Today (January 8) is the five-year anniversary of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License,” which went on to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and launch Rodrigo’s career as one of music’s biggest stars. The tune ultimately led to… Read More
The cross-section of Jeopardy! viewers and indie music fans might remember Texas software engineer Stella Trout, who competed on the show last June and generated some attention when people observed she looked strikingly similar to Snail Mail, aka Lindsey Jordan.… Read More
We’re just a few days into 2026, but this year’s festival landscape is already starting to take shape: Today (January 6), Governors Ball organizers announced the 2026 lineup. The festival runs from June 5 to 7 at Flushing Meadows Corona… Read More
The Ramones, as the name suggests, was a band full of musicians with the last name Ramone… except that’s not quite true, as all the group members just adopted stage names that only made them seem like family. (Not even… Read More
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t… Read More
Ethel Cain had a great year with the release of her latest album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You. Before ringing in 2026, she decided to give fans one more gift this year: a handful of demos from the making… Read More
Tough as it is to define “emo” in 2025, “overlooked” feels like a much bigger challenge. First off, “overlooked” to whom? On the one hand, the music critic community is more expansive than ever and no matter how seemingly obscure… Read More
Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you need a deeper dive. That’s where Uproxx’s Baylee Lefton… Read More
When hearing their band name, it’s immediately clear that Viagra Boys are here to have a good time. They offered further evidence of that earlier this year with the title of their 2025 album, the more email-spam-filter-friendly Viagr Aboys. Silliness… Read More
This year’s Best Friends Forever festival featured a reunited Texas Is The Reason and Knapsack, Burning Airlines, Rival Schools, Jawbreaker, Mineral’s final show, and a Jimmy Eat World headlining set that featured as many songs from Static Prevails as Bleed… Read More