When news broke that Dave Chappelle cancelled the remainder of his Austin residency at Stubb's after testing positive for COVID, some pointed to Grimes as a potential source of his infection. She had been seen in pictures with Chappelle (along… Read More
Marvin Gaye's iconic What's Going On turns 50 this year and to celebrate there's a new Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition that's out digitally today. It combines tracks from previously released special editions, and includes the original album, plus 12 bonus tracks… Read More
Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi has just released a new solo song, "Mold," which was co-written and co-produced with A.G. Cook, who also worked on Jonsi's 2020 album Shiver. It's an offering of atmospheric, electronic art pop that's as appealing as… Read More
These are unprecedented times for 20th century Japanese music in Western culture. Exports in various styles have recently ballooned in popularity, with out-of-print vinyl rarities selling for hundreds of dollars on Discogs and long-forgotten ambient albums racking up millions of… Read More
Dave Chappelle has canceled the remainder of his shows at Austin's Stubb's after testing positive for COVID. A rep for Chappelle told TMZ that the comedian is quarantining after his positive test but currently has no symptoms. Chappelle's residency at… Read More
Up-and-coming UK powerhouse Arlo Parks' anticipated debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams, comes out next week, on January 29 via Transgressive Records. Leading up to its release, she's shared a series of ethereal singles, including the vulnerable and beautiful "Caroline," and… Read More
Joey “Shithead” Keithley, frontman of Vancouver hardcore pioneers D.O.A., is subject of a new documentary from Scott Crawford (Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC, 1980-90, CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine) and Paul Rachman (American Hardcore).… Read More
Dawn Richard has been one of the most consistently interesting, ever-evolving R&B artists around since reinventing her career with 2012's Armor On and Whiteout EPs, and now after self-releasing her last few albums, she's signed to Merge Records who will… Read More
Weezer are still planning to release their new hard rock-inspired album Van Weezer on May 7 via Atlantic/Crush (delayed due to the pandemic), but first they'll release another album, OK Human, next week (1/29). The title is a nod to… Read More
To both a seasoned Star Wars fan and a casual viewer, the treatment of Natalie Portman’s Padmé in the prequel trilogy (Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) is… Read More