Cricut Explore 5 vs. Siser Romeo: Choosing the Right Smart Cutting Machine (2026) — Friendly hobby machine or serious production tool? Here’s how to know which one is for you.
Brandon Flowers Announces New Countrified Solo Album 'Thrasher' — The guy from the Killers caught the country music bug. Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has released a couple of solo albums over the years, the most recent of which was 2015’s quietly excellent The Desired…
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'Amistad' Summer: Anthony Hopkins And Morgan Freeman Ready Decca Debuts — Amistad fans rejoice! Next month, Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman, lead actors from Steven Spielberg’s 1997 historical drama, will release their own individual projects on Decca. It was announced today…
Interpol Announce New Album 'This Mirror Weighs A Ton': Hear Two Songs — Interpol are back, baby! To be fair, the atmospherically decadent New York rock elders have never exactly gone away. Just two years ago, Interpol played the biggest show of their career, with more than 200,0
Judge Orders Trump’s Name Off Kennedy Center, Blocks Closure — Ever since Donald Trump announced he was renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, the pushback has been relentless. Philip Glass, Renée Fleming, Chuck Redd, and Kristy Lee were among many acts to cancel events at th
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
Smirk Share New Song "Going Off To Die": Listen — We here at Stereogum are stoked for the new Smirk record, Speculative Fiction. Today’s new single, “Going Off To Die,” has us even more stoked. A fuzzy ripper about feeling “like an animal going off to die”? Great in theory, and…
MetLife’s Earnings Beat Wall Street Expectations — MetLife Inc.’s second-quarter earnings surpassed Wall Street’s expectations, boosted by strong underwriting, volume growth and the success of a five-year plan outlined in late 2024.
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
By The Way: Headline You May Have Missed — $20 concert tickets, hoodies bulk, 'adversarial clothing,' ticks affecting Martha's Vineyard tourist season: Lisa Mateo joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to share headlines you may have missed from over…
Young Thug Announces YSL Tour — The New Generation trek features Thugger alongside Tezzus, Diamond*, 1300saint, and more
Watch Vince Staples Shoot the American Flag in New Music Video — “White Flag” is the latest pointed single from Cry Baby, his upcoming album
Nettspend Teases Album With OsamaSon — A joint tour may also accompany the rappers’ rumored “NXO” project
MUNA Cover Go West's "The King Of Wishful Thinking" — Indie-pop greats MUNA have seemingly been in New York this week promoting their very satisfying new album Dancing On The Wall this week. On my run this morning, I listened to the trio’s new episode of Switched On Pop, which hi
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MSG Kept A Database Flagging LGBTQIA Celebrities — A few years ago, we learned that Madison Square Garden was using facial recognition technology to kick out legal adversaries. Now, it looks like the famous New York arena is also using it for other, more dubious purposes. Who…
Laura Veirs Shares New Song "Pulse": Listen — In May, Laura Veirs announced her new album Temple Songs and shared “Flying Into Darkness.” Now, the Portland indie-folk singer-songwriter is releasing “Pulse,” which is a very beautiful song with a very amusing music video. “This…
Mystikal Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison In Rape Case — Onetime New Orleans rap star Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape. In 2022, police in Louisiana arrested the 51-year-old Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Tyler, for…
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Over But Talks on Deal to Continue — President Donald Trump said the US would continue talks with Iran but considers the ceasefire between the countries to be over. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do…
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Hammok Share New Song "Blast Off (Blast Off) Blast Off": Listen — “Blast Off (Blast Off) Blast Off” is an objectively funny song title, and I’m not likely to forget it anytime soon. Too bad I can’t say the same thing about the band name Hammok. It would be bad enough if a differe
Pavement Return To The Road With A Very Unserious "Stairway" Cover — Oakland, CA’s Mosswood Meltdown has expanded to a three-day event for 2026, and last night it kicked off with a Pre-Party featuring Christina’s Trip, Memo PST, Vivian Girls, Wednesday, and headliners Pavement.…
Laura Marling Surprise Releases New Album… of Raffi Covers — The singer-songwriter says Laura Sings Raffi marks “a logical next step” for her
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Actress Announces New Album 'Radical Frame': Hear "Overchord" — London-based producer Darren J. Cunningham has been making experimental dance music under the name Actress for about two decades now, and he’s nowhere near done. Last month, Actress released “Live By You,” a…
L’Rain Plots Tour, Enlists Arooj Aftab for New Video — The “Borderline” video also features Cécile McLorin Salvant and Tasha
Bodywash Share New Single "Come And Go": Listen — Bodywash, the Montreal dream-pop duo of Rosie Long Decter and Chris Steward, released their most recent album I Held The Shape While I Could in 2023, and they followed it with a 2024 cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Yesterday,…
Suno Got Hacked — The AI music generator reportedly scraped millions of songs and lyrics from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius
Rush Play All Of "2112" For The First Time In 29 Years: Watch — Rush really are switching up their setlists on their reunion tour. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, the two surviving members of the pioneering Canadian prog-rock trio, recently headed out on their first run of dates sinc
Giving it Away: How Free Music Makes More Than Sense — Music matters. It’s so integral and pervasive in our culture that it almost feels invisible. It’s even hard to imagine walking into almost any store without hearing music overhead. Culture provides...
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…
Album Of The Week: Ceremony 'Tell Me Your Dream' — When you see Ceremony live, they take you on a ride. At this point, Ceremony are a punk institution, but the word “institution” implies a certain level of stasis. Ceremony keep changing. When the band started in 2004, all of…
Phil Collins Looking Forward To Meeting Oasis At Rock Hall Induction After Noel Gallagher Called Him The Antichrist — Noel Gallagher has made many enemies over the years. One is Phil Collins, who he called “the antichrist of music” in the ’90s. But the beefing musicians will be…
13 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now — Stream new releases from Bladee, Fakemink, and Eli
Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup | TechCrunch — Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck.
Theo Bleak Covers The Waterboys' "We Will Not Be Lovers”: Listen — This past December, Scottish musician Theo Bleak released her tender project Bargaining, which we named Album Of The Week. Today, she’s returned with new music that pays homage to a legendary group led by a…
MP found not guilty of sexually assaulting women — Patrick Spencer is found not guilty by a jury after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
Dave Kendall, Creator of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Dies at 63 — The creator and long-running host of the influential show helped spearhead alt-rock’s mainstream explosion
The Mountain Goats Share New Song "Candlebox": Listen — If you’re the right age, the world “Candlebox” brings up all kinds of indelible memories. If you’re too young, just know that Candlebox were a Seattle rock band who happened to catch on during the grunge explosion, even…
Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley, and Noah Georgeson Launch New Band Hug — They’ll tour in the fall behind their self-titled debut album, led by “Cow With Half Moon Parasol”
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Man Convicted in Terror Plot Against Vienna Taylor Swift Concert — The 21-year-old defendant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his alleged role in a planned attack on a 2024 Eras Tour show in the Austrian capital
Public beta 2 for iPadOS 27 and more arrives with these new features - 9to5Mac — Apple has just released public beta 2 for its forthcoming fall software updates, including iPadOS 27 and more. Here’s what’s new.
The sound went quiet: how New Zealand lost its mus… | Propel — In the third week of June 2026, two announcements landed on Karangahape Road within hours of each other. Flying Out , the record store that had anchored...
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…
Beastie Boys’ Mike D Lines Up Debut Album — Listen to “True Colors” from August-bound LP Thank You
Five people rescued after Indonesia boat sinks, at least 20 still missing — The survivors were found clinging to a fish trap and floating debris at sea three days after the boat sank.
Iran war: Look beyond stocks to understand state of economy, experts say — Yields on 10-year US Treasury bills, a bellwether for inflation, are up 60 basis points since the start of the Iran war.
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Bedouine Shares New Single "One Thing Right": Listen — We are mere hours from Neon Summer Skin, the first new Bedouine album in five years. That’s fantastic news. Azniv Korkejian further ramped up our excitement with the excellent singles “Long Way To Fall,” “Always On Time,” and
Pitchfork Festival London 2026 Announces Lineup — Featuring Los Thuthanaka, the Avalanches, Noname, Ear, Ana Roxanne, Bill Orcutt, and many more
Twin Temple Say They Were Dropped From Charley Crockett Shows Over Satanic Imagery — Twin Temple, the LA-based duo of married couple Alexandra and Zachary James, have carved out an interesting niche for themselves. They make old-timey doo-wop and early-’60s pop pastiche that’s…
Portraits of Tracy, 12k Gotti, Greg Freeman, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist — Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
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…
Dawn Richard Announces New Album 'Creole Culture': Hear "Enough" — The arty R&B explorer Dawn Richard has gone down many fascinating paths over the years, and she has radiated strength through all of it, whether testifying against Sean Combs or making experimental records with…
Best Pokémon TCG deal: Grab the Chaos Rising Booster Display Box for best-ever price — This deal isn't going to stay live for long.
‘Water and salt’: Qusra residents trapped in Israeli settler siege — Israeli settlers and soldiers besiege Qusra families for eight days, blocking water and aid.
DIIV Share New A. G. Cook-Produced Single "The Fountain" From New Album 'ZIRP!' — DIIV surprised us with this one. For one thing, we aren’t used to such a quick turnaround from Z. Cole Smith and friends. They tend to take a fairly long time between albums, but the masterful…