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AF 2020 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of The Year

In a year that's been like no other for the music industry, it feels a bit weird to make a best of 2020 list - there have been no tours, venues and clubs across the globe are in danger of closing their doors for good, release schedules were shuffled beyond recognition, and musicians have had to...

Lindsey Rhoades

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NEWS ROUNDUPInternational Women's Day, Leaving Neverland, and MORE

Maggie Rogers, Mavis Staples, Phoebe Bridgers and Brandi Carlile meet at Newport Music Fest. Photo by Danny Clinch. The artists shared this photo along with messages of empowerment for International Women's Day via Twitter. It's International Women's Day! Though some form of International Women's...

Lindsey Rhoades

VIDEO OF THE WEEKTwin Shadow "Saturdays" and More

When Twin Shadow released his album Caer in April of this year, it brought a sense of relief to fans - not only did it signify recovery from his bands' catastrophic tour bus crash, the music felt like a return to form. His first two records, 2010 debut Forget and its 2012 follow-up Confess, gained...

Desdemona Dallas

NEWS ROUNDUPThe Grammys, New Study on Gender Disparity in Music and More

The Grammy Awards On Sunday night, the music industry’s most momentous ceremony returns to New York City after ten years in Los Angeles. The 60th Grammy Awards will be held at Madison Square Garden and this year the pressure is on for the Recording Academy to prove that they are still relevant...

Jasmine Williams

NEWS ROUNDUPPlanned Parenthood Compilation, Ducktails Singer Assault Details and More

Sleater-Kinney has a new song on a Planned Parenthood Benefit Compilation. New Song from Sleater-Kinney on Planned Parenthood Benefit Compilation You can now stream 7 Inches For Planned Parenthood, a collection of 7 inch records that will benefit the organization, ahead of its November release...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPSecret Project Robot, The Radiohead Ant and More

The sculpture garden in Secret Project Robot's former space on Melrose. The new location's "smaller but more intimate" sculpture garden is under development with the help of Kathleen Dycaico and Monica Mirabile. Bushwick’s Secret Project Robot Is Reopening The DIY venue will reopen on Broadway in...

Emily Daly

FESTIVAL REVIEWHighlights of Governor's Ball 2016

At Governors Ball, New Yorkers prove that rain goes hand in hand with rock and roll. Highlights from Beck, Christine and the Queens, the Strokes and more.

Ysabella Monton

BEST OF 201410 Musicians Killing the Fashion Game This Year

Let’s admit it: 2014 has been a rough year for news. Missing planes, police killings and various states’ decisions to limit women’s access to health care (all together now, deep breaths) are just a few things that happened. So, to brighten things up, I’ve rounded up my favorite style icons from the...

Kelly Tunney

LIVE REVIEWHAIM @ The Wiltern, L.A.

After appearing at almost every music festival that summer had to offer this year, HAIM returned to Los Angeles for two nights of homecoming shows that were destined to be nothing short of a kick ass homage to the city that made them who they are. Lots of L.A. love was being thrown around for their...

Sarah Ramirez

AudioFemme's Best of 2013

From elaborate roll-outs to surprise releases, 2013 was a banner year for comebacks, break-outs, break-ups, and overnight sensations. The fact that the most oblique content could cause rampant controversy to reverberate through the blogosphere turned every song into a story and made every story...

Lindsey Rhoades

LOUD AND TASTELESSHAIM

Every Thursday, AF profiles a style icon from the music world. This week's icons are the Haim sisters, whose long-awaited debut full-length dropped earlier this year to plenty of rave reviews. HAIM's Days Are Gone is a sleek melange of '70s rock and roll, '80s pop, and contemporary R and B that...

Raquel Dalarossa