My Chemical Romance’s iconic 2006 album The Black Parade turns 20 next year. MCR has gone ahead and started celebrating the anniversary early, though, with the “Long Live” The Black Parade tour, which sees the band playing the full album… Read More
Steven and Ian open with a conversation about the precarious state of drummers in 2025, with a rash of retirements and firings. Then they pivot to a conversation about the return of Oasis, and how Steven hopes to see them… Read More
In recent days, there have been rumors that Deftones are planning to release a new album this summer, with some associates saying they’ve heard it. It turns out everything was true: Today (July 10), the band announced private music, their… Read More
The ongoing Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour will presumably make for a hell of a live album some day. In the meantime, Oasis have at least offered a taste of what that might sound like. Yesterday (July 9), they shared… Read More
Beatles legend Paul McCartney performed for a few nights at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, ahead of the SNL50 anniversary special. He hasn’t properly toured North America since 2022, though. That’ll change later this year: Today (July 10), McCartney has announced… Read More
Jay Som (aka Melina Duterte) has popped up here and there in recent years. She and Palehound’s Ellen Kempner teamed up for a 2021 album as Bachelor, she had a 2022 song with Troye Sivan, and she was part of… Read More
As a music critic, I’ve always been fascinated by “popular but not famous” bands. The type of act that manages to achieve tangible success without exactly becoming a household name. For years, these bands typically derived from genres marginalized in… Read More
The new iteration of Big Thief announced Double Infinity, a new album, last month. They have a new song out today (July 9): “All Night All Day,” which is classic Big Thief with a bit of New Age influence thrown… Read More
Wet Leg did a home version of the Tiny Desk Concert series a few years ago, but now NPR has gotten the band into the office for a proper Tiny Desk performance, which was shared today (July 9). It’s one… Read More
Oasis recently announced a reissue of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, but wait: there’s more! With all eyes on the band as they’re in the midst of their Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour, they’ve announced Complete Studio Album Collection. The… Read More