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I did not originate this theory — I saw it on Reddit, I think, though I can’t say that for sure as I haven’t been able to recover the post — but I’ll share it here anyway: Mitski’s career can… Read More

Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival is routinely awesome, and they’re really bringing it in 2026. This year’s edition is going down from September 18 to 20 at Piedmont Park, and today (February 24), organizers shared the lineup. The Strokes lead on… Read More

Bon Iver has gone through a lot of eras at this point, and now they’re starting to commemorate that: Today (February), they announced Volumes. A press release describes the series as “a new and recurring archival series spanning live shows,… Read More

Back in 2021, it was confirmed that a full-length Gorillaz movie was in the works at Netflix. In 2023, though, Damon Albarn revealed the project had been scrapped, saying, “They started to panic because they were making too much content… Read More

Tempe, Arizona’s Innings Festival occupies a unique space in the festival world thanks to its combination of music and appearances from baseball legends. The 2026 edition goes down this weekend from February 20 to 22 at Tempe Beach Park &… Read More

These days, U2 tend to take a long time between new releases, and when they do drop something, they give it a proper promotional lead-up. Not this time: Today (February 18), the legendary Irish rockers shared Days Of Ash, a… Read More

Every year, the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) shares its Global Artist Chart, which ranks the biggest-selling artists of the previous year. In 2024, it was Taylor Swift who topped the ranks. The latest chart is out now… Read More

If you look at Weezer’s discography, there’s something about it that stands out from most other bands: They have six self-titled albums. Officially, they all have the same name, Weezer, but they’re also known as the Blue Album, Green Album,… Read More

Djo (aka Joe Keery) is a huge Charli XCX fan. In an interview from 2022, well before the launch of the now-iconic Brat era, he said Charli was one of his idols. He told Pitchfork around the same time, “Charli’s… Read More

2024 saw the release of Passage du Desir, the debut album attributed to Johnny Blue Skies, an alter-ego of Sturgill Simpson. Now, he’s going all in on the moniker: A new press release doesn’t even mention Simpson’s real name. As… Read More