BV Weekly
BV Weekly is a podcast presented by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan. Each week, founder Dave Levine and longtime editor Andrew Sacher will dive into the week’s music news and a few new albums and songs that we recommend, with a focus on indie rock, punk,…
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RIP Lou Koller of Sick Of It All, Glen Hansard & Kavinsky + autotune, Alice In Chains Unplugged at 30 & More (opens the original)
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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 &
New Charli XCX & The Strokes, Greg Freeman & First Day Back too (opens the original)
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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. BV Weekly is brought to you b
Thoughts on American Football in 2026 & a Wild Week in Music News (Title Fight, Jack White & Jay-Z included) (opens the original)
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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
Who are our top 10 artists of the decade so far? (opens the original)
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"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. BV W
Nirosta Steel + More Best Albums of 2026, Indie Basement edition (Bonus Episode) (opens the original)
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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. You can read the full Indie Basement list here: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-best-albums-of-2026-so-far-mid-year/ And the main BrooklynVegan mid-year list here: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/our-
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