Steve Albini

Plus 50 diss tracks, Bad Brains, OFF!, Bikini Kill, new releases, and more [View this email in your browser]( [BrooklynVegan]( Read on for this week's top stories and albums, just-announced tours and festivals, Steve Albini remembered, 50 great rock/pop diss tracks, a timeline of the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef, and more... [Steve Albini, RIP]( STEVE ALBINI, RIP The indie music world lost a true icon this week. Read our [obituary]( and [tributes]( from tons of musicians, including [PJ Harvey]( (who said meeting and working with Albini "changed the course of my life"), [Thurston Moore]( (a must read), [Pixies, Superchunk, Wedding Present, Cloud Nothings,]( and [Breeders](. Nirvana side project Foo Fighters [dedicated "My Hero"]( to him at their most recent show. [Bibi Club - Feu De Garde]( NEW RELEASES [Knocked Loose]( [Arab Stra]( [Yaya Bey]( [Les Savy Fav]( [How to Dress Well]( [Shannon & The Clams]( [Hot Water Music]( [Barry Adamson]( [Kelsey Waldon]( [Mick Harvey]( [Bibi Club]( [Demersal]( [Dehd]( [Grupo Frontera]( and [Myriam Gendron]( have new albums out this week. Read about those and more in [Notable Releases]( and [Indie Basement](. NEW EXCLUSIVE VINYL [New Exclusive Vinyl]( The Bad Brains vinyl reissue campaign continues and their 1986 album I Against I is finally getting repressed to vinyl! We have[two exclusive variants]( on half yellow/half orange with black splatter vinyl, and clear with black and yellow splatter vinyl, limited to 300 copies each. [Pre-order yours HERE](. Ghost shared the trailer for their new Alex Ross Perry co-directed film Rite Here Rite Now, and announced the soundtrack. Pre-order our [exclusive translucent milky clear vinyl variant]( (translucent black ice is sold out), limited to 750 copies, and hear the new live version of ["Absolution."]( Kittie announced their first album in 13 years, Fire. Watch the video for ["Vultures,"]( and pre-order our [exclusive orange in red vinyl variant]( limited to 400 copies. Find all that and more in the [BV store](. in other news... [Menomena share unreleased material, 'Friend and Foe' reissue, newly-enhanced video & more]( [Menomena share unreleased material, 'Friend and Foe' reissue, newly-enhanced video & more]( [Stream 'I Saw The TV Glow' soundtrack w/ Sloppy Jane ft. Phoebe Bridgers, Hop Along's Frances Quinlan, more]( [Stream 'I Saw The TV Glow' soundtrack w/ Sloppy Jane ft. Phoebe Bridgers, Hop Along's Frances Quinlan, more]( [Dennis Thompson, MC5 drummer and last surviving member, has died]( [Dennis Thompson, MC5 drummer and last surviving member, has died]( [Brian Wilson placed under court-ordered conservatorship]( [Brian Wilson placed under court-ordered conservatorship]( [Fontaines D.C. debuted new songs and played lots of hits at sweaty Brooklyn show (pics, review, video, setlist)]( [Fontaines D.C. debuted new songs and played lots of hits at sweaty Brooklyn show (pics, review, video, setlist)]( [Animal Collective announce 'Sung Tongs' live album & vinyl repress (hear "Kids on Holiday" live)]( [Animal Collective announce 'Sung Tongs' live album & vinyl repress (hear "Kids on Holiday" live)]( [Bibi Club - Feu de Garde]( [Bikini Kill announce openers for summer tour]( [Bikini Kill announce openers for summer tour]( [Beth Gibbons announces US listening parties for upcoming solo debut 'Lives Outgrown']( [Beth Gibbons announces US listening parties for upcoming solo debut 'Lives Outgrown']( [BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival 2024 schedule for free shows in Prospect Park]( [BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival 2024 schedule for free shows in Prospect Park]( [50 Great Rock/Pop Diss Tracks]( [50 Great Rock/Pop Diss Tracks]( [NOLA Jazz Fest 2024 pics (Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, more)]( [NOLA Jazz Fest 2024 pics (Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, more)]( [Live Nation’s $25 “all in” concert ticket promotion happening now]( [Live Nation’s $25 “all in” concert ticket promotion happening now]( [Soccer Mommy announces US solo shows]( [Soccer Mommy announces US solo shows]( [Johnny Marr and James announce North American tour]( [Johnny Marr and James announce North American tour]( [Bibi Club - Feu de Garde]( [ACL Fest 2024 lineup: Dua Lipa, Tyler the Creator, blink-182, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Mannequin Pussy, more]( [ACL Fest 2024 lineup: Dua Lipa, Tyler the Creator, blink-182, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Mannequin Pussy, more]( [OFF! announce farewell shows & film screenings with Fucked Up, more]( [OFF! announce farewell shows & film screenings with Fucked Up, more]( [Blur announce new documentary 'To the End' (watch the trailer)]( [Blur announce new documentary 'To the End' (watch the trailer)]( [Macklemore's pro-Palestine diss track is "the most Rage Against the Machine song since RATM," says Tom Morello]( [Macklemore's pro-Palestine diss track is "the most Rage Against the Machine song since RATM," says Tom Morello]( [Watch the trailer for upcoming Lollapalooza docuseries]( [Watch the trailer for upcoming Lollapalooza docuseries]( [Watch Weezer cover Hole & play six songs for first time ever at intimate California show]( [Watch Weezer cover Hole & play six songs for first time ever at intimate California show]( [The Sisters of Mercy plot fall tour with AFI offshoot Blaqk Audio (BV presale for Radio City Music Hall)]( [The Sisters of Mercy plot fall tour with AFI offshoot Blaqk Audio (BV presale for Radio City Music Hall)]( [A timeline of the Kendrick Lamar / Drake beef]( [A timeline of the Kendrick Lamar / Drake beef]( [The Rolling Stones: The Early Years]( For more, head to [BrooklynVegan]( and follow us on [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Flipboard]( [YouTube]( and [Spotify]( [BrooklynVegan.com]( [BrooklynVegan Facebook]( [BrooklynVegan Twitter]( [BrooklynVegan Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( BrooklynVegan · 320 7th Ave · PMB 118 · Brooklyn, Ny 11215 · USA