the banana man.

All this and & more on this episode of BV Weekly. 

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(This is Lorelei & Phoebe Bridgers on pre-order now!) 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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As mid-year approaches, we take some time away from celebrating the Knicks to each name 5 overlooked/underrated 2026 albums... what does that mean exactly? We debate that too, but for sure neither of us chose Olivia Rodrigo, Ratboys & Angine de Poitrine

+ new albums from Warning & Tierra Whack, this week's music news & more. 

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(new Descendents & Mojave 3 reissues on pre-order now!) 

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It was a big week here in NYC: Phoebe Bridgers' $1 MSG show, Bright Eyes' doomed album anniversary show, Gov Ball where Dave saw Slayyyter, Geese, Fcukers, Freddie Gibbs, Clipse, Hot Mulligan, A$AP Rocky, Japanese Breakfast (now known as J Preggie), Jennie & more.... and then THE KNICKS (Taylor Swift & the Wu-Tang Clan included) 

+ Olivia Rodrigo surprised Primavera Fest by bringing out Robert Smith of the Cure to premiere a new song they made together and which appears on Olivia's new album which is out today (and which Andrew reviews) 

+ Death Cab For Cutie is still in rotation, and we talk other new albums that came out this week + this week's music news (Strokes, Interpol & Jack White included), all of this & more on this episode of BV Weekly. 

PLUS our 1996 albums turning 30 series ends this week with albums by Tupac and Everything But the Girl. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear that. 

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(Angine de Poitrine vinyl is shipping now!) 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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Slayyyter, Angine de Poitrine, Neurosis, Wendy Eisenberg, Grace Ives, NIN, Underscores, Denzel Curry, Feels Like Heaven, Arima Ederra, Frozen Soul & more come up in our discussion of what people are saying are the best albums of the year so far. 

+ new Weezer & Wednesday, MJ Lenderman drops off the Zach Bryan tour but is on one of Andrew's favorite albums of Q2, Dave saw WITCH CLUB SATAN (not to mention Dinosaur Jr, Meat Puppets, Blonde Redhead & Flipper), new Converge, slightly older Converge, other new albums out this week (like Death Cab For Cutie and Vince Staples), this week's music news & more

Rest in Peace, Doug Shaw

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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+ Zach Bryan is alternative, Olivia Rodrigo is Smashing Pumpkins, or is it Foo Fighters. + New Ear & Gabe Mendez albums inspire some Postal Service and Iron & Wine talk which in no time leads to Slayyyter, Angine de Poitrine and LCD Soundsystem and lots more 2000s indie bands and bands who are doing that sound now.

This was also big week for festival announcements, including Riot Fest, Levitation, Tom Morello’s Power to the People with Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews & many more, and of course Trump’s thing (that even more artists dropped off since we recorded this), and we talked about all four of those (but mostly Riot Fest), and the new Kurt Vile, Iceage, Balmora & Boards of Canada albums, the American Music Awards, and more more 

PLUS: We discuss classic 1996 albums turning 30 this year by (Riot Fest headliner) TOOL and WILCO

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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Dave went to the NYC edition of Slide Away fest with Swirlies, Chapterhouse, Nothing & Hum. Andrew listened to all 3 Drake albums. Dave lists 5 (actually more) great rock records that came out this year in addition to Zach Bryan and Joyce Manor, and Andrew names his favorite of the year, one he likes even more than Ratboys.  We talk the seemingly controversial re-recorded Car Seat Headrest album, run down this week's new albums from Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Hyd, a new album MJ Lenderman plays on & more + this week's news and some other stuff too. 

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+ Phoebe Bridgers began making her long-awaited return, Charli XCX stoked the flames of "Rock Music" discourse, new Kevin Morby, and three new side projects with some familiar faces from the emo/post-hardcore world all popped up at once. Dave and I talk about all of that, hacky sacks and more on this week's episode of BV Weekly.

AND: we end the episode talking two more classic albums turning 30 this year by Less Than Jake and Aphex Twin

We also announce a special BrooklynVegan-presented Swervedriver tour. All dates and info here:

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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And do guitar solos matter? We talk Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitar solos of all time, and whether Geese & MJ Lenderman belong on there. Andrew is back, Dave & Bill saw Bob Mould's '90s reunited band Sugar, Bill & Amanda saw the colorful and wild Gelli Haha show, Bill went to that Radiohead thing, Jason Isbell went to that Rolling Stones thing & is reuniting with Drive-By Truckers. Mike D of the Beastie Boys released a new song, and is playing Beastie Boys songs live! We also talk about the new Basement, Aldous Harding & Social Distortion albums, cancelled tours, announced tours, Olivia Rodrigo, M.I.A. & more of this week's music news. 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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Amanda picks an early contender for song of the summer, Dave went to see a lot of bands (Thursday, Gorilla Biscuits, Straight Ahead, Dethklok, Amon Amarth, Castle Rat & more). We talk the NY Times' list of 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters including some we would add. We also list who we want to see at next weekend's Welcome to Rockville fest, and talk new albums from American Football, Kacey Musgraves, Emily Nenni, Lip Critic, duendita, Kneecap & more + news from Olivia Rodrigo, DJ Shadow, Citizen,  The Menzingers, Loathe, Interpol, Hayley Williams, Noah Kahan, Liz Phair & more... on this episode of BV Weekly. 

PLUS: we end the episode talking two more classic albums turning 30 this year: Bikinki Kill - Reject All American and Sloan - One Chord to Another.

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Congrats Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby & Lala Lala, more 1996 albums turning 30, new albums from Failure, Friko, Miss Grit, Portrayal of Guilt. The Saddest Landscape (with Julien Baker and Jeremy Bolm). Terror, At the Gates & more. Quicksand and Public Opinion album announcements, more Coachella streaming, DJs are gods, Hayley Williams is everywhere, news from Geese, David Byrne, Bob Dylan, Horsegiirl, Tricky, Boards of Canada, Modest Mouse, Grouper, Beck, Jeff Rosenstock, Bon Iver, and more, plus RADIUS CLAUSES

AND, Andrew, Dave & Bill deep dive into two more classic 1996 albums turning 30 this year. Weezer - Pinkerton, and Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island.  

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Nine Inch Nails' new Nine Inch Noize album is here, Coachella is streaming (and also happening) again, Oasis, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan and more are entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year (Geese not yet eligible), Charli XCX is going rock this year, Massive Attack and Tom Waits released a new song, Dave saw Lily Allen, more new albums came out, music news happened.... All that and more on the new episode of BV Weekly. 

PLUS: Stick around to the end to hear Dave, Andrew & Bill talk two more classic albums turning 30 this year: Jay-Z's  Reasonable Doubt, and Stereolab's Emperor Tomato Ketchup.

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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Bill Pearis is here to count down his favorite music of the first 3 months of the year. Dave sometimes weighs in, on this (second and different Q1 music) bonus episode of BV Weekly, the weekly (or more) podcast brought to you by long-running music blog BrooklynVegan. 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Mix engineer: Nick Gray

Andrew, Amanda & Dave talk their favorite sets from Coachella 2026, weekend one, on this bonus episode of BV Weekly, the weekly (or more) podcast brought to you by long-running music blog BrooklynVegan. 

Find out what we thought of Nine Inch Noize, Sabrina Carpenter, Turnstile, Justin Bieber, Geese, Karol G, The Strokes & more

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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OutKast's ATLiens & DJ Shadow's Endtroducing are the 2 albums turning 30 we talk this week after running down this week's music news and new albums, Coachella conflicts, the new Nine Inch Nails & Strokes album announcements, whether Radiohead made the best album of the last 30 years, Andrew's first book, Angine de Poitrine not playing SNL but Paul McCartney doing it, Angine de Poitrine not playing Coachella but opening for Jack White who was added to Coachella who are also hosting a Radiohead installation that is also going on tour, and more on this week's BV Weekly!

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Andrew returns to count down his favorite music of the year so far. Dave sometimes weighs in, on this bonus episode of BV Weekly, the weekly (or more) podcast brought to you by long-running music blog BrooklynVegan. 

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Mix engineer: Nick Gray

Rest in Peace Bo Lueders & Ross the Boss. Amanda, Dave & Bill continue to hold it down while Andrew's away with a run down of this week's new albums & muisic news. We also fill out round 2 in Pitchfork's Best Albums bracket, talk Morrissey's beef (with us!),  the sad/insane Turnstile developments, and highlights from this year's Big Ears festival in Knoxville. 

PLUS: this week we talk more 1996 classics turning 30 this year: Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister / Tigermilk, and Descendents - Everything Sucks

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Pitchfork March Madness, FKA Twigs, new Robyn & Courtney Barnett albums, a very surprising Neurosis drop, new New Pornographers, a big Weezer tour, our love of Courtney Love loving Geese, Chappell Roan controversies, shows we saw, more new albums & music news & more on this episode of BV Weekly

PLUS: our new series on albums turning 30 this year continues. This week we talk two more 1996 classics: Jimmy Eat World's Static Prevails, and Cibo Matto's Viva! La Woman

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We also discuss the Lollapalooza lineup, Smashing Pumpkins being on there, Hoppers, LA indie sleaze fest Just Like Heaven, Trent Reznor's latest Nine Inch Nails update, Roots Picnic & the other 2 big shows Jay-Z just announced, John K Samson and the Weakerthans and how much we miss them, new Death Cab for Cutie, albums out this week like Poison the Well, Ladytron, Avalon Emerson, The Silver (plus a couple of Morbus Chron related death metal albums that also came out this year), and more + this week's music news, new songs & some other stuff.

PLUS: beginning this week, we end the episode with the start of a new series on albums turning 30 this year. To kick things off we talk two 1996 classics:  Texas is the Reason's Do You Know Who You Are, and Beck's Odelay.

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Angine de Poitrine is all over our feeds & selling out huge shows. We bring on a friend who booked & saw them + Dave, Bill & Amanda discuss new (and same old) Morrissey, Michael Stipe playing R.E.M. songs at a surprise show (and our chances of a reunion), a new movie called Mile End Kicks which is set against the '00s Montreal music scene, SXSW, Jello Biafra in the hospital, new D.O.A. frontman Joe Keithley documentary called Something Better Change, new albums from Kim Gordon, James Blake, ELUCID, Lamb of God. Sweet Pill, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, The Notwist, Cut Worms & more + the return of Pussycat Dolls, Piebald & Kacey Musgraves + more music news on this week's episode of BV Weekly 

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This week we also welcomed Mikey Rishwain of M For Montreal. 

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And how about that Harry Styles choreography? On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave, Andrew, and Bill discuss Harry's dancing, a trifecta of headline-making quotes from '90s alt-rock veterans, Sturgill Simpson putting his supposedly-physical-only new album on YouTube two weeks early, Basement's first music in 8 years, the star-studded HELP(2) charity compilation, the indie rock-centric Peaky Blinders soundtrack, a bunch of other new albums & more

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On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees (including Wu-Tang Clan, Lauryn Hill, Shakira, P!nk, Iron Maiden & more); the tons of festivals announced this week; Circa Survive's newly-announced reunion; new singles from upcoming comeback albums by American Football, Social Distortion, and WU LYF; new albums from Mitski, Buck Meek, and Nothing; and more.

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On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew wade into this past week's indie sleaze (03:57) and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (24:48) discourse, and we also discuss Foo Fighters' new garage rock-inspired song "Your Favorite Toy" off their just-announced album of the same name (45:34), recent NYC shows from Nine Inch Nails (34:25) and Agriculture (38:23), this week's new albums (48:18), and more.

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Dave and Andrew discuss the new indie rock song in the new episode of The Pitt (03:05), Geese's Tiny Desk Concert (07:01), Charli XCX's most experimental album yet (23:51), Knocked Loose's new collaboration with Denzel Curry (29:24), "co-worker music" (33:06), Melvins & Napalm Death's upcoming collab album (35:14), Dropkick Murphys & Haywire's tour-only split LP (38:47), and the killer new Converge album (44:10). Plus: new albums from Worm, Angel Du$t, Jill Scott, Remember Sports, a lost Beach Boys LP, and more.

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Dave & Andrew discuss all the music at the Super Bowl: the commercials, Bad Bunny's Halftime Show ft. Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin, Zach Bryan's pre-game Madden Bowl, Green Day's opening ceremony, Brandi Carlile's "America the Beautiful," and more.

In an unusual move, Green Day checked their politics at the door. Bad Bunny gave an ode to Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican culture with all kinds of Easter eggs. His performance also included cameos from Cardi B, Karol G, Young Miko, Jessica Alba, Pedro Pascal, Toñita, and more; and a powerful, positive message for all of America. In the aftermath of his show (and Kid Rock's counter-programming), Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan, John Mellencamp, Donald Trump, and others shared their reactions.

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the various reactions to Turnstile's first-ever Grammy wins (05:09); Grammy winners speaking out against ICE (15:39); Hayley Williams' new project Power Snatch (17:02); whatever American Football's up to (21:08); this week's indie rock nostalgia announcement from Broken Social Scene, Metric, and Stars (25:14); five records we're excited about on the new Record Store Day announcement (32:26); the excellent new Ratboys album (42:52); and more of this week's new music and music news.

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the divisive reactions to Geese's SNL debut (05:24), Dave's 10 favorite albums from January (22:37), the new Joyce Manor album (42:04), and more of this week's new music and music news. We also give a preview for this weekend's Grammy awards ceremony (55:30).

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On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew kick things off by talking about the strong start that the hardcore scene has gotten off to in 2026, including a recap of the recent CIV, Into Another, Orange 9mm, Method of Doubt, Rule Them All, Square One show in Brooklyn (00:30). Then, we discuss A$AP Rocky's big comeback moment (10:24), Pitchfork's new user reviews (21:59), Arctic Monkeys' first new song in 4 years and the charity compilation it's part of (31:35), and why it's been a big week for 2000s-era Canadian indie rock (43:24). We also touch on new music from Courtney Barnett, Snail Mail, Avalon Emerson, Lightning Bolt, Sugar, James Blake, IDK, Lucinda Williams, and more.

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On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew are joined by special guest, Sonic Youth member, and lifelong Grateful Dead fan Lee Ranaldo to reflect on the death of Bob Weir. Lee's been following the Dead since the early '70s, he was at the legendary Cornell '77 show, and he had a lot to say about the impact left by the Grateful Dead and Bob Weir specifically.

While he was here, Lee also told us why Geese are "the new band [he's] most interested in right now," he chatted with us about the just-announced Kim Gordon album, and he shed some light on Sonic Youth's recent 2026 teaser and upcoming plans for his own solo career.

The conversation with Lee comes in at the 27:00 mark, and before that, we talk about the Golden Globes (00:30), the new Zach Bryan album and Zach preemptively reacting to accusations that it's "overproduced" (06:30), Mitski's highly anticipated album announcement (17:41), and more. We also chat about even more new music and music news after Lee says goodbye (01:12:17).

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On this bonus episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew talk 21 metal albums we're anticipating (or already loving) in 2026, starting at the 25:10 mark. But before that, we take a slightly belated look at 2025. Dave names and discusses the 5 best metal shows he saw in 2025 (01:23), and then we highlight 5 of our favorite metal albums of 2025 (08:52).

For more, see our list of the 33 Best Metal Albums of 2025:

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Stay tuned for our next weekly episode, coming Friday morning.

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On the first BV Weekly episode recorded in 2026, Dave and Andrew discuss the just-announced Governors Ball lineup (05:16); new singles from Robyn, Doechii, Jill Scott, and more (23:04); the first great hardcore album of 2026 and a few other new LPs (29:21); and more music news from the first full week of 2026.

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On the first BV Weekly episode of the new year, Dave, Andrew, Amanda, and Bill discuss 26 albums that we're collectively looking forward to hearing in 2026, including several that we know for sure are coming out and a few that we're crossing our fingers for. Will this be the year that My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Newsom, Thursday, Mitski, and/or Phoebe Bridgers finally drop something new? We hope so.

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On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew dive into BrooklynVegan's list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025, which we published here:

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The list begins at the 26:53 mark, but first, we take a look back on one of the defining hip hop stories of 2025: Nas' Legend Has It series, which produced new albums by Slick Rick, Mobb Deep, Big L, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Nas' own collaborative album with DJ Premier.

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On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave, Andrew, Bill, and Amanda discuss the BrooklynVegan list of the best albums of 2025. You can find the full list of 55 albums on BrooklynVegan.com, and on this episode we each pick two albums from the list to discuss before breaking down the top 10. After that, each BV team member gives one honorable mention that didn't make the list.

Also, at the end of the episode, we share some of our favorite memories about Music Hall of Williamsburg, which will be closing its doors in 2026.

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew break down the list of the 50 best punk albums of 2025 that we published on BrooklynVegan.com:

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/50-best-punk-albums-of-2025/

That conversation comes in at 09:42, and before and after that we talk about some other fun stuff, including more updates on other year-end lists we've seen, the recent Snocaps (Katie & Allison Crutchfield) shows, new music released this week, and more.

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It's the first week of December, and that means almost every major 'best albums of the year' list is officially out. On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew go through 5 takeaways, discoveries, and surprises of the major lists we've seen so far. We discuss Pitchfork's very niche #1 album of the year (11:40), the multiple-lists-dominating Gelli Haha (30:13), the double whammy of Geese's new album and singer Cameron Winter's 2024 solo album (37:11), the representation (or lack thereof) of heavy music on this year's major lists (47:46), and some glaring/interesting omissions (58:49).

Also in this episode, we talk new music from redveil, Tigers Jaw, Ratboys, and more, and share some news about Björk, Rosalía, FKA twigs, The 1975, and more.

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On this special Thanksgiving week episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew offer up a list of 10 albums you should make sure you've heard before making your 'Best Albums of 2025' lists. It's not necessarily a list of "overlooked" albums, nor is it our top 10. It's just 10 great albums from this year that we think deserve another push as everyone's figuring out what makes their lists.

Also, Dave caught the end of the tour by a band who's sure to be near the top of most major year-end lists: Geese!

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss My Bloody Valentine's (not so) secret comeback show (01:57), talk Cindy Lee's entrancing NYC shows with special guest Amanda Hatfield (11:09), break down Converge's new single (and Andrew's top 5 Converge albums) (27:25), and run through new albums from Glitterer (Ned from Title Fight's newer band), De La Soul, and more (34:59).

Also in this episode: updates on Geese, Snocaps, Robyn, Jack White, Black Flag, My Chemical Romance, and more.

Plus, a little more insight into our new list of 10 Nu Metal Albums That Even Nu Metal Skeptics Need To Know https://www.brooklynvegan.com/10-nu-metal-albums-that-even-nu-metal-skeptics-need-to-know/

(And fact check time: yes, Geese did throw their own mini NYC festival last year.)

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss some highlights of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, including Jack White shouting out 32 artists that haven't been inducted during The White Stripes' induction speech (00:24); the amazingly star-studded OutKast performance/tribute with Tyler the Creator, Janelle Monáe, Doja Cat, Killer Mike, and others (14:21); and more. From there, we get into Robyn's new comeback single "Dopamine" (25:42); the first round of 2025 album year-end lists (28:17); new albums including FKA twigs, Lamp of Murmuur, and Mike Patton & The Avett Brothers (37:44); the new Charli XCX & John Cale song (45:48); and more of this week's new music and music news.

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On this special edition of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew recap and react to the just-announced 2026 Grammy nominations, from the artists we were excited to see on there to the moments that had us rolling our eyes to some interesting genre discrepancies. Artists we highlight include Turnstile, Deftones, Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Hayley Williams, The Cure, Wet Leg, Tame Impala, FKA twigs, and more.

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the Radiohead comeback shows and then look at two surprise-releases from this past week: the debut album from Katie (Waxahatchee) & Allison Crutchfield's (Swearin') new band Snocaps, which also features MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook; and the new guest-filled EP from Heems that features Panda Bear of Animal Collective, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Anand Wilder of Yeasayer, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. We also discuss how Heems just so happens to be the indie-rapper that helped inspire NYC's new Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to pursue his already-historic political career. Also highlighted in this episode: new albums from Danny Brown, Drain, Rosalía, and more; new songs from Nothing, Noname, redveil, and more; and exciting announcements from Outbreak Fest, Henry Rollins & Ian MacKaye, Death Grips, and AC/DC.

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Mix engineer: Nick Gray

Happy Halloween! Dave and Andrew kick off this episode of BV Weekly with some spooky season fun, before discussing the Shudder To Think reunion tour that just hit NYC (and the new music they played at the show) (07:59) and answering the question: is 2025 the biggest year for black metal in a while? (27:55) We also take a look at new albums (43:01), new songs (50:10), and more of this week's music news.

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

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On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew are joined by Alternative Press editor-in-chief Anna Zanes to discuss highlights of last weekend's When We Were Young festival (00:59), which Andrew and Anna both attended and did several backstage interviews at. Topics include but are not limited to blink-182, Avril Lavigne, Taking Back Sunday, Bad Religion, Drain, Knocked Loose, and, of course, nostalgia. After that, Dave and Andrew dissect the just-announced Sick New World lineups (33:53); recap some of this week's news; and look at new music from Speed, Parts Work (a new project from Hop Along's Frances Quinlan), Angel Du$t, The Acacia Strain, Spiritual Cramp, and more (53:23).

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Mix engineer: Nick Gray

On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew pay tribute to the legendary D'Angelo, who shockingly passed away at age 51 this week (01:56), and celebrate the return of '90s alt-rock heroes Sugar (10:13). Then, Dave picks his 10 favorite sets from last weekend's Best Friends Forever festival (21:43), and Andrew picks 10 bands that are not to miss at this weekend's other Las Vegas emo festival, When We Were Young (51:21). We also look at new music from Militarie Gun, Good Luck, Destiny Bond, Courtney Barnett, Armand Hammer, Glitterer, and more.

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Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Mix engineer: Nick Gray

On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew dissect Rolling Stone's new list of the 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far and Andrew offers up his own list of 10 songs he'd add to the list. We also discuss the recent comeback of Mobb Deep, aided in part by the NYC rap duo topping another big list (Pitchfork's 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time) (42:28); preview this weekend's Las Vegas emo festival Best Friends Forever (00:33); address this past week's Taylor Swift madness (11:08); and look at new music from Joyce Manor, Lande Hekt, Black Eyes, Hannah Frances, and more (50:00).

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BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher

Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars)

Mix engineer: Nick Gray