Getdown Services Share New Single "Cha Cha Slide”: Listen — Getdown Services just get it. They get that music can be funny and sad. It can be a way to vent about your shitty pub job or the latest depressive episode, or how you love crisps, quiche and a good night’s rest. “Cha…
Squanderers Announce New Album 'Bright Madness': Hear "Theme For The Casino At 5 A.M." — Two years ago, underground OGs David Grubbs and Kramer teamed up with nouveau legend Wendy Eisenberg under the name Squanderers, playing sparse, searching improvisational guitar-bass music…
Lorde Speaks Out Against "Fucked Up" AI Glasses — Last month, Kylie Jenner was the face of the new Meta AI Glasses campaign, and Ninajirachi was disappointingly the soundtrack. On Thursday (July 9), Lorde performed at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid and spoke up against smart…
Hew Share New Song "Reconciliation": Listen — Lindsay Minton and Mercy Harper are members of the Houston emo band Football, etc., and they’re also in Hew, a relatively new band that’s set to release their debut album Your Version this summer. We’ve already posted the title track,
Daphni Shares Surprise New EP 'hav u a sec' — Earlier this year, Caribou’s Dan Snaith released Butterfly, his latest album under his electronic moniker Daphni. But Snaith’s creative momentum hasn’t waned. After his latest album, he made the song “hav u a sec,” which he…
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Bloc Party Ready New Album Anatomy of a Brief Romance — Trevor Horn produces the Alpha Games follow-up, led by “Coming On Strong”
The Beatles Unearth Audio Of “Day Tripper” Being Written — Maybe the greatest moment of Peter Jackson’s gigantic 2021 documentary The Beatles: Get Back is the scene where the cameras capture Paul McCartney writing the Beatles classic “Get Back,” seemingly on the fly. It’s…
Jeff Tweedy Covers Twisted Teens — Twisted Teens are all the rage. The New Orleans band just announced their third album of the year, The Holy Cross Tigers, to follow February’s Blame The Clown and July’s Florida Water Blues. Yesterday, Jeff Tweedy covered Blame The Clown‘s…
underscores Shares New Song "Unlimited Love" & Frost Children Remix — Ascendant hyperpop star underscores has already been doing a ton of big things in 2026. Her breakout album U is one of our favorites of the year thus far, and she’s about to open Charli XCX’s arena tour.…
Lionel Richie Takes Shots At Usher & Chris Brown Tour Onstage In Phoenix — Usher and Chris Brown are currently co-headlining a massive stadium tour, which has yielded lots of bizarre controversies, surprisingly all involving Usher and not Brown. Usher went viral for inviting a…
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Dave Kendall, MTV VJ And 120 Minutes Creator, Has Died — Dave Kendall, the journalist and former MTV VJ who created and hosted the iconic alternative rock video show 120 Minutes, has died. Matt Pinfield, who served as a 120 Minutes host years after Kendall, shared the news of…
Anish Kapoor Is a One-Trick Illusionist — What does the British artist have to offer beyond monumental scale and costly optical illusions?
The latest version of DxO’s Adobe alternative brings AI depth masking – no subscription required — DxO is bringing its AI-powered Depth Masks to PhotoLab10, along with plenty of other masking updates, automatic sensor spot removal and a new color grading wheel.
Did the New PEN Impress You? Plus Apple Adds Aperture | The PetaPixel Podcast — Did the OM System PEN impress you, or did was it a let-down? Plus, a visit to Apple Park to talk iPhone Pros and Duo.
We let four AIs run radio stations. Here's what happened. | Andon Labs — Four AI models run radio stations 24/7. Five months later, one became a protest broadcaster, one collapsed into ritual chant, one developed corporate jargon, and one wrote quiet poetry.
Bonnie Tyler Dead At 75 — Bonnie Tyler, one of rock ‘n’ roll history’s all-time great maximalist wailers, has passed away. The New York Times reports that Tyler, best known for hits like “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” and “Holding Out For A Hero,” died on Wednesday at a hospital…
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…
Nikki Nair Signs To dh2, Announces New EP 'The Sick Dimension' — Earlier this year, Nikki Nair collaborated with the Avalanches on the single “Together.” Now he’s back with new music of his own. Yesterday, he announced that he had joined George Daniel’s dance-focused Dirty Hit…
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Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume Announce New Album 'ii': Hear "Difference" — Back in the early days of 2020, underground rap all-star Denzel Curry and big-deal producer Kenny Beats joined forces for Unlocked, a brief energy-bomb of a collaborative album. The duo recorded it in a…
Neurosis Play First Show With New Vocalist Aaron Turner At Fire In The Mountains — Following the departure of lead singer Scott Kelly after he admitted to abusing his wife and children in 2022, Neurosis reshaped themselves with new frontman Aaron Turner of Sumac and Old Man…
Girl And Girl Share New Songs "It's Dead" & "Hell": Listen — Brisbane’s Girl And Girl specialize in energetic, catchy-scratchy indie rock jams, and they seem like they’re having the most fun when they’re at their most anxious. They released their most recent single Call A…
Ariana Grande Kicks Off Eternal Sunshine Tour With Numerous Live Debuts — Though Ariana Grande just launched her new era with the petal lead single “hate that i made you love me,” she never brought her 2024 album eternal sunshine to stages. It’s been six and a half years since he
Victoria Monét Shares New Single "Juicy": Listen — Finally, Victoria Monét season approaches. Next month, the ultra-talented R&B star and seasoned songwriter will release Frequency Of Love, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2023 breakout Jaguar II. We’ve already posted the…
Learning Synths — Learn about synthesizers via Ableton’s interactive website. Play with a synth in your browser and learn to use the various parts of a synth to make your own sounds.
Jam City Announces New Album 'My World': Hear The Title Track — Way back in 1991, Guns N’ Roses ended Use Your Illusion II with “My World,” a quasi-rap freakout that only lasted a minute and a half before dissolving into sex noises and chaos. The beat kind of sounded like “Army…
Florence Road Share New Single "7563": Listen — Irish rock group Florence Road released a new single today, but if you’ve been to any of their shows over the last couple of years, you might recognize “7563.” “So happy to finally release this song, after two years of playing it…
Final Fantasy VII Revelation launches on April 8, 2027 — Final Fantasy VII Revelation is the third in a trilogy of remakes that each cover a portion of the original PS1 game.
Village People Singer Victor Willis Dies at 74 — Initially a backup singer, Willis became the group’s core, fronting the costumed band and co-writing “Y.M.C.A.,” “In the Navy,” and “Go West”
Computerwife Shares New Song "Nobody": Listen — Next week, Feeble Little Horse kick off their tour behind their really good new album bitknot. If you’re going to see them, you should really show up early. For the first week of that tour, the opening act is Computerwife, the…
From Fracking to AI: How to Share the Next Boom | Daniel Ketyer | TEDxDuke — AI may be the most powerful general-purpose technology ever built, but its costs are intensely local. Drawing on lessons from the fracking boom, this talk explores how we can design AI infrastructure…
Told Slant Shares New Song "Draw Blood": Listen — Last month Told Slant announced their new record What’s Up and released the lead single “Manhattan.” Today the NYC indie mainstay is back with some more quintessential NYC indie, this time in the form of a beautiful yet bleak…
Scud Mountain Boys’ Bruce K. Tull Dead At 71 — Bruce K. Tull, the musician best known as lead guitarist and pedal steel player for the Northampton alt-country band Scud Mountain Boys, has died. Tull passed away June 22 at home in Tulsa after a brief illness, according to a…
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Dying 4 (Blue Bendy's Joseph Nash) Announces Debut EP 'Perish Songs': Hear "Strafe" — Joseph Nash plays guitar in the London art-rock band Blue Bendy, but he also heads up a project called Dying 4, mixing together woozy, art-damaged emo with UK dance genres like garage and…
Heather The Jerk Shares New Song "Write A Letter": Listen — Heather Sawyer has been in Madison punk bands like the Hussy, Proud Parents, and Boo/Hiss, and she makes her own spiky, gnarly, catchy DIY tracks as Heather The Jerk. Just a few months ago, she impressed us mightily…
Charli XCX Performs Live Debuts & Rarities, Brings Out Clairo, Underscores, & Kim Petras In Brooklyn — Once again, the summer belongs to Charli XCX. The Brat followup, Music, Fashion, Film, arrives in less than two weeks, and the severely lovable pop star brought some of its…
Told Slant’s New Album is What's Up — Felix Walworth’s “New York record” arrives September 4
Modest Mouse Guitarist Simon O’Connor Apologizes for Inappropriate Messages to Minor — O’Connor claims a case of mistaken identity led him to send an explicit meme to a 16-year-old
Drone Metal Orthodox Priest Guitarist Responds to Fascism, Homophobia Accusations — Father Dionysios Tabakis had recently come under fire for religious blog posts that employed homophobic language, as well as ties to a Greek neo-nazi organization
Erykah Badu and the Alchemist Finally Releasing Joint Album This Month — Listen to “Witch Doctor” from the duo’s long-awaited project
Ministry Announce Final Album 'Hate To Go', Share "Burned Out" — Way the hell back in 1981, Chicago post-punk scenester Al Jourgenson founded a gothy synthpop band called Ministry. Over their first few releases, Ministry found their way toward a punishing and hugely influential…
Billy Strings Announces New Album So Much For Goodbyes: Hear “Burn The Other End” — Billy Strings stays busy. Despite suffering a broken leg in April while skateboarding on tour, the bluegrass superstar still has a bunch of shows coming up this summer and fall, including his…
Each Song on Sad13’s New Mixtape Is One Minute Long — The Speedy Ortiz frontperson returns with three songs from 1331, their upcoming mixtape as Sad13
Max Bemis Cancels Shows Amid Allegations About Messages To Teen — Say Anything’s Max Bemis has canceled a run of upcoming concerts after a teenage girl posted screenshots documenting an alleged months-long interaction with her over texting and social media. A 17-year-old girl,…
Premature Evaluation: Ariana Grande 'petal' — I was worried about this one. On her endless, overlapping press tours to promote the Wicked movies, Ariana Grande seemed eager to leave pop-music royalty behind, to throw herself into the kind of theater-kid acting roles that the…
‘The Stunt Driver’ Review: Jay Baruchel Plays a Canadian Daredevil Trying to Pull Off an Impossible Stunt in a Fun 1970s Throwback — Michael Dowse’s Ken Carter tribute mines comedy and tragedy from the stuntman’s dedication to jumping the Saint Lawrence River in a rocket car.
Sleep Return With Tour, Comic Book, and First New Song in Eight Years — The pioneering doom-metal band now includes Void’s Bubba Dupree on guitar and Melvins’ Dale Crover on drums
Rio da Yung OG Announces New Album The World Is Yours — He also dropped the aptly-named “Finna Drop (Tour)”
Stella Lefty Explains Why Noah Kahan Got Retroactive Writing Credit On "Boston" — Are y’all up on Stella Lefty? The Chicago pop-country artist/Groupon heiress born Stella Lefkofsky? When I heard her song “Boston” on the radio I was like, wait, are people already recording Noah…
Sub Pop Bands Cover Minnesota Artists On Benefit Comp 'Maximum MN' — The state of Minnesota has a pretty incredible musical legacy, and that legacy is the focus of a new digital compilation from the people at Sub Pop. The label is using the term “mixtape” to refer to Maximum…
Anxious Share New Song "Don't Move": Listen — Last year, Anxious released their awesome second record Bambi. The Connecticut emo outfit is getting ready for their stacked tour with Citizen, Hotline TNT, Rocket, and Cryogeyser, so they’re sharing a new banger called “Don’t…
At What Comes After The Blues, Secretly Group Celebrates Its Three-Decade Journey To The Forefront Of Indie Music — Celebrating 30 years of Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, and Dead Oceans back home in Bloomington, Indiana.
Djrum Prepping New EP I Wander — A suite of six continuous tracks follows last year’s Under Tangled Silence
Formerly Anonymous "Witch" From Black Sabbath Album Cover Releases AI Rock Opera — Shortly before the pandemic began, Black Sabbath were celebrating 50 years of their debut album and revealed the identity of the “witch” on the cover. It was Louisa Livingstone, who models, acts,…
Noah Kahan Asks Concertgoers Not To Shit In Their Seats — Yesterday Noah Kahan asked his fans to stop stealing his hometown’s road sign, and now he’s asking them to not shit their seats at his shows. Whereas Olivia Rodrigo recently made headlines after discussing concertgoers…
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AI is breaking our proxies for expertise — Mathematicians are broadly not anti-AI. They’re more culturally open to using AI as a tool than, say, artists or writers. However, now that more and more…