André 3000 Releases New 7 Piano Sketches Short Film — The 12-minute film was inspired by his 2025 EP and is now streaming on Mubi
Two Massive Attack Members Banned From Singapore After Pro-Palestinian Display At Concert — Two members of Massive Attack have been banned from Singapore and issued a “stern warning” after a pro-Palestinian display at a concert this week, local police and the Infocomm Media…
Caroline Reveal Fall Tour Dates — The band will hit stops in Europe, Canada, and the States
Posthumous Ed Askew Album to Feature Bill Callahan, Sharon Van Etten — Drag City will release The Final Painting on July 31
Tan France launches debut furniture collection with Castlery — <p>Media personality and former Queer Eye host Tan France has released an 18-piece homeware collection with Singapore brand Castlery, which marks his first foray into furniture design. France, who formerly guided…
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Pitfest Cut Short After Fan Dies — Pitfest commenced earlier this week, with the hardcore, punk, and metal festival slated for June 4 to June 6 in Emmen, Netherlands. Yesterday, the event was truncated after a fan died during Gorilla Biscuits’ set. The statement from the organize
Lankum’s Radie Peat Shares Debut Solo Single “Still I Love Him” — Dublin’s Lankum, last heard collaborating with Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten on the Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man soundtrack, have a stark, doomy, experimental take on traditional Irish folk music. A lot of…
Power Snatch & Tiberius b Share New Songs "Training" & "Great": Listen — Right now, Paramore leader Hayley Williams seems to be everywhere. She’s finally touring as a solo act, and she’s touring hard. (Her live show is great, too.) She’s covering Prefab Sprout with Romy. She’s…
Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia’s tight presidential race — Far right lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella, who won backing of Donald Trump, seals narrow victory in run-off election.
This Image Led to a Photographer Being Sentenced to 74 Lashes in Iran — 'No one can separate me from photography.'
C+C Music Factory Co-Founder Threatens To Sue Frontman For Using Group Name — C+C Music Factory, the ’90s music group responsible for classic hip-house tracks like “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” and “Things That Make You Go Hmmm…,” have been back in the news lately
Olivia Rodrigo Announces Daisy Chain Fields Festival — Aw shit, Olivia Rodrigo went and started her own festival! Rodrigo just released her excellent third album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, and now she’s announced plans for Daisy Chain Fields, a single-day fest…
New DPReview website FAQ — DPReview has an all-new website, our first redesign from the ground up in over 25 years. For the full story, see our announcement article. If you just want a quick answer, you’re in the right place. If your question isn’t covered here, post it in this…
Madison Square Garden Disabled Its Surveillance System for Taylor Swift’s Wedding — A new Wired report confirms the shutdown was the result of a “client privacy request,” something unheard of in the venue’s history
Dinosaur Jr. Announce New Album 'There Near': Hear "Several Got Away" — Prepare to feast on sludge once again: Living legends Dinosaur Jr. just announced their 13th LP. A few weeks back at New York’s Total Bummer festival, J Mascis excitedly confirmed to Stereogum that “we have…
Credit Electric Share New Single "We'll Laugh About It Later": Listen — And B-side "Lacking Purpose On The Fire Escape."
Camera Trap Captures One-Armed Gorilla Raising Newborn in the Wild — This 30-year-old gorilla has defied the odds.
Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 ASPH '11873' Review: All the Joy for Way Less Money — Light Lens Lab continues its tradition of providing a unique shooting experience normally reserved for the precious few.
Morrissey Attacks Johnny Marr In Lengthy Screed Over New Smiths Documentary — In 2024, Morrissey complained that he was being erased from the Smiths’ origin story, and now he’s angry about it again. In a since-deleted Morrissey Central post titled “The Art Of Forgery,” the…
Geoff Barrow Says 'Gone' Composer Admits To Ripping Off His 'Devs' Score — Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Geoff Barrow definitely wouldn’t. The Portishead member was not flattered when he accused the Weeknd and Phantogram of plagiarism over a decade ago
Dave Kendall, MTV VJ And 120 Minutes Creator, Has Died — Dave Kendall, the journalist and former MTV VJ who created and hosted the iconic alternative rock video show 120 Minutes, has died. Matt Pinfield, who served as a 120 Minutes host years after Kendall, shared the news of…
Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal Announce New Album 'Doomed!' — LA-based rapper Open Mike Eagle and producer Kenny Segal are both staples of the underground rap universe. They’ve known each other for decades, and they’ve worked together many times over the years. Last year, OME rele
Ariana Grande Sues To Unmask Hackers Who Stole Unreleased Music — Ariana Grande is currently on her Eternal Sunshine Tour and building up to the release of her new album petal, and she’s also suing an unknown group of hackers who, she claims, stole and leaked her unreleased…
Noah Kahan Celebrates Furries At Pittsburgh Show — Noah Kahan is appropriating Will Toledo’s culture. The viral folk star’s eventful Great Divide tour happened to stop by Pittsburgh last night while the furry convention was in town, and he was for some reason very excited about…
MJ Lenderman, Karly Hartzman, & Brad Cook Join Tracey Nelson At Durham Popup — The first thing we learned about NYC-based singer-songwriter is that he’s friendly with the Wednesday/MJ Lenderman circle of musicians that represents the current epicenter of his favored slacker…
CMAT Shares "Deep Sadness" Over Body-Shaming Comments — The Irish artist CMAT is a delightful, charismatic performer who’s been playing on bigger and bigger stages over the past few years. But with that increased visibility, she’s been exposed to a lot more comments about how she
IMAX 70mm Tickets for ‘The Odyssey’ are Being Listed for $1,500 on eBay — Blockbuster prices for a blockbuster format.
SOAK Shares New Single "Death Valley Fridge Magnet": Listen — Bridie Monds-Watson is back with a lovely new SOAK song today, “Death Valley Fridge Magnet” finds Monds-Watson in that boygenius-era indie singer-songwriter zone: smooth yet emotionally charged, building up from airy…
L’Rain Plots Tour, Enlists Arooj Aftab for New Video — The “Borderline” video also features Cécile McLorin Salvant and Tasha
Deftones' Shelved Album 'Eros' Reportedly Leaks After 18 Years — In 2008, Deftones were working on an album called Eros when a car crash put bassist Chi Cheng into a coma. The album was put on pause, and Cheng died five years later. Fans have long clamored to hear the material,…
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All Alone on an Alien Planet, Perseverance Rover is Photographed as a Tiny Green Speck in a Sea of Red — Searching for signs of life.
It's Time for a Panoramic Fujifilm X100: It Would Be a Huge Hit — I'm making an official plea: give us a panoramic digital camera in the spirit of the TX-1 and put it in the X100 line.
Protomartyr Announce Fall Tour — With support from Accessory and J.R.C.G., as well as one date with the Jesus and Mary Chain
Ekko Astral Announce Indefinite Hiatus, Farewell Shows — Things have been chaotic lately for Ekko Astral, the experimental and politically motivated Washington, DC punks who were a Stereogum Band To Watch in 2024. Earlier this year, bandleader Jael Holzman filed a peace order…
Collector Scours Flea Markets for Vintage Photos of Women in Trees — It's a thing.
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Curbside Lambsear Announce Debut EP 'Put Rings On All My Fingers To Weigh Down My Hands': Hear "No Ordinary Word" — Last month, we very much liked “Man The Door,” the debut single from Curbside Lambsear, the band made up of members of caroline and the Umlauts. Now, the…
The 50 Best Albums Of 2026 So Far — Music! There’s so much of it! Fifty albums doesn’t begin to encompass the scope of the sounds that have animated 2026, but it does present a cross section of the tunes and rhythms that have driven Stereogum wild thus far. As always when June ro
The 5 Best Songs Of The Week — Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which…
Winter Shares New Single "hollow (mixtape version)": Listen — You’ve heard of “Summer Babe (Winter Version).” Now let me introduce you to Winter, singing about summer, on “hollow (mixtape version).” Samira Winter, the rising NYC musical artist and occasional Stereogum VJ, has a…
Black Bananas Share New Single "Eddie’s Album": Listen — This summer brought the welcome news that Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema had reactivated her Black Bananas project for an album with new label home Fire Records. We soon learned that album is called Bad Bunch, and we heard…
Why I'll never be convinced by Meta's ‘pervert’ glasses | Opinion — In advertising, Meta describes their AI glasses as 'iconic style meets Meta AI'. However, online backlash against these glasses has been swift. Watch as Guardian columnist and Opinion editor Kirsty Major dives…
SXSW London Loses Earl Sweatshirt To Injury, Hasan Piker & Cenk Uygur To UK Entry Ban — Yikes! SXSW London kicks off today, and it is not going great. The multi-faceted festival lost Earl Sweatshirt due to an injury, and political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur won’t be
Blonde Redhead - "Blood Spilled" — It has been well over 30 years since the great New York indie rock trio Blonde Redhead released their debut album, and it has been just over a year since then ended their Coachella set with a powerful statement of solidarity with Palestinian…
Guiding Light Announce Debut Album Fear On My Own Time: Hear "Shackled By Lust" — The Austin combo Guiding Light includes two members of local indiepop rising stars Touch Girl Apple Blossom, but this group jangles a bit differently. Guiding Light’s lo-fi self-titled EP was full…
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Harlowe's New Flash Lifts and Bends to Deliver More Flattering Light — Meet the Pocket Flash: a hybrid flash and bi-color LED with a nifty Z-Lift design.
Phoebe Bridgers Announces Madison Square Garden Show This Week — Right now, Phoebe Bridgers is in the middle of what appears to be an elaborate album rollout plan. Bridgers has been relatively quiet ever since boygenius won all those Grammys in 2024, though she’ll make her acting
Carly Rae Jepsen’s New Album Is a 24-Track Double LP — Day and Night is out September 18
Scientists Capture First-Ever Footage of 'Horror Movie' Goblin Shark in its Natural Habitat — 'Horrendous'-looking goblin shark caught on camera in its natural habitat for the first time.
Bright Eyes & Lumineers Share Songs From Felice Brothers Tribute Album — New York folk-rock ramblers the Felice Brothers started out busking in subway stations more than two decades ago, and now they’re getting their own tribute album. Brandy Schultz, Felice Brothers supporter…
The 5 Best Songs Of The Week — Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is
Kanye West Settles With Former Assistant in Sexual Battery Lawsuit — Lauren Pisciotta had alleged that West sexually harassed and assaulted her
Asher White Announces New Album 'Love Aggregates': Hear "The Eagle Is No Omen" — Asher White doesn’t stay quiet for too long, and thank god for that. Last year she released her 16th album 8 Tips For Full Catastrophe Living, which was also her debut for Joyful Noise that earned…
Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? “Musk’s virulent racism and vicious, disturbing views are no — Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? “Musk’s virulent racism and vicious, disturbing views are no secret. He does not hide them. They sit in plain
Light Lens Lab's New Black-and-White Film Will Have Unique 'Character' — Making a brand-new film from scratch is very hard.
Photo Report: Watch Spotting At The Hodinkee Happy Hour [May 2026] — The perfect way to kick off summer.
Independent Music Platform Nina Protocol to Shut Down — The streaming service and marketplace will go “fully offline” by July 15