Asher White Shares New Song "Stage Diva": Listen — We are very excited for our prolific Artist To Watch Asher White’s forthcoming album Love Aggregates, which comes later this month. The lead single “The Eagle Is No Omen” was an eccentric banger with an equally entertaining…
Laura Marling Drops Surprise Raffi Covers Album — Laura Marling has always been good at covers, and in recent years she’s been indulging that talent a lot. The London singer-songwriter regularly records other people’s tunes and shares them on her Substack. As the great music jour
Wishy Announce New Album Nature's Pill: Hear "Lovesick" — Wishy Wishy Wishy, can’t you see. Sometimes your tunes just hypnotize me. And I just love your catchy ways. Guess this why they’re broke and you’re getting so much love from what remains of the independent music blogospher
Carly Simon Readies First Album of Original Songs Since 2008 — Listen to “Howl” from Comes in Waves
Chat Pile Prep New Album Who Loves the Sun — Take a trip to a macabre barbershop in the “Deep Blue” video
The Number Ones: BTS' "Permission To Dance" — In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is now biweekly, alternating with The A
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Green Day Share 'Nimrods' Soundtrack Song "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.": Listen — The Green Day road-trip comedy looms ever-closer. The band worked with Live Nation to produce Nimrods, a new movie about a punk band who goes on a desperate trek to open for Green Day, who naturally…
Fcukers Announce New Ö Remix EP NüYork — Eli Escobar’s flip of “If You Wanna Party, Come Over to My House” is out now
Dave Mustaine Calls Out "Dickhead" Journalist Onstage In Helsinki — One week ago today, when Megadeth’s farewell tour rolled into Helsinki, Dave Mustaine took the stage with a bone to pick. Mustaine told the crowd at Suvilahti that he had been speaking to a reporter from the…
Jack White Releasing New Album Next Month — Listen to “Dollar Bill” from No Name follow-up Frozen Charlatan
Taylor Swift Says "Sombr Is The Future" At Songwriters HOF Induction — It’s not like Taylor Swift ever disappears for any extended stretch of time, but pop music’s reigning superstar has been especially active for the past week. Last Friday, she released her Toy Story 5 soundtrac
Beastie Boys’ Mike D Announces Debut Solo Album 'Thank You': Hear "True Colors" — Mike D has been making moves. This spring, the Beastie Boy hopped onstage twice with his children’s band, then announced some shows of his own, then released the solo singles “Switch Up” and “What W
Bb trickz Shares New Song "A La Mala": Listen — Bb trickz is tearing it up. Last week, the Spanish musician released her first single on Columbia Records, “Le Le,” produced by Hudson Mohawke. Today, she’s already back with a follow-up: “A La Mala,” also produced by Hudson Mohawke
CD Sales Growth Outpaced Vinyl in the First Half of 2026 — Vinyl may still dominate the conversation, but CDs are making the biggest gains.
Dev Hynes to Score Olivia Wilde’s New Film The Invite — It’s the musician’s sixth film score and first collaboration with Wilde
Alphabet Share New Single "Sense": Listen — London four-piece Alphabet — vocalist/guitarist Milo McNulty, vocalist/bassist Lena Pilshofer, guitarist Tom Sullivan, and drummer George Miles — have been routinely dropping singles since the fall of 2024. Their music is a brooding…
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Two Shell Share Four New Tracks On 'Infinite Now+' EP: Listen — Two Shell! So confusing! Last week, the pranksterish London dance duo announced their upcoming album Infinity Now, which has some truly ugly-beautiful Y2K-ass cover art. They’d already released a bunch of singles…
Far-Right Former Misfits Vocalist Discusses Pivot To Christian Music — In 1995, the Misfits got back together, but it wasn’t really the Misfits. In the time since the theatrical hardcore punk greats broke up in 1983, frontman Glenn Danzig became a metal star with his band Danzig,
Bob Dylan Performs "I Shall Be Released" For The First Time In 18 Years: Watch — Bob Dylan, still a tireless road dog at 85, loves to pull out a random deep cut at a random show. Dylan is now 64 years and 40 studio albums deep into his career, so his catalog is vast, and he can p
Taylor Swift Shares 'Toy Story 5' Song "I Knew It, I Knew You": Listen — After many weeks of speculation and teasers, Taylor Swift revealed this week that she did indeed create a new song for Toy Story 5. It’s called “I Knew It, I Knew You,” and it’s out right now. “I Knew It, I
Paul McCartney Releases Album, Goes On Chicken Shop Date — Paul McCartney is 83 years old, and he is awfully active right now. Back in March, McCartney announced his new album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, which includes his first-ever duet with his old bandmate Ringo Starr. Since th
Geese's Live Show: Not A Psyop — They’re so loose because they’re so tight. When Geese take the stage, they don’t re-create their recordings. It barely even feels like they’re performing songs with a defined structure — more like summoning a familiar sequence of chords and…
Inside Liverpool's summer so far - should fans be worried? — BBC Sport's Aadam Patel reports on the latest from the Liverpool tour of the United States.
Albert Hammond Jr. Explains Strokes Album Delay, Joins Kennyhoopla On "NEW AMERICA//" — The Strokes’ rollout for new album Reality Awaits has not gone smoothly. Some fans have revolted against Julian Casablancas’ use of Auto-Tune on “Going Shopping” and “Falling Out Of Love,”…
Thundercat Sets Fall North American Tour — The Distracted AF run features support from Channel Tres, TiaCorine, Fera, 54 Ultra, and Kitty Ca$h
Album Of The Week: Quicksand 'Bring On The Psychics' — Every once in a while, a little alarm goes off in my head, the “sounds like Turnstile” alert. A band doesn’t have to sound that much like Turnstile to set that trigger off. I just hear a few things — a galloping tempo, a…
Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee Announce New Coolest Baby — When Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman kicked off their co-headlining tour back in April, Katie Crutchfield had a surprise: She was pregnant. Crutchfield reportedly introduced her final song of the night by saying, “This is a…
Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI | TechCrunch — Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI systems designed to accelerate scientific…
Twisted Teens Share New Single "toe": Listen — New Orleans duo Twisted Teens have become one of the breakout underground rock bands of the year thanks to two albums’ worth of ragged, energetic, extremely catchy Southern-fried punk rock. They recently announced they’ll have a…
YHWH Nailgun’s Magazine Is Technically a Visual Album Now — The New York experimental rockers have shared a music video set to their new 11-minute LP
Tame Impala Covers Smashing Pumpkins For New Tribute Album: Listen — Last month, Tame Impala scored their (his?) first-ever top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, a truly stunning success. Last year’s track “Dracula” was already Kevin Parker’s first Hot 100 hit, and now the remix…
zayALLCAPS Announces New Album My Uncle Told Me Some Real Ass Shit on the Phone Yesterday — The follow-up to 2025’s Art Pop * Pop Art is out this month
JAY-Z, Yankee Stadium, And How New York Grew Up With 'The Blueprint' — Plus: The best rap tracks of the month.
Tiny Habits Announce New Album 'Keepers': Hear "Anything He Was" (Feat. Matty Healy) — Last fall the 1975’s Matty Healy posted footage of himself covering James Taylor’s “Carolina In My Mind” with Tiny Habits, the Boston folk-pop group. They may well have been together working…
New Navy Blue Album Sir Render Feat. Ka, Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer Out This Friday — Sage Elsesser is a skateboarder, artist, and model, but this is a music blog, so around here he’s known for rapping. As Navy Blue, Elsesser has carved out a space within the heady, abstract
What lies ahead for Iran’s economy as scope of US war grows beyond Hormuz? — Mediation efforts continue but uncertainty remains as risks of further disruptions in international waterways grow.
Modest Mouse Guitarist Addresses Allegations Of Sending Inappropriate Messages To Minor — Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor has been accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor. The allegations were made over the weekend on Reddit with screenshots showing the…
We Reviewed The New Bright Eyes x Woodstock Pre-Rolls — Last month, Bright Eyes announced a collaboration with Woodstock (the official cannabis brand of the 1969 Woodstock Festival) for limited edition pre-rolls. The band is currently celebrating 21 years of I’m Wide Awake, It’s
Milestone moment for O'Connor with Glasgow gold — Team Northern Ireland heptathlete Kate O'Connor tells BBC Sport NI of her joy at winning the event at the Commonwealth Games as she collects her first senior outdoor gold medal.
Harmony Explained: Progress Towards A Scientific Theory of Music — Most music theory books are like medieval medical textbooks: they contain unjustified superstition, non-reasoning, and funny symbols glorified by Latin phrases. How does music, in particular harmony, actually…
Listen to Four Tet’s Surprise New 🕈︎♓︎■︎♑︎♎︎♓︎■︎♑︎⬧︎ Album — The latest under his Wingdings moniker technically came out in June on limited-edition vinyl—and now it’s available to stream
The original Motown studio was a house with a basement so cramped the drummer had to play in a closet. Hearing those records back in that space changes how you listen.
Phoebe Bridgers Plays "Lost Boys" With Kids In Surprise Tonight Show Performance — The only announced guests for Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show Tuesday were Matt Damon, promoting The Odyssey, and Anthony Michael Hall, promoting, uh, Nation’s Dumbest. But at the end of the show,…
Katy Perry Sings With 10-Year-Old Tius Luka At World Cup Opening Ceremony — The final 2026 FIFA World Cup USA Opening Ceremony went down last night at Inglewood’s Los Angeles Stadium, featuring performances from LISA, Anitta, Tyla, Rema, Future, Dan + Shay, and Purahei Soul. It a
Osees Surprise-Release New Album 'Off Course' — Don’t let the fact that John Dwyer is always releasing new music trick you into taking him for granted. In the first half of this year, the California psychedelic garage-punk king has already launched the new side project Heathen Ax
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners | TechCrunch — AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records, maintenance schedules, home documents, and…
Pulp Play "Wickerman" For The First Time In 15 Years: Watch — This past Saturday, Pulp celebrated Rough Trade’s 50th Birthday at London’s Royal Festival Hall. They played all the tracks from their latest album More, which came out last year and was their first release on Rough…
The Number Ones: Coldplay & BTS' "My Universe" — In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is now biweekly, alternating with…
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Waxahatchee Welcomes Child With Kevin Morby — The indie rock couple shared the news on Substack
TTNG Share Surprise New EP With Original Vocalist: Listen — It has been about a decade since the world heard from the mathy Oxford indie rockers TTNG. The band, formerly known as This Town Needs Guns, started in 2002, establishing a tricky but passionate sound that drew clear…
Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs | TechCrunch — The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video development.
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Ty Gibbs holds on to win NASCAR Cup Series race in Iowa — Ty Gibbs -- the 23-year-old grandson of former NFL coaching great and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs -- used late pit strategy and held off teammate Christopher Bell over the final 20 laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race…
Grouper’s Liz Harris Reunites Her Shoegaze Band Helen — The trio of Harris, Scott Simmons, and Jed Bindeman will share their first album in a decade this fall
Dinosaur Jr. Share New Single "Blowin' Up": Listen — The new Lou Barlow-led Dinosaur Jr. single reminds me so much of Pearl Jam. It makes sense; Eddie Vedder came of age at just the right time to be smitten with Dinosaur, and both acts swear allegiance to Neil Young. The…