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…
Feeble Little Horse Announce New Album Bitknot Dropping Next Week — The Pittsburgh noise-pop band’s long-awaited follow-up to Girl With Fish
Slayr Readies New Avant Nova EP — The Philadelphia rapper plans to kick off his first North American headlining tour this August
Wild Pink Detail New Album 'Still Coming Down' Feat. Wednesday Members & Hand Habits — Hear "Round Of Applause At The End Of The World."
Carly Simon Announces First New Album In 18 Years: Hear "Howl" — Carly Simon is back. Today the legendary singer-songwriter is announcing Comes In Waves, her first new studio album of original songs since 2008’s This Kind Of Love. The lead single “Howl” is here now. “‘Howl’ lives
Ear Announce New Album Rumspringa — The New York-based electronic duo’s latest is out May 29 on A24 Music
Phoebe Bridgers Expands 2026 Tour — Phoebe Bridgers is about to go full throttle. She recently played a special acoustic set at Madison Square Garden, and then announced a large arena tour with a “No Phone” rule. Now, she’s added even more shows and also appears to be back on Ins
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
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ICC member states vote to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan — The International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced.
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Debbii Dawson Shares New Song "Kool Aid": Listen — Later this month, the LA-based retro-pop auteur Debbii Dawson will release her new EP Where Have All The Good Men Gone? We’ve posted the title track, and it’s fucking awesome. Lots of people have been messing around with bouncy ’
Gracie Abrams' Hell Is Other People's Expectations — Our review of 'Daughter From Hell.' Plus: the best new pop tracks of the month.
iOS 26 adoption grows, but still lags slightly behind iOS 18 - 9to5Mac — This week, Apple updated its adoption rate figures with data "measured by devices that transacted on the App Store on June 7, 2026."
The Alternative Number Ones: Live's "Lakini's Juice" — 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. This column is a companion piece to
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Ocean heat records broken as hottest July temperature recorded — Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.
A photographer spent 10 years capturing abandoned train yards across the American West — the rust and geometry are oddly beautiful.
Hew Share New Song "Lie In It": Listen — Houston’s Hew have a soaring, chiming take on classic emo. When they get going, they can really punch me in the heart. The group, which includes a couple of Football, etc. members, will release their new album Your Version in a few…
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The Swifties Are Coming For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett — You have to be really bored to provoke Taylor Swift fans. It’s probably pretty boring to be in Metallica in 2026. No shade. But lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, maybe in an attempt to distract from the Geese psyop allegations,…
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Dua Lipa Sues Samsung for $15 Million Over TV Packaging — The singer alleges that Samsung used a copyrighted photo of her to sell TVs without her consent, and “refused to comply” with multiple cease and desist requests
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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
Kelela Shares New Song "Point Blank": Listen — Next month, the great avant-pop adventurer Kelela will release the new album new avatar, her follow-up to 2023’s Raven. The new LP features contributions from people like PinkPantheress, Fousheé, and A. K. Paul, and we’ve already hea
The Tubs Announce New Album 'Hard Life': Hear "Who's Gonna Love You Now?" — The Tubs, your jangly, folky British post-punk favorites, announced their signing to Merge Records this past spring by successfully translating Metallica’s classic heavy metal ballad “Fade To Black”…
Stream Mexican Avant-Rock Band Diles Que No Me Maten's Superb Sonic Shapeshifter 'Escrito En Agua' — The band name, Diles Que No Me Maten, translates to “Tell them not to kill me.” That alone should perk up your ears before you even hear a note. When you press play on Escrito…
Madonna Shares 'Confessions II - The Film' Feat. with Arca, Honey Dijon, Shygirl, & More — Madonna is getting ready to drop Confessions II next month. She already took over Times Square in celebration of the new era. Today, she’s released a new star-studded film that’s all about
Djrum Announces New EP I Wander: Hear "I Wander (IV + V)" — Djrum’s elegantly introspective Under Tangled Silence was one of the best electronic albums of last year. He’s following it up next month with I Wander, a new EP designed as one standalone piece of music but also…
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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
'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
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Italian Authorities Cancel Ye & Travis Scott Concerts — In April, Kanye West was denied entry to the UK due to his history of antisemitism and Nazism, causing the cancellation of London’s Wireless Festival. The rapper then canceled his shows in France and Poland after authorities
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Apollo Bets on Mexico With $20 Billion Target for Private Credit — Apollo Global Management Inc. plans to put as much as $20 billion to work financing projects in Mexico as the giant asset manager seeks new outlets for its private credit business.
Stef Chura Announces New Album, Shares Song With R.E.M. Members — It has been a long, long time since the Detroit indie rock singer-songwriter Stef Chura last released an album — seven years, in fact, since she worked with Car Seat Headrest frontman Will Toledo to make…
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Morrissey Says Diversity Is A Lie Over His Lack Of BBC Airplay — You’re never going to believe this, but Morrissey is mad about something. Last month, the man posted a lengthy screed about an as-yet-unannounced BBC documentary about his old band the Smiths, claiming that it…
'The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All' Anime To Feature Nirvana Theme Song, Dave Grohl Says Kurt Cobain Would've Loved The Manga — R.I.P. Kurt Cobain, you would’ve loved The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All, according to Dave Grohl. The manga series…
Union Pacific Is Tackling Rail Heat to Keep America’s Freight on Track | Union Pacific — As warmer temperatures return, Union Pacific is applying an innovative concept to manage heat-related track conditions – part of a broader strategy that helped the railroad deliver its…
Eels Shares New Songs "All Forgotten" & "I’m On Standby": Listen — Los Angeles fixture Mark Oliver Everett has been making permanently bummed-out orchestral alt-pop for decades. Right now, Everett has a few projects in various stages of completion, including a Judd…
Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI's impact | TechCrunch — Reddit's financial situation is looking good but uncertainty about its relationship to Google and the new AI-ified web are stirring market concerns.
Giants RB Skattebo 'perfectly fine' after botched backflip — Giants RB Cam Skattebo said he's "perfectly fine" after falling awkwardly on his surgically repaired ankle following a botched backflip attempt.
Madonna, Shakira, and BTS Set for First-Ever World Cup Final Halftime Show — Organized by Global Citizen and curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the inaugural show comes to MetLife Stadium in July
Ariana Grande Debuts "Petal" In Montreal — Ariana Grande’s new album petal comes out this Friday, and so far the pop star has only shared the lead single “hate that i made you love me.” She’s currently on her first tour in six and a half years, mostly promoting 2024’s eternal…
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Logic1000 & Jam City Team Up On New Single "Jersey": Listen — Logic1000 and Jam City are two forward-thinking dance producers with a taste for collaboration, so it makes sense that they would link up. The Australian-born, Berlin-based Logic1000 will release her new album…
Ceremony Share New Song "Dark Summer": Listen — See the photo credit up there? “Martin Sorrondeguy” — the same Martin Sorrondeguy, presumably, from Los Crudos and Limp Wrist. (I don’t think there’s two Martin Sorrondeguys.) That means that Ceremony got a DIY punk legend to take…
Bob Dylan Mysteriously Splits With Two Tour Guitarists — Bob Dylan has been enjoying his latest tour leg, busting out deep cuts like “Baby, Will You Be My Baby” and “I Shall Be Released.” But something is going on with his band. Guitarist Doug Lancio, who replaced Charlie…
The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter | TechCrunch — Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor.
Schoolboy Q Announces Blank Face LP Anniversary Tour — A 10-city run for a 10-year celebration
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Brandon Flowers Goes Country On New Single "Plans": Listen — He’s gone country! Killers frontman Brandon Flowers revealed this week that he went to Nashville and tapped into the country music tradition for his new solo album Thrasher. To my colleague Tom Breihan, the music in…
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