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Keyboardist Nick Rhodes called the band's latest collaboration a "call to all the people out there who want peace, hope and understanding to prevail"
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Jason Derulo Trial Begins: Producer Claims Singer Cut Him Out of ‘Savage Love’ Credit
Jurors heard opening statements at a trial pitting Derulo against a guitarist-producer who claims he wrote the “critical pre-hook section” of the chart-topping song
Orioles Announce Turnstile Night
In 2023, Turnstile threw out the first pitch at an Orioles game. Now, the Baltimore hardcore crew has a whole night dedicated to them by their city's baseball team. The post Orioles Announce Turnstile Night appeared first on Stereogum .
Tyla Reveals Sophomore Album ‘A*POP’
"I feel like I just did something really fresh and so Tyla," the star previously teased to Rolling Stone
Lowertown – “Worst Friend”
This new Lowertown album: It’s gonna be good. “I Like You A Lot“? The perfect oddball love song. “Big Thumb“? An eccentric gem. Now, we get “Worst Friend,” a classically catchy quiet-to-loud rocker. About the track, Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg offer: This song was written
Peter Hook Won’t Join New Order At Rock Hall Podium, But May Perform If They Apologize
New Order (and Joy Division) were recently announced as members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2026 , and this November, they'll also be performing at the induction ceremony. That news spawned speculation that founding bassist Peter Hook might be rejoining the
Watch Geese’s Newest Fan, Courtney Love, Cover ‘Au Pays du Cocaine’ Alongside a Pomeranian
In the span of just a few months, Love has gone from “Geese curious” to “Geese-blossoming-appreciation,” and she's finally entered the last stage, Geese fandom
Grouper Announces Rare North America Shows
Look, it's a Grouper tour! These days Liz Harris rarely goes on the road in North America; when she does play shows, she tends to stay closer to her native West Coast. But today she's announced a run of six tour dates this September, kicking off with an appearance at Chicago's
Celeste Rivas Died of Two ‘Penetrating Injuries’ With ‘Smooth Edges’ on Torso
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office finally revealed Rivas' autopsy report after the singer D4vd was charged in her murder
Neil Young’s New Album Has Three Songs He Wrote 63 Years Ago
It's been less than a year since Neil Young released Talkin To The Trees , his first album with new backing band Chrome Hearts. But it sounds like Young and his associates are already ready to spring another one on us. The post Neil Young’s New Album Has Three Songs He Wrote
Foo Fighters Build a Healing Album Out of Heroic Noise
The long-running rock band's 12th album is some of the most powerful music they’ve made
Courtney Love Sings Geese
Courtney Love, by her own admission, has quickly gone from "Geese-curious" to Geese appreciator . In a couple of Instgram reels earlier this year, the Hole frontwoman said she was still "trying to get" the Brooklyn band, later updating fans that she was "fully liking it"
Kim Petras – “Need For Speed”
Kim Petras has a brief flirtation with mainstream pop stardom after she appeared on Sam Smith’s 2022 chart-topper “Unholy,” but it didn’t fully click. Since then, Petras has gone back to making the kind of confrontational, hyper-artificial dance-pop that brought her to the
Stream Media Puzzle’s Revved-Up Cartoon Post-Punk Album New Racehorse
As the Bandcamp page explains, “Media Puzzle (May 7, 1997 – June 22, 2006), foaled in the United States, was an Irish horse best known for his win in the 2002 Melbourne Cup.” A few years ago, a group of Australians borrowed that name for their band, whose new album is
Neil Young’s Next Album Will Feature Three Songs He Wrote in 1963
The musician recently finished recording the album, which includes five brand-new songs in addition to the three vintage ones, at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studio with the Chrome Hearts
Asher White – “Nightingale’s Version (Sailor’s Moon)”
We gave Asher White earned an Artist To Watch accolade last year upon the release of her breakout album 8 Tips For Full Catastrophe Living. Since then, the Brooklyn-via-Rhode Island musician has contributed to the benefit compilation Big Hug Volume Three and released a
BIG|BRAVE – “in grief or in hope”
In the months ahead, the experimental Montreal rockers BIG|BRAVE will release their new album in grief or in hope and head out on a North American tour with the Body, their collaborators on the extremely cool 2021 album Leaving None But Small Birds. We already posted
MORN – “The Standard Model”
MORN are a scrappy, fired-up young indie rock band from South Wales, and they’ve got a whole lot of urgency and momentum in their sound. They’re part of the young wave of post-punk bands currently running wild in the UK, but their sound is faster and more linear than what a lot
horsegiirL Announces Debut Album NATURE IS HEALING: Hear “earth is turning”
Berlin’s horsegiirL has been galloping into stardom since her 2023 single “My Barn My Rules” got big on TikTok. The DJ and hyperpop artist goes by Stella Stallion and was allegedly born on April 20, 2000. She describes herself as “half-horse, half-human,” and now, on Earth Day,
Shaking Hand – “The Shining” (Badly Drawn Boy Cover)
I don’t know how many of you care as deeply about Badly Drawn Boy’s Mercury Prize-winning 2000 debut album The Hour Of Bewilderbeast as I do, but today is a great day for anyone in that club. Fresh off the release of their self-titled debut LP, the Manchester post-rock trio
Koyo – “You Hate Me”
Have you ever been in a situation where someone tells you the phrase “you hate me”? Man, that’s the fucking worst. What are you going to say? You have to be like, “Um, no I don’t,” even if you do actually hate that person. And if you don’t hate them, your denial is still
Johanna Samuels – “Two People, The Moon”
Anytime I hear a phrase like “cinematic trope” in a song’s opening line, I sit up and pay attention. That’s what LA-based singer-songwriter Joanna Samuels does on her new single “Two People, The Moon”: “You know how there’s a cinematic trope/ About two people and the moon?/
Francis Of Delirium – “Requiem For A Dying Day”
Next month we’ll all get to hear Run, Run Pure Beauty, Luxembourg-based Jana Bahrich’s latest album as Francis Of Delirium. She’s already shared “Little Black Dress” and “It’s A Beautiful Life,” and today she’s back with “Requiem For A Dying Day.” The song’s a mournful ballad
WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, Best Album For The Moment: Why Slayyyter’s Breaking Through After A Decade Of Trying
Back in the days of pre-enshittified Tumblr, there was a blog called Pop Culture Died In 2009. The now-dormant account, run by blogger Matt James, dug into his mom's back issues of Star Magazine and the remnants of Web 1.0 gossip sites on the Internet Archive to surface old
Public Opinion Announce New Album The Curse Of Public Opinion: Hear “Balloon Man Running”
The Curse Of Public Opinion is a really, really good album title. It would be a really, really good album title even if the band in question wasn’t called Public Opinion, and that might make it even better. If you’re not already familiar with Public Opinion, I would sincerely
IAN SWEET Announces New Album Shiverstruck: Hear “Criminal Kissing”
This year marks a decade since Jilian Medford released the debut IAN SWEET album, Shapeshifter. The indie darling’s output has remained consistent since then, and 2023’s SUCKER was the latest. Now, she’s announcing Shiverstruck, out in July. The smitten lead single “Criminal
Boards Of Canada Announce New Album Inferno
It's happening: Boards Of Canada finally have a new album coming out. Today the Scottish IDM legends announced that Inferno , their follow-up to 2013's Tomorrow's Harvest , will arrive in just over a month. As of now, there's no full single out yet, but you can hear a snippet
Smerz Announce New EP Easy: Hear “Spring summer”
Last year, the Scandinavian experimental pop duo Smerz released Big city life, one of our favorite albums of 2025. A few months ago, they dropped Big city life EDITS, a remix compilation that featured appearances from people like Clairo, Erika de Casier, They Are Gutting A Body
Steve Winwood Remembers Dave Mason: ‘His Presence Endures’
Mason and Winwood formed Traffic together in 1967, and they collaborated on many classic songs, but their relationship became quite strained over the past few decades
Adam Granduciel Is Almost Done With The New War On Drugs Album And It’s Got Bi-Phase On Everything
We're coming up on five years since the War On Drugs released their major-label debut I Don't Live Here Anymore , our favorite album of 2021 . Despite some teasers indicating new music is well underway, the fan base is growing impatient. So it's with great pleasure that I pass
Tricky Announces New Album Different When It’s Silent: Hear “Out Of Place”
The raspy Bristol enigma Tricky might not currently have the same vaunted status as his fellow trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack and Portishead. But the man has made some absolutely brain-melting music, and his voice still has a ton of gravitas. Today, Tricky announces his new
Gregg Foreman (The Delta 72, Cat Power) Dead At 53
Gregg Foreman, frontman of the garage rock band the Delta 72 and a member of Cat Power’s Dirty Delta Blues band, has died. No cause of death has been reported, although friends and collaborators have shared tributes for the musician: "Like others, he bounced in and out of our
The Music Industry’s Unfinished #MeToo Fight
Survivors have come forward publicly in recent years, at tremendous personal cost, to tell stories that too many people in this business already knew. What are companies doing about it?
432 Hz: The Mystical Frequency Artists Are Embracing
Does tuning instruments this way make music sound better? Ed O’Brien and Ziggy Marley think so
Lenny Kaye Announces First-Ever Solo Album Goin’ Local: Hear The Title Track
Rock ‘n’ roll lifer Lenny Kaye has done a great many things in his 79 years on this planet. Kaye is best-known as the longtime guitarist for the Patti Smith group, and that’s enough right there. Kaye has played with Smith for more than 50 years, and his work with her has
Traffic’s Dave Mason Dead At 79
Dave Mason, the UK musician best known for his time with the classic rock institution Traffic, has passed away. According to the social media announcement , Mason died peacefully in his sleep at home in Gardnerville, Nevada on Sunday. No cause of death has been reported. Mason
The Story Behind Every Song On April + VISTA’s Masterful New Album Traditional Noise
Traditional Noise will go down as one of the most staggeringly beautiful collections of music this year. The album, out today, is billed as April + VISTA's full-length debut. But because the DC duo has been releasing music for close to a decade, it also works as a culmination
Inside Patti Smith Guitarist Lenny Kaye’s Solo Debut — At Age 79
Kaye’s Goin' Local, which includes a song co-written with Smith, shows off a new side of the legendary musician
The Tubs Announce Merge Signing With Jangle Pop Metallica Cover
The Tubs! They’re one of the best bands going, and they just signed to one of the finest labels in indie rock. After two albums for the late, great Chicago institution Trouble In Mind, the London janglers have linked up with Merge Records. Along with the announcement, the Band
Jesse Malin Pays Tribute to the Late Howie Pyro in ‘Hollywood Forever’ Video
The New York songwriter and author of the memoir Almost Grown has also extended his Silver Manhattan stage show, inspired by Pyro, through May 10
Ne-Yo’s Nashville Experience Wasn’t What He Was Warned It Would Be
The R&B great is making inroads into country music with a new project: “I’m waiting to meet whoever the hell it is that’s going to be the bane of my Nashville existence”
Noah Kahan Is a Rock Star Now, and a Good Dude, Too, on ‘The Great Divide’
The singer-songwriter’s impressive new album is about connections we lose and the fight to keep fraying friendships together
Shania Twain to Host the 2026 ACM Awards
The pioneering country singer who commanded Las Vegas showrooms with a trio of successful residencies returns to emcee the 61st ACMs
Nas: What Miles Davis Means to Me
Read the hip-hop artist’s reflections on how the jazz icon gave him a new understanding of music in a new foreword to the recently reissued Miles: The Autobiography