M.I.A. has been in the news for comparing the Alex Jones verdict to "every celebrity pushing vaccines," and she also just released her first album in six years, MATA. To promote the latter, she talked with another outspoken celebrity who… Read More
It's been a huge year for Steve Lacy. His song "Bad Habit" had been climbing up the Billboard chart (thanks in part to TikTok), and it eventually unseated Harry Styles' "As It Was" at No. 1, where it's stayed for… Read More
Having taken 2020 and 2021 off due to the pandemic, the Iceland Airwaves festival returns this year, happening November 3-5. A slightly scaled down version of the festival, 2023 features 85 artists across three days at venues in downtown Reykjavik. While this year's fest… Read More
James Yorkston and The Cardigans' Nina Persson have teamed up with The Second Hand Orchestra for new album The Great White Sea Eagle that will be out January 13 via Domino. It's the follow-up to Yorkston and The Second Hand… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Steve Lacy, Fousheé @ Terminal 5 Viagra Boys, Shame, Kills Birds @ White Eagle Hall serpentwithfeet, Devin Tracy @ Music Hall of Williamsburg The Black Angels, The Vacant Lots @ Brooklyn Steel Jonathan Richman @ The Opera… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. BRAINIAC (UK DATES WITH MOGWAI) The surviving members of Ohio art punks Brainiac are reuniting for their most extensive touring since the death of frontman Timmy Taylor, having… Read More
Todd Rundgren's new album Space Force is out today, and on it he's collaborated with a different artist on every track. Guests include Sparks on the glammy, giddy "Fandango"; Adrian Belew (King Crimson, David Bowie) on the dreamy "Puzzle"; Crowded… Read More
Green Day's classic 1997 album Nimrod came out 25 years ago today, and to celebrate, the band are releasing a 25th anniversary edition box set that features the original album, a disc of previously unreleased demos, and a live set… Read More
Winter, aka dream-pop artist Samira Winter, is not shy about the musical influences behind her terrific new album What Kind of Blue Are You? – a mix of '80s/'90s shoegaze and indie which she wears like a badge of honor. She also uses… Read More
Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA's Bobby Digital alter-ego is now an action figure! The new ReAction Figure version of Bobby stands 3.75" tall, with articulation, and comes packaged in a metallic cardback featuring cover art from Bobby Digital in Stereo. Previously… Read More