Steve Lacy Seemingly Spoils 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' On Red Carpet Livestream — WARNING: The following post may contain spoilers about Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Do not read it if you wish to remain unspoiled. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth Spider-Man film to star Tom…
Feeble Little Horse Release New Album 'bitknot': Listen — It’s been almost exactly three years since Pittsburgh shoegazers Feeble Little Horse released their excellent sophomore album Girl With Fish. Just last week, the band announced plans to follow that LP with a new one called
Turnstile Reimagine Never Enough With A Fascinating Crew Of Contributors — Creativity is infinite. Music is infinite. Hardcore is infinite. Turnstile is infinite. The ground-breaking, expansive Baltimore band announced an all-star take on their 2025 Grammy Award-winning album…
Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored — Burnt out on wrist buzzes and notification overload? A new crop of minimalist wearables promises to collect your health data without demanding your attention.
Steve Earle & Los Lobos Team Up On New Song "Volver A Celaya": Listen — Steve Earle and Los Lobos are both roots-music institutions who have been leaving their respective marks on the world since at least the ’80s, and they’ve got a lot of shared history. Over the years, Earle…
John Prine Tribute Concert to Feature Ratboys, John C. Reilly, and Steve Earle — Margo Price and Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra are also among the artists celebrating the late musicians’ 80th birthday in Chicago
Don't Hold Your Lighter Up For 'Power Ballad' — Somebody already made a movie about a charming-fuckup wedding singer who longs to perform his own songs instead of the obligatory covers of ’80s hits. It’s called The Wedding Singer, and it fucking rules. You might think that one we
Bono Shares Tribute To The Late Glen Hansard: "He Was Such An Angelic Presence" — Bono and Glen Hansard are two of Ireland’s greatest rock frontmen, and their paths crossed many times. Today, in light of Hansard’s shocking death in a motorcycle accident early this morning, the…
Joy Division Announce First-Ever Live Collection Featuring Previously Unreleased Recordings — Joy Division will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this year, which happens to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation. To mark these occasions, the…
Converge Announce Saddest Day 2026 Lineup — Converge are getting busy these days. The Boston metalcore institution has been going since 1990, and they have lost no steam, ever. In fact, I’m pretty sure that 2026 is officially their busiest year. They’ve already released two…
Yves Tumor Denies Abuse Allegations, Vows "Extreme Legal Action” — Reports of sexual assault and other abusive behaviors by Yves Tumor have been circulating online over the past week. Now Tumor, also known as Shanti or Sean Lee Bowie, has denied those allegations. Last week,…
Catch a Glimpse of Phoebe Bridgers in Her New Film With Robert Pattinson — A24’s Primetime also stars Merritt Wever and Skyler Gisondo
Maria Usbeck Announces New EP 'Canciones De Amor': Hear "Luz" — Last year, The Ecuadorian-born, Brooklyn-based dream-pop artist Maria Usbeck returned from a long absence with Naturaleza, her first new album in six years. Yesterday, she announced plans to follow that record with…
Lorde on Spotify’s AI Song Descriptions: “We Don’t Want This” — On Instagram, the singer wrote that an ”inaccurate” AI-generated summary of “Current Affairs“ “limits free interpretation"
Doug Shaw (Highlife, Gang Gang Dance, Janka Nabay) Dead At 43 — Doug Shaw, a veteran of New York’s underground indie scene, has died. His former Gang Gang Dance bandmate Lizzi Bougatsos confirmed his death on social media today, as did many other friends and admirers. “Our music
Orville Peck Shares "Too Little, Too Late," Surprisingly Not A Cover Of The JoJo Hit Released 20 Years Ago Today — Following a successful broadway stint as the Emcee in Cabaret last year, country pop star Orville Peck is returning as the masked balladeer with a new album. Mule,…
The Sound and Music of 'Hyper Light Drifter' — The neon, nightmarish soundscape of the acclaimed Hyper Light Drifter has proven to be an incredibly unique part of the game. Over the course of three years, the music and sound were slowly forged, though it took countless…
Hunter Biden And Paul Rudd Agree: Sturgill Simpson's "Turtles All The Way Down" Is A Great Song — Sturgill Simpson kept his new Johnny Blue Skies album Mutiny After Midnight off streaming services at first, but, as promised, the album went live at DSPs this week with a bonus “Whi
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.
Lido Pimienta Shares New Song "Marea": Listen — Lido Pimienta releases her new album Caribenya this Friday. So far the Colombian Canadian musician has shared the singles “Tóxica” and “Talento,” and today she’s back with “Marea.” On Instagram, Pimienta says “Marea” is a “song…
The Alternative Number Ones: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' "The Impression That I Get" — In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988.…
Fuming Mouth Announce New Album 'The Ringing Bell': Hear "A Blaze Of Nihilism" — In 2023, Fuming Mouth unleashed their sophomore album Last Day Of Sun, which saw frontman Mark Whelan grappling with his battle with leukemia. The band has stayed quiet since, with some tours and son
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Shares New Song "Still Standing": Listen — In December, DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ dropped her highly anticipated four-hour album Fantasy. The prolific London-based electronic artist returned in March with the eight-minute house exploration…
Envie Share New Single "Violently Friendly": Listen — The members of the East London trio Envie (pronounced on-vee) have been friends since school. They’ve been at it for a while — their Bandcamp page under former band name Dystopia was last active in 2020, and they featured on…
Stephen Steinbrink Announces New Album 'In A Split Mirror' — The prolific Oakland-based singer-songwriter and visual artist Stephen Steinbrink has been in the game for many years, and he has collaborated with people like Boy Scouts, Emperor X, Dear Nora, and Jay Som. We last…
Fuming Mouth Share New Song "Cheating Death": Listen — Fuming Mouth frontman Mark Whelan really did cheat death. In 2021, Whelan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He went through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, and he made it out the other side. Fuming Mouth…
This person documented how to identify any song stuck in your head by humming 3 seconds into their phone. The accuracy is wild!!!
Squirrel Flower Doesn’t Want To Make It Easy — Ella O'Connor Williams on freedom, landscapes, creative discomfort, family, her new LP, and why the songs themselves should be allowed to tell you what they are.
‘I’m not spying’: how Meta’s smartglasses have divided opinion — While some users say the wearables have changed their lives, critics voice fears over safety and privacy
Logic1000 Announces New Album Confirmation! Feat. Christine And The Queens, Jam City, yunè pinku, Kučka, & More — The Australian-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Samantha Poulter has been making music under the name Logic1000 for years. She has remixed people like Dua Lipa…
Shygirl Shares New Song "Alyse": Listen — Shygirl is back with her first new music of 2026. Last year, she was busy with the star-studded Club Shy Room 2, and earlier this year she was on the screen, appearing in Charli XCX’s The Moment and Madonna’s Confessions II – The Film.…
Kanye West’s Vultures II and Bully Used AI, New Lawsuit Alleges — An anonymous producer is seeking compensation for what he claims was unpaid and uncredited work on both albums
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…
Tsingshan May Triple Output at its Zimbabwe Steel Plant — Tsingshan Holding Group Co. is considering as much as tripling output at a Zimbabwe steel plant it started in 2024, an expansion that could add to pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel industry as much of its…
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Influential Philly Soul Musician Dexter Wansel Dead At 75 — Dexter Wansel, an important force in the hugely influential ’70s Philadelphia soul scene, has died. Wansel’s son Andrew “Pop” Wansel, a prominent producer in his own right, announced his passing on Instagram last night.
Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Flags Suspicious Malcolm Todd Numbers — Tuesday, Malcolm Todd — the Steve Lacy-esque alt-pop artist and brother to fellow rising star Audrey Hobert — was awarded his first #1 song on Spotify when “Earrings” topped the Global…
Doja Cat, Massive Attack, Alex G, & More Primavera Sound Sets Canceled Due To Weather — Yesterday, Primavera Sound kicked off in Barcelona at Parc del Fòrum, and it was not a great start. Bad weather was to blame for canceled performances. “Please remain calm and follow the instr
The Afghan Whigs Announce New Album 'Soft Control': Hear "Jungle Roux" — In recent months, the Afghan Whigs have been slinking back into the frame. March saw the release of “House Of I,” the Cincy-founded rock legends’ first new original song in four years. In April, they followe
Lily Seabird Shares New Song "The Afterglow": Listen — Lily Seabird has been blowing us away with her Lightspheres On Their Way singles. Since last year’s Trash Mountain, the Burlington singer-songwriter has been leaning into loudness with “Election Day” and “Portal To The…
Kurt Vile Joins Fontaines D.C. At La Route Du Rock — Fontaines D.C. are slowly coming back into the fold, ratcheting up the hype along the way. Earlier this week, they debuted a couple of new songs live and have been teasing a new album. But last night, at the closing night of…
Phoebe Bridgers Covers Nirvana In The Live Lounge — Due to appendicitis, Phoebe Bridgers had to postpone a series of intimate UK shows this week, which were to be her first live performances since last Friday’s momentous Lost Weekend release. But before her appendix flared up,…
Martha Reeves Didn't Want Those Background Singers On Her Viral "Star-Spangled Banner" — Step aside, Fergie — a new interesting rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” has entered into the canon. Unfortunately, Martha Reeves went viral for her unconventional performance of the…
Football fans pay tribute to crash death officers at Middlesbrough match — PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died in a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
How to watch Apple’s September event: iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Ultra, more - 9to5Mac — Here’s how to watch Apple’s September 9 ‘Surprise and shine’ event live, plus a roundup of new products rumored to debut.
France relaxes strict cheese-making rules after prolonged drought — Makers of some of France's most famous cheeses get waivers on where herds graze due to the lack of grass.
Two Shell Share New Song "Closer To The Sound": Listen — Two Shell use AI. They admitted it. For a while, there have been rumors about the pranksterish London dance duo and their reliance on generative AI to make so much music, and they confirmed it earlier this summer. In a…
Apple Debuts M5 Ultra as Most Powerful Chip Ever — Apple today announced the M5 Ultra, which the company says is its most powerful chip ever. The M5 Ultra is built by connecting two dual-die M5 Max chips using Apple's next-generation UltraFusion technology, which is the first…
Smart Toilets Are Already Using AI to Analyze Your Poop — While companies promise they can help users monitor gut health, experts suggest that smart toilets provide little in the way of benefits to the average person.
US nears deal to secure stake in Venezuelan oil fields, insiders say — Pact with Caracas would bolster US oil supplies for years to come, but may face legal challenges.
Sylvie Announce New Album 'New Season': Hear “Rina” (Feat. Alex Amen) — Back in 2021, the LA-based musician Ben Schwab was a member of Drugdealer, and he started releasing his own lush and expansive ’70s-style singer-songwriter records under the name Sylvie. After dropping his…
Will Ferrell's Son Is Nominated For Best New Artist At The VMAs — This nominations for this year’s VMAs are here. The awards show is next month, and Madonna is in the lead with 11 nods. The most interesting category, though, is Best New Artist. There’ve been many emerging…
GrapheneOS (@grapheneos.org) — We have a partial port of GrapheneOS to the Pixel 11 series after a week of work on it. We're unable to complete the port due to lack of support for ARM hardware memory tagging in software, firmware and near certainly hardware. It appears Google…
Bryan Adams Shares Trump Protest Song "51st State" For Canada Day — Happy Canada Day! Every year on July 1, Canada celebrates the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, which brought together the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single unified…
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Educated? Skilled? Ambitious? Traffickers are looking for you — Young jobseekers are being recruited into scam compounds. Urgent action is needed to disrupt these trafficking schemes.
Robert De Niro & Adam Scott on How 'The Whisper Man' Tackles Generational Trauma — How do we protect our children from ourselves?
Stella Lefty's Personality Vacuum — Our review of the "Boston" singer's new album. Plus: the best new pop tracks of the month.
Pitchfork Launches New Olivia Rodrigo Zine — The limited run is now available to preorder at Rough Trade Records
This Android filter silences spam calls without blocking your contacts — Google's best spam filters work even on Samsung Galaxy phones.