thistle.’s backflip EP arrives next month, and so far we’ve heard “tied” and “pieces.” The UK grungegaze trio is back today with “pylon,” a ripper inspired by Monster. “‘pylon’ was the last song that we wrote before going into the studio, coming together in a Cardiff, Wales
Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and more have asked Judge Arun Subramanian to look into the surprise deal, which was reached one week into the antitrust trial
The R&B group is just the third act to win the fan ballot but fail to secure a place in the Hall
Last month we got the fantastic news that Widowspeak are returning with their first new album in four years. The indie folk-rock duo introduced Roses with the eminently enjoyable “If You Change,” and they’ve followed it up another good one called “No Driver.” The guitars are
Brittney Spencer was on tour with Dylan in the summer of 2024 when she found herself face to face with the songwriter. “He told me he really liked my songs,” Spencer says
Natalia Lafourcade has always poured so much of her soul into her live performances. Over the weekend, the Mexican singer-songwriter kicked off one of her deepest, most meaningful set of shows yet as she launched La Cancionera tour, starting everything off with an exclusive
The former Van Halen frontman and perpetual showman tells us how he ended up singing “Jump” at his first Coachella
Tracks off Swag and Swag II saw big jumps, but plays of back-catalog hits like “U Smile,” “One Love,” and “Favorite Girl” enjoyed particularly big spikes
“It’s a testament to a career that I’ve worked almost four decades in now,” Lyte as a Rock rapper says
Winston Hightower is indisputably punk. That’s not just because he’s been a touring bassist for hardcore bands like Soul Glo, Minority Threat, and Twompsax. The Columbus-born musician first began self-releasing his music over a decade ago, and across countless releases — most
Given basically everything we know about him, from his luxury expedition to Antarctica to his friendship with RFK Jr. , Diplo profiles as an AI bro. It turns out he is. The post Diplo Says Creatives Need To Use AI Or “Give Up” appeared first on Stereogum .
The Rolling Stones are almost certainly the most famous currently-active rock ‘n’ roll band on the face of the planet, and all the surviving members are roughly one billion years old. They don’t need to hype up a new record by doing viral-marketing stunts, but they’re doing it
For more than a quarter century, Will Sheff has been the frontman of the ultra-literate indie rock band Okkervil River. But Okkervil River haven’t been active for years. In 2022, Sheff released is first-ever solo album Nothing Special, and we ran a whole feature about it. Right
J. Cole has a sort of eccentric tradition. Whenever he releases an album, he likes to sign to a professional basketball team in a foreign country and really, really embarrass himself. The post J. Cole’s Chinese Basketball Era Ends After Eight Minutes Due To Visa Issues
On Tuesday, Madonna wiped her Instagram account, teased lyrics from “Hung Up,” and updated her website to have the phrase “ Confessions II ” flash across the screen
“Without warning, defendant punched plaintiff in the face,” the new lawsuit says
The rapper is currently scheduled to perform on June 11 at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille
The Colombian singer made history on Sunday night as the first Latina to headline the festival in California
Uncertainty swirls around the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2026, including the mind-boggling exclusion of an Oasis co-founder
The name is a stumbling block. I’ll admit that up front. It’s a stumbling block for me, anyway. Maybe you don’t have that problem. Maybe you’re like, “Oh, Theatre, what a perfectly normal and acceptable name for a band. What’s that? They actually stylize it THEATRE? That’s
The new duo Casi brings together Eli Edwards from Band To Watch alums Enumclaw with his childhood friend Xay Young. Edwards moved away from their Tacoma-area hometown in 2024 to relocate to LA with Enumclaw, but on return trips back home, he’s been working with Young on music
Moya Brennan, singer and harpist for the new age Celtic folk group Clannad, has passed away. A social media statement from Brennan's family says that she died at home in Donegal on Monday night, surrounded by family. According to The Guardian , Brennan had been living with
As costs soar, experts say Live Nation’s dominance of the touring market isn’t ending anytime soon
Tori Amos, a singer-songwriter with a lot of incredible music in her catalog, is busy right now. She’s currently on tour in the UK, and she recently covered Bob Dylan with the BBC Concert Orchestra and played her 2005 song “Witness” for only the second time ever at her tour
It’s been five years since Genghis Tron’s Dream Weapon, which was their first album in 13 years. Luckily, this time they’re not making fans wait as long for a followup. Today the experimental metal band is announcing Signal Fire, arriving in June. The explosive, groovy “I Am
Today I’m headed back to Athens, Ohio, the pastoral southeastern Ohio college town where I spent my undergrad years, for the Ohio University Music Industry Summit. (Dev Hynes will be there!) In a beautiful coincidence, dreamy, jangly Athens post-punks the Laughing Chimes have
The sharp, efficient Columbus alt-rockers Snarls were a Stereogum Band To Watch in 2020, and they released their Chris Walla-produced album With Love in 2024. Snarls recently became a quartet with the addition of drummer Mike Taddeo, and now they’re announcing a new EP that’ll
J. Cole was scheduled to play at least three games with the Nanjing Monkey Kings in China, but was only able to play one
The British actor Maxim Baldry has been on TV shows like Hollyoaks and Years And Years , and he's currently in the cast of Amazon's Lord Of The Rings series. On top of that, Baldry is the frontman of a London-based indie band called Terra Twin, who will soon head out on a
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman kicked off their co-headlining acoustic tour Monday in Atlanta. It was an eventful night at Atlanta Symphony Hall, including a noteworthy cover and some exciting news from Katie Crutchfield. As one commenter on Reddit points out, Crutchfield
The indie-rock collaborators duetted on Ella Langley’s chart-topper at their tour opener in Atlanta
"Do plants have consciousness? Is it possible to find a musical frequency in the biological rhythms of the organic world? Can creative authorship exist beyond the human form?" These are questions posed by the new project from Joyful Noise Recordings. The post Joyful Noise
The world of cryptocurrency is full of scammers, and the laid-back Philadelphia blues-rocker G. Love recently learned all about it the hard way. On Saturday, the G. Love & Special Sauce frontman, whose real name is Garrett Dutton, tweeted that he lost his "retirement fund in a
In his new memoir, famed soul songwriter David Porter recounts how a quick rest stop inspired an immortal soul song
The country star fought AI slop with AI slop by sharing an image of Parton as a Christ-like figure healing the sick
The Sunflower Bean singer tells us about the sometimes-challenging road to her joyful, triumphant solo debut
Hayley Williams is in the thick of her first solo tour, and she just wrapped up three nights at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom, during which she brought out surprise guest Jason Isbell for a rendition of his song "Cover Me Up." Last night on The Late Show With Stephen
New Bruce Springsteen covers are materializing like crazy this week, and not just the requisite “I’m On Fire” covers either. First came news of a Nicholas Krgovich’s Boss Tape and access to its opening track, “Gave It A Name.” Now we get a great one from Nation Of Language. The
Wu-Tang Clan have officially been voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Class of 2026 inductees were unveiled on Monday (April 13), with Sade, Luther Vandross, Oasis, Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Billy Idol and Joy Division/New Order also getting the nod. Fellow rap icons
Polly Parsons talks her dad’s legacy, honoring his 80th birthday this year, and how a biopic on his life would be “a blockbuster”
Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter, and Somber follow with seven nods each
Despite Liam Gallagher's best efforts, Oasis are going into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Last night, Ryan Seacrest and Lionel Richie announced this year's class of Hall Of Fame inductees on American Idol . Oasis, on their third nomination, are among that number. In one of
In our cover-story interview, BTS’ leader goes deep on figuring out his band’s identity, the music he loves, and “fighting demons”
The musician posted a lengthy statement criticizing the president for depicting himself as Jesus and attacking the pope
“ever since I was a little kid and singing in the shower I’d dream about 1 day being in the RnR hall of fame,” the musician claimed on social media
We have a new set of acts heading into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Hall Of Famer Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest made the announcement during tonight's HOF-themed American Idol episode. The 2026 class of Hall Of Fame inductees includes eight acts — or nine, depending on how
Billy Idol, Sade, Luther Vandross, Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, Gram Parsons, Rick Rubin, Ed Sullivan, MC Lyte, and Jimmy Miller will also enter the Cleveland institution
Not only is the punk icon finally getting into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after 20 years of eligibility, but he's bringing longtime guitarist Steve Stevens with him