Jesus And Mary Chain Say Shoegaze Doesn't Actually Exist, Eddie Van Halen Ruined Rock Guitar — Scottish heroes the Jesus And Mary Chain are one of the greatest alt-rock bands of all time, and they helped establish a very particular type of rock guitar — a feedback-drenched wounde
Brutalismus 3000 Share New Song "Gore Louvre": Listen — Berlin duo Theo Zeitner and Victoria Vassiliki Daldas, who release pounding music as Brutalismus 3000, are releasing their new album Harmony at the end of the month. Today, they’ve shared “Gore Louvre,” the follow-up to lead
Change Life Announce Self-Titled Debut Album: Hear "Beyond Control" & "Smile" — As the leader of the Portland band Change Life, Lawton Browning channels inspiration from anarchist and surrealist traditions into fascinating off-kilter rock with some fascinating rhythmic qualities.
Posthumous Ed Askew Album to Feature Bill Callahan, Sharon Van Etten — Drag City will release The Final Painting on July 31
Why We Need “Palaces for the People” Again | David Shapiro | TEDxBoston — NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here:…
FKA twigs & Lil Yachty Team Up For New Single "On Your Mind" — Beautiful things can be born out of unfavorable moments. Last year, FKA Twigs had visa issues that resulted in her canceling Eusexua shows, including a Coachella set. A couple of days ago, Twigs posted on social…
Ty Segall Announces New Album & EP, Shares New Song — Human rock ‘n’ roll factory Ty Segall rarely goes for a long time without announcing a new record, so perhaps you won’t be shocked to learn that he’ll release a new album and a new EP later this summer. But that’s obviously go
A$AP Rocky's Chaotic Arena Spectacle: Mostly Worth The Wait — On the floor of the Baltimore Arena Monday night, a couple dozen kids with broccoli haircuts played duck duck goose. Why not? Those broccoli haircut kids had space, and they had time. They had so much time. Doors opene
Strawberry Hands Announce New Album: Hear "Dream Of Water" — The Philadelphia musician Jacob Brunner is a member of Weyes Blood’s touring band and he has played a supporting role on records from people like Karl Blau and Little Wings. Brunner also makes his own music under the…
Album Of The Week: Styrofoam Winos 'Any River' — Are you familiar with the doctrine of the trinity? The word never comes up in the Bible, but Christian theologians see the concept spelled out all across scripture. It’s simple in one sense but also mind-meltingly complex: There…
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Donald Trump Slams “Third Rate” Freedom 250 Dropouts, Proposes DC Rally For Patriots Instead — So far, Morris Day And The Time, Young MC, Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores have all dropped off the lineup for Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series called the Gr
Hovvdy Share New Single "You Will Go Far": Listen — Texas duo Will Taylor and Charlie Martin, aka Hovvdy, don’t make nostalgic music, but there’s a sentimental time-shiftiness that runs through their songwriting. Their latest singles, “Blast” and “Try Try Try,” from the…
Upper Wilds Announce New Album 'Mercury': Hear The Title Track — Have y’all read Us v. Them: The Age Of Indie Music And A Decade In New York (2004-2014)? Author Ronen Givony, a guy who’s been booking and attending some of the coolest shows in NYC for the past couple decades, wrot
Veeze Releases New Surprise Mixtape 'Y’all Won': Stream — The twitchy, idiosyncratic Detroit rap weirdo Veeze became a cult hero on the strength of his debut album Ganger, which Stereogum correspondent Peter A. Berry picked as 2023’s best rap album. Since then, Veeze has released
Día De Los Deftones 2026 Has Converge, Lip Critic, The Neighbourhood, & More — Earlier today, we reported on the leak of Deftones’ shelved album Eros. Now, we are back to report on the announcement of this year’s Día De Los Deftones 2026, which has Converge, Lip Critic, the…
Beyoncé Shares New Song "Morning Dew (Donk)": Listen — Beyoncé is back. For July 4, she returned with a surprise new song called “Morning Dew (Donk).” It kicks off a 60-day countdown to her birthday in September, which will mark 20 years since the release of her second album…
Monitors for Work — The Corporate Monitor Issue Some time ago I worked in the IT department of a company that had a corporate standard of two 27″ FUllHD (either 1920*1080 or 1920*1200) monitors for the desktop. …
Martha Skye Murphy & Roy Montgomery Announce New Album 'Nebular': Hear "Cloudburst" — In 2024, London-based experimental singer-songwriter Martha Skye Murphy released her riveting debut album Um, which featured composer and guitarist Roy Montgomery on the beautiful single…
Spoon Bring Out Hamilton Leithauser, Britt Daniel Joins Bodega In Central Park — Three concert experiences I recommend: (1) attending a gig at Central Park SummerStage and going to see (2) Spoon or (3) Ratboys any chance you get. In June, I enjoyed all of the above. First,…
Tate McRae Addresses MAGA Rumors — Tate McRae is a throwback type of pop star — a flashy, hair-flipping, choreography-forward singer who doesn’t exactly work to build parasocial relationships with the fans who call themselves (swear to god) Tater Tots. She has also largely…
Bob Vylan Sue BBC For Defamation — Bob Vylan, the London punk-rap duo whose members go by Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, were at the center of controversy last summer after leading a “Death to the IDF!” chant at the UK’s premier music festival, Glastonbury, in protest of…
Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Breathtaking Orchestral Album — Cécile McLorin Salvant is not a jazz singer. That’s probably why I like her work so much. She has recorded and performed in jazz contexts for years, of course, and continues to do so; my favorite of her albums, 2017’s…
Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and a ransomware gang last year | TechCrunch — The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.
Clairo Joins Ryan Beatty For Live Debut Of Their New Collabs In NYC — The first time that Clairo ever performed her hit “Sexy To Someone” wasn’t at one of her own shows. Instead, back in 2024 she made a surprise appearance during a set from Ryan Beatty, her peer in chilled-out…
Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons is Going Public — Milan-based app studio Bending Spoons has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States with a valuation of $20 billion.
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The Shins Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Previously Unreleased Songs On New 7" — The Shins’ debut album Oh, Inverted World turned 25 this summer, but the band had been going for five years by the time that dropped. The wistfully chirping indie rockers are celebrating three…
Bruce Springsteen Receives Social Justice Award, Apologizes To Bono At Tribeca Festival — Yesterday, the penultimate day of Tribeca Film Festival, Bruce Springsteen was honored with the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award. It’s an honor awarded to individuals for thei
Diiv Announce New A. G. Cook-Produced Album Via Hotline — Zirp! is out October 30
'Friday Night Lights' Band Crucifictorious Reunite To Cover Daniel Johnston For Show's 20th Anniversary — The ATX TV Festival is going down in Austin this weekend, and last night had a reunion of the fictitious Friday Night Lights band Crucifictorious for the show’s 20th annivers
Fantasy football buzz: Burden's preseason absence creates draft-day value — With Bears WR Luther Burden III set to miss the preseason, how does that change his fantasy draft value?
The Go's Shelved 'Free Electricity' Gets Release After 26 Years — Around the time that he formed the White Stripes, Jack White had a stint as a guitarist for the Go, a wooly and psychedelic Detroit garage-punk band. White was in the Go when they recorded their debut album…
Leica explains the SL3-P and how it sets itself apart from the market — We spoke with SL-series product manager Gerrit Gissel about where the SL3-P fits into the lineup and what they mean for the company
John Glacier Shares New Song "Bond Girl": Listen — Last year, John Glacier released her memorable debut album Like A Ribbon. Since then, the London-based musician has collaborated with Blondshell and MJ Cole, and today she’s back with a chic new number called “Bond Girl.” The…
Daddy's Boy Release Intense New Album 'Four Hombres': Listen — If you read enough about underground music online, then there’s a good chance you already know and trust the writer JJ Skolnik, one of the sharpest and toughest voices out there. You should also be advised that…
Album Of The Week: Nick Hakim 'I Can See' — Theoretically, Nick Hakim makes soul music, but it’s more like visiting spirit music. The Queens-based polymath, a trusted collaborator for figures as disparate as Adrianne Lenker and Lil Yachty, can be heard on many kinds of records.…
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Uruguay squad lands in US after flight delay ahead of World Cup opener — Uruguay arrived in the US less than 24 hours before the kickoff time for their game against Saudi Arabia.
Officials are 'Refusing' to Release Bodycam Footage That May Show Cop Stealing Photographer’s Bag — 'We deserve to see what occurred.'
EssDeeKid Shares New Single "RockWave": Listen — EsDeeKid, the masked Liverpool rapper who turned out to not be Timothée Chalamet in disguise but who did collaborate with Timothée Chalamet, has a new song. His single “RockWave,” which he debuted at Rolling Loud last month, is…
The Alchemist Releases New Collab-Heavy EP 'Liquid Form': Stream — If you’re under 30, then the Alchemist has been making heady deep-concentration rap beats for longer than you’ve been alive. He’s a one-man institution, and he continues to do incredible work in his own personal…
@ Share New Song "Punish My Mind": Listen — In June, @ announced their new album Autosmile and unveiled the compelling title track. The electronic folk outfit is back today with the idiosyncratic second single “Punish My Mind.” “‘Punish My Mind’ is a chill song about…
Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing — Company is the third to report such an incident after Anthropic and OpenAI reported breaches during training
Sheryl Crow Launches New Album With “Freedom Bus” — “I do not take freedom lightly because our freedom has been paid for in the lives of others throughout history,” she says of the Jesse Welles-assisted song
Boards of Canada Soundtrack Backrooms End Credits — A song from their new album, Inferno, plays at the end of the A24 horror film
Pakistani women in tent-pegging — Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami explains how Pakistani women are making strides in tent-pegging.
Fmr. FDA, CDC Official on Cyclospora, Food Safety Issues — Steve Ostroff, Former Acting Commissioner of the FDA and Former Deputy Director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the CDC, joined the program to discuss the public awareness timeline of the cyclospora…
Apple Became a $5 Trillion Company Thanks to Its Approach to AI — Apple hasn't spent big on AI, and it seems to be paying off with investors.
Westside Cowboy Share New Song "Dobro": Listen — Slowly but surely, the release date of Westside Cowboy’s highly anticipated debut album It Goes On is approaching. Its two singles — “Kick Stones (The Boys)” and “Pin Up Boys” — both earned spots on our list of the best songs of…
Russian Circles Announce New Album 'Nine': Hear "Empath" — More than 20 years ago, the instrumental trio Russian Circles came together in Chicago, and they’ve been making vast, searching post-metal ever since. These days, the three band members all live in different parts of…
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Radiator Hospital Announces New Album Distorting Time: Hear "Wall Between Us" — Back in the day, Radiator Hospital would release new music several times a year. Things have slowed down since then, but Grand Rapids-founded, Philly-based indie rockers are still kicking.…
Turkiye and Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal amid global shift — The renewed agreement ensures crude flow of 750,000 barrels a day through the Iraq-Turkiye pipeline, officials confirm.
Spotify now has over 300M subscribers | TechCrunch — Notably, the company saw its subscriber base swell by 9% in the second quarter despite raising prices in several regions this year.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX reports losses but less than expected — Revenue was up more than 90 percent from the same period a year ago, beating analyst expectations.
The Tallest Man On Earth Announces New Album, Shares Single — For 20 solid years, the Swedish folk musician Kristian Matsson has been releasing records while calling himself the Tallest Man On Earth. I should be used to it by now. I am not. That stage name is supposed to be…