# Is Indie Sleaze Real? Does Rap Belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

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Podcast: [BV Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bv-weekly-7365125)
Published: 2026-02-20T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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. Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/bills-indie-basement/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/ ** Credits: 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

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