Kelela, Boards of Canada, GB, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist — Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Listen to Fiona Apple’s New Lucky Theme Song “Horns of the Bull” — The 40-second track is stylistically in line with Fetch the Bolt Cutters
DMX Gets His Own Street in Yonkers — The corner of School Street and Brooke Street will be renamed “Earl DMX Simmons Way” in honor of the late rapper
L’Rain Announces New Album 'fata morgana': Hear "soulless cycle" — We heard from L’Rain a few weeks ago when she guested on a new Tasha track. Today Taja Cheek is ready to announce her own new album. Fata Morgana, the follow-up to 2023’s I Killed Your Dog, is coming out in August
Indie Again: A Conversation With Death Cab For Cutie — The band discusses signing to an indie label again, making their hard-hitting new album, the impact of Benjamin Gibbard's divorce, indulging fan nostalgia, and more.
Smashing Pumpkins Bring Out Greg Brady At Lollapalooza Aftershow — Lollapalooza is officially here. The massive Chicago festival begins today, with headliners Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Lorde, Olivia Dean, John Summit, Jennie, the xx and hometown heroes the Smashing Pumpkins. The…
Someone mapped every song that samples a specific James Brown break and it's basically the entire history of hip hop in one tree 🎵
Tool's Maynard James Keenan Announces New Sushi Restaurant — Between Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, Maynard James Keenan juggles many musical commitments, but his entrepreneurial endeavors might keep him even busier. The man blessed with one of the world’s most powerful…
Ravyn Lenae Plots 2026 North American Tour — Nourished by Time, Lexa Gates, and Q will open for the R&B singer
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts' Democratic primary for US Senate — Bucking a push for younger leadership this election season, Sen. Ed Markey, 80, won the Democratic nomination against Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who said that his party needed new leaders.
Madonna Shares "Love Sensation," Plays Times Square Grindr Pop-Up — Right now, Madonna is building up to the release of her new album Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 club classic Confessions On A Dance Floor. She’s been working hard to sell this thing, too. We’ve posted th
SZA Warns AI Is Exploiting Black Artists, Calls Out Diplo — Last week the Atlantic posted an upsetting report about datasets of music that are being used to train AI. If they weren’t already aware, major artists from Bad Bunny to Nirvana are part of it. The Atlantic identified…
Treasuries Slide After Strong Jobs Data Lift Fed Hike Wagers — US Treasuries fell after US job growth topped forecasts in August, prompting traders to boost their expectations that Federal Reserve officials raise interest rates later this month.
Mick Jagger On Geese: "I Was Expecting It To Be More Indie" — The Rolling Stones have been around forever. Key members have died young (Brian Jones) and in their old age (Charlie Watts), yet Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood seem indestructible. Jagger, in…
Jordan Patterson Shares New Song "Cinderella": Listen — On Friday, LA-based songwriter Jordan Patterson will release her new EP Songs From A Valley Girl. It’s the follow-up to her debut album The Hermit, which came out last fall, but it will be her first release for Secretly Cana
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Quansah banned for two games after Mexico red card — England defender Jarell Quansah receives a two-match ban for his red card against Mexico.
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Morrissey Reportedly Gets Shitpost Taken Down Amid Legal Fight With Imposters — The Instagram account MozPosting is a beloved source of Morrissey memes, shitposts, and the like. Unfortunately the admin may have taken things too far with a fake Morrissey Central blog post that has
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…
Rob Base, "It Takes Two" Rapper, Dead At 59 — Rob Base, the New York rapper best known for his timeless hit “It Takes Two,” has died. Per Variety, Base, born Robert Ginyard, passed away today, just four days after his birthday, after a private cancer battle. He was 59. A message
BabyChiefDoIt Is Ready For His "Big One" — Read our interview with the young Chicago drill star. Plus: The best rap tracks of the month.
Conor Oberst Opens Up About Personal Struggles — Back in 2024, Bright Eyes canceled a bunch of tour dates, citing frontman Conor Oberst’s vocal issues. At the time, there was plenty of speculation that Oberst was suffering from other problems as well, and he has basically…
Strudel REPL — Strudel is a music live coding environment for the browser, porting the TidalCycles pattern language to JavaScript.
Hayley Williams Covers Sinéad O'Connor At Dublin Tour Closer — As Hayley Williams trickles out songs from her new project Power Snatch and continues to log guest spots with other artists like Beabadoobee, the Paramore leader’s first solo tour has been making its way across…
Charli XCX Invites You to the Music, Fashion, Film Tour — Underscores supports the North American run
Melaina Kol Release New Single "Idola": Listen — Nashville-based artist Logan Hornyak, who makes tangled glitch-folk music as Melaina Kol, is releasing his new album Okay that’s a great idea because if I do that then, his first for Philly label Julia’s War, in a few weeks.…
Kevin Shields Reunites With Primal Scream In Ireland — Over the weekend, Primal Scream headlined Ireland’s Beyond The Pale festival. For their 12 song set, the band reunited with former member Kevin Shields, who played the first My Bloody Valentine show in seven years last…
‘Godfather Part II’ Changed Hollywood’s Approach to Sequels Forever — After Francis Ford Coppola's sensational "Part II," sequels became the province of directors.
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Apple's New CEO John Ternus is Now on X — Apple's new CEO John Ternus now has an X account, and he has already shared his first post saying hello to the world. Ternus did not have a public social media presence prior to today. Ternus did not have a public social media presence…
Johnny Hates Jazz’s Calvin Hayes Dead At 63 — Calvin Hayes, the British musician who co-founded the ’80s pop band Johnny Hates Jazz, has died. The keyboardist and drummer collapsed in his home in Washington earlier this week. He was 63. On social media, Clark Datchler and Mike…
PinkPantheress Sets Acting Debut In New Daniels Film — PinkPantheress is about to make her feature acting debut in high-profile fashion. The influential UK hitmaker, born Victoria Beverley Walker, has been cast in the new secret film project from Daniels, Deadline reports.…
Fat Dog Announce New Album 'Cancel Me (I'm Tired)': Hear The Title Track — Titling your album Cancel Me (I’m Tired) in 2026 is certainly a choice, and London dance-rockers Fat Dog have chosen it. They may be tired, but the faux-outrageousness on display here is exhausting me as…
William Shatner Says His Metal Band Is Booked For Coachella 2027 — They say you learn something new every day, and today I learned that William Shatner has a heavy metal band. My colleague Tom Breihan blogged about this back in February, and it must have completely slipped my…
M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi Over Tour Removal — She claims he caused Live Nation to breach the contract, in which she was owed $2,805,000
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Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the global backlash against datacentres? — In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres, warning they threaten energy supplies and the climate
GracieHorse Announces New Album 'Breaking And Entering': Hear "5 Card Stud" — Here’s something you should know about the LA-based indie/country singer-songwriter known as GracieHorse: She is fully willing to dress up as the Hamburglar on her album cover. This isn’t news,…
This Is Lorelei Announces New Album The Singer In My Band — Prepare for Nate Amos’ "on-the-road beatnik” LP
Jhené Aiko Shares New Album Westwide Whimsy Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Larry June, & More — It’s been six years since Jhené Aiko graced us with her last album Chilombo. She announced the long-awaited follow-up, titled Westside Whimsy, only a couple days ago, not giving us…
Jay-Z Brings Out Beyoncé & Nas At Yankee Stadium — Earlier this year, Jay-Z announced three shows at New York’s Yankee Stadium. The first, which operates as a celebration for 30 years of the rapper’s debut album Reasonable Doubt, transpired last night, and it was full of…
Insta360 X6 Review (2026): A Great 360 and Action Camera Hybrid — Insta360’s latest 360-degree camera uses larger sensors for better low-light performance and has a smaller body.
Aphex Twin’s Drukqs Gets First-Ever Vinyl Reissue — The 2001 album will finally be back in print on wax, alongside CD and cassette reissues
How 9/11 'shattered the guise of safety' for tennis' travelling circus — On Friday, the US Open will pause and remember the victims of the 9/11 terror attack that took place 25 years ago.
Styrofoam Winos' Lou Turner Announces New Album 'Strangels': Hear "Ants Underfoot" — You may know Lou Turner as 1/3 of the brilliant rootsy/folksy Nashville indie band Styrofoam Winos or as a regular in Ryan Davis’ Roadhouse Band. She also has two solo albums to her name, and…
Eigendrum - draw a shape and hear it as a real drum — Draw any shape and hear it as a drum. Every frequency is solved from your outline with finite elements, never sampled. Includes the two drums that sound identical but are not the same shape.
The Cure Tour Continues With More Live Rarities — The Cure had a busy weekend. On Saturday, they headlined Primavera Sound 2026 at Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum and performed some rarities. The following day frontman Robert Smith made a special appearance during bestie Olivia Rodrig
MS NOW Wants to Turn Its Viewers Into a Fandom — The cable news network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, wants to leverage its massive online and TV audience to create a fan community. First up: letting you chat with Rachel Maddow.
Chance the Rapper Announces Coloring Book Anniversary Tour — The North American trek kicks off in August
PISS Announce New Album 'you made me / skin on linen': Hear "time loop at hot slit" — The ferocious, shapeshifting Vancouver punk band PISS signed to Sub Pop in the spring, and now they’re ready to roll out their first album for the vaunted PNW label. The day before Halloween,…
Wild Pink Share New Song "250 Is The New 500": Listen — Wild Pink’s upcoming album Still Coming Down feels a lot like MJ Lenderman cosplay, but can we even be mad about it? It sounds good, and Lenderman himself works on the record, so he must not mind. “250 Is The New 500” —…
Hello Mary & Bleary Eyed Members Form Trusselina, Share Songs — Mikaela Oppenheimer used to be in the Brooklyn emo band Hello Mary, while Hayden McGarvey is a former member of the Philadelphia shoegaze crew Bleary Eyed. The two of them got to know each other when their bands…
‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore Shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s Story of Midlife Reinvention in Community Theater — Jesse Eisenberg directs Julianne Moore in the new movie 'The Debut.' Read our Telluride review.
The combat demo for Free Stars: Children of Infinity is out, and it's free — Blast your opponents in 1v1 arcade space battles like it's 1992 all over again.
Courtney Love Recounts 2019 Health Scare: “They Told Me I Was Going To Die” — In an Instagram video, the singer also confirmed her next solo album is “done,” and thanked contributors including Michael Stipe and Billie Joe Armstrong
Fuji Rock 2026 Livestream Schedule and Details — Find out when to stream sets by the xx, Mitski, Turnstile, and many more
Casio ‘CasioNaut’ G-Shock GMC-2500 GAC-2500 Series: Price, Specs, Availability — In what appears to be a follow-up to the mighty “CasiOak,” the rugged Japanese watch brand is expected to release an all-new luxury homage.
Siblings’ Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Michael Jackson Dismissed — A California state judge has sent the Cascio siblings’ suit to arbitration, citing a clause in their 2019 settlement with the Jackson estate
Palestinians mourn ‘Camel of Hardship’ artist Sliman Mansour — Palestinians have mourned prominent artist Sliman Mansour at a public funeral in the occupied West Bank.