This month marks the 45th anniversary of Highway To Hell, the classic sixth album by Australian rock institution AC/DC. I mention this because I have written a column about my favorite AC/DC songs, and when you write a column about… Read More
To put it mildly, Grimes and Elon Musk’s parental relationship is complicated. According to reports, back in October 2023, the “I Wanna Be Software” musician sued Musk over parental rights. Now, Grimes’ mother, Sandy Garossino, has taken to the Musk… Read More
Lady Gaga put on quite the show at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, but you know what it was missing? Pyrotechnics, headless women in a castle, and a boat carrying an opera singer. Enter: Gojira. The group became… Read More
The Boss, meet The Bear. As part of Jeremy Allen White‘s preparation to play Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere, a biopic about the making of 1982’s acoustic classic Nebraska, he’s been communicating with the New Jersey legend. While… Read More
Today’s episode begins with an extended rant from Steven about a big pet peeve: The conflation of music taste with personal morality and/or ideology. This came up multiple times this week, first with Charli XCX’s apparent endorsement of Kamala Harris… Read More
On the surface, MGK and Jelly Roll seem like either the unlikeliest duo ever to collaborate or one that makes perfect sense. Both are former rappers turned crossover stars, with Machine Gun Kelly delving into pop-punk and rock on his… Read More
Not content with simply dominating the pop culture landscape, Post Malone has apparently decided he wants to be a country star. His next album, F-1 Trillion finds the former “White Iverson” teaming up with country music mainstays like Morgan Wallen… Read More
For the last 27 years, Fuji Rock Festival has been Japan’s largest outdoor event, and this weekend (Friday, July 26-Sunday, July 28), it returns to Naeba Ski Resort with headliners The Killers, Kraftwerk, and Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds. The… Read More
The 2024 edition of the storied Newport Folk Festival goes down in Rhode Island this weekend, with a lineup featuring The War On Drugs, Killer Mike, Conan O’Brien, Hozier, and more. For a rundown of who plays when and where,… Read More
Mxmtoon released “a reconsideration” of her earliest breakthrough songs in the form of the Plum Blossom (Revisited) EP last fall. Mxmtoon is not interested in revisiting the ex who inspired “I Hate Texas,” her new song from her upcoming third… Read More