Dead Milkmen release two covers

Dead Milkmen have released two cover tracks. They've been playing "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns at shows recently, which is the a-side, though most of the recording for this version were done in 2014. They also just cut a version of Brian Eno's "Baby's on fire." Right now, it is a digital only release. you can hear both tunes below.

DFL releases new tune, "No U Don't"

DFL have released a new tune. it's called "No u don't" and it's out via Sbam records. The track is prodcued by Fletcher of Pennywise. You can check it out below.

STL GLD put a new spin on nostalgia with ’80’s Babies’

<p>STL GLD have torn open a portal to their fifth album, and it hurtles you straight to the 20th century. Sort of. Last week (October 10), the celebrated Boston hip-hop group released “80’s Babies,” the first single from their November LP, Good Music For Bad Kids. “It felt like a classic, old hip-hop joint… but new,” frontman Moe Pope tells Vanyaland. The song and its accompanying music video are a balancing act that prime listeners for the complexities of Good […]</p>
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‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Let this call go to voicemail

<p>I’ll give Scott Derrickson this: It takes a lot of guts to decide that what audiences want from a Black Phone sequel is to see the masked killer known as the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) show off his post-mortem skills as an ice-skating pro. That sequence, which acts as the final setpiece of Black Phone 2, is both a direct tribute to the iconic, hilarious kill in Richard Ciupka and Peter R. Simpson’s Curtains, in which a similarly-guised slasher decides to […]</p>
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IFFBoston Fall Focus ’25 Review: Josh O’Connor is ‘The Mastermind’

<p>When you think “Massachusetts art museum heist,” it’s understandable that you’d default to the one that took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum some 35 years ago. You know the one: The subject of a million “whodunit” documentaries and endless speculation (as well as one solid crime novel, Charlesgate Confidential, which transplanted the heist to the ’40s and heavily involved the mythos of the Charlesgate Hotel), where the paintings were cut from their frames and potentially lifted by a […]</p>
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Videos: Spaced: "How Did It Come To This"

Spaced have released a video for their song “How Did It Come To This”. The video was produced by Legacy House and was directed and edited by Adxm. The song is off their EP No Escape which is out now via Pure Noise Records. Check out the video below.

Boston Music Awards 2025: Here is the full list of nominees

<p>Ladies and germs, start your arguing — the 2025 Boston Music Awards ballot is here. The BMAs dropped its annual list of nominees this afternoon (October 17), with 10 noms in each of the 51 categories, making it perhaps the largest in its decades-long history. Leading the charge with five nominees each are folk-pop singer-songwriter Bebe Stockwell; eclectic retro-pop act Couch; and Celtic punk mainstays Dropkick Murphys, all of which earned Artist of the Year nominations. Here on our home […]</p>
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Book Buddies release new song

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based Book Buddies have released a new song. It is called “Sofia” and is available digitally now. Book Buddies released their EP Sean in 2024. Check out the song below.

Sad Snack: "Kiss Me Thru Yr Mask"

Sad Snack have released a new song called “Kiss Me Thru Yr Mask”. The song is off their previously announced upcoming debut album Vending Machine which will be out on December 5 via Sell The Heart Records. Check out the song below.

Fishbone release “Adolescent Regressive Behavior” video

Fishbone have released a video for their song “Adolescent Regressive Behavior”. The video features footage from the 1929 animated short Hell’s Bells which was directed by Ub Iwerks. The song is off their album Stockholm Syndrome which was released earlier this year. Check out the video below.