The National are working on a new album, and they'd announced some shows this summer, including Newport Folk Festival, Pitchfork Festival, Sound on Sound, and Day In Day Out Fest. Now they've announced a summer North American tour, beginning in… Read More
King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard have shared details of their 20th (!) studio album Omnium Gatherum. Those details include the release date — April 28 via the band's own KGLW imprint — and the 16-song tracklist. The album's a… Read More
Sparks had two of the most high-profile years of their five-decade career during the pandemic, releasing A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip in 2020 and then being a part of two acclaimed 2021 films: Edgar Wright's documentary The Sparks Brothers, and… Read More
Angel Olsen announced a new album, Big Time, due out June 3 via Jagjaguwar (pre-order on pink vinyl). She recorded and mixed it with co-producer Jonathan Wilson, with longtime bandmate Emily Elhaj on bass and Drew Erickson on piano, organ,… Read More
Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him at Sunday night's Oscars ceremony, an incident that has overshadowed everything else about the 2022 Academy Awards. "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at… Read More
Pre-order PUP's new album on black with magenta and red splatter vinyl. THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND, the fourth album by the great Toronto punk band PUP, starts out with frontman Stefan Babcock banging out a few chords on the piano,… Read More
UK blackened thrashers Craven Idol have announced their first-ever US tour, which supports their great third album, 2021's Forked Tongues. It's dubbed the Venomous Onslaught' tour, and it also features Craven Idol's new Dark Descent labelmates Berator (ex-Profanatica, The Chasm,… Read More
The sad news that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passed away at the age of 50 has shocked the world of music and beyond. Tributes have been pouring in from fellow musicians and others, including Guns N' Roses, Faith No… Read More