Bad Bunny’s jersey said “Ocasio.” On Twitter, at least some handful of people got performatively upset about that. For months, these people had been ready for the Puerto Rican star to make a grandstanding political statement at the Super Bowl, and they thought that they saw it before the performance even started. At least some […]
Gay Meat Announces Debut Album Blue Water Feat. Jeff Rosenstock, Chris Farren, Sarah Tudzin, & More
Back in November Karl Kuehn shared “Love For Fun,” a new single from his indie rock project Gay Meat. Today Kuehn has shared the details for his upcoming debut album Blue Water, which is arriving in April and includes contributions from Jeff Rosenstock, Chris Farren, Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin, and more. Another new single called […]
Angel Du$t – “Pain Is A Must”
In just a few short days, aggressive rock ‘n’ roll greats Angel Du$t, who were a Stereogum Band To Watch a full decade ago, will release their new album Cold 2 The Touch. I have heard it, and I can tell you with complete confidence that that shit rocks extremely hard. This news should not […]
Anna Calvi Announces New EP Is This All There Is?: Hear “God’s Lonely Man” (Feat. Iggy Pop)
Last year, Anna Calvi joined forces with Perfume Genius for a cover of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “I See A Darkness.” It turns out that comes from a just-announced EP called Is This All There Is?, which also features Iggy Pop, Matt Berninger, and Laurie Anderson. The collaboration with the Godfather of Punk is called “God’s […]
J. Cole Releases Music Video For ‘Two Six’ — Watch
Last night, J. Cole finally dropped his new double-disc album The Fall-Off, which is a little more experimental than his previous efforts and a lot of times, feels like a love letter to his home of Fayetteville, North Carolina. You can stream it here. The second track and first song on the LP is ‘Two […]
J. Cole Releases Music Video For ‘Two Six’ — Watch
Last night, J. Cole finally dropped his new double-disc album The Fall-Off, which is a little more experimental than his previous efforts and a lot of times, feels like a love letter to his home of Fayetteville, North Carolina. You can stream it here. The second track and first song on the LP is ‘Two […]
Prince’s Old Band New Power Generation Changes Its Name
From 1990 to 2013, Prince’s backing band was the New Power Generation, a sprawling and oft-changing ensemble. NPG rejoined Prince in 2015 for the final studio album of his lifetime, Hit n Run Phase Two, and the band has toured multiple times doing Prince material in the years following his death. But they’ve recently had […]
Nine Inch Nails Win First Grammy In 30 Years, Play “Non-Entity” For The First Time In 17 Years
Nine Inch Nails kicked off the next leg of their incredible Peel It Back tour Thursday at the Smoothie King Center in Trent Reznor’s former home base of New Orleans — but not before winning a Grammy. During Sunday’s pre-show, “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” NIN’s single from the Tron: Ares soundtrack, […]
Ascendant Hardcore Bands Collateral & Burning Lord Release Furious New Split
The hardcore split 7″ is back, baby! Right now, Collateral and Burning Lord are two of the most energetic, commanding newish bands on the hardcore circuit. Collateral come from Florida and play fast, frantic old-school attack music; their EP We Still Know came out in 2024. Burning Lord come from Boston and make stompy, chanty […]
The Leaving – “Pray”
Last fall, CHVRCHES members Martin Doherty and longtime unofficial drummer Jonny Scott announced their futuristic project called the Leaving with the single “Saved.” Today they’ve released another song, a shimmering, club-ready synthpop number called “Pray.” “‘Pray’ is rooted in a conversation about what is left when someone is gone” Doherty shared about the song. “To […]