In the music industry, there are certain benchmarks commonly applied to determine when an artist has “made it.” These criteria once included getting your song played on the radio or landing an album on the charts. Now it’s having a… Read More
After releasing 2021’s best indie album, Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner moved to South Korea and took language courses at Sogang University in Seoul. Ahead of the release of new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), she discussed her progress… Read More
What’s better than one Billie? Two. Yesterday (January 30), dozens of musicians and thousand of music lovers came together to raise money for the Los Angeles County wildfires. While the FireAid benefir concert lineup was filled to the brim with… Read More
The surviving members of Nirvana — drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic, as well as touring guitarist Pat Smear — reunited for the first time in five years at the FireAid benefit concert. The trio played a ferocious four-song… Read More
Steven and Ian open with a discussion of a recent article about the shutdown of the Pitchfork Music Festival that gives new behind-the-scenes details on the situation and sheds light on the festival industry overall. Then they pivot to a… Read More
Yesterday (January 29), Patti Smith was speaking on stage at an event in Brazil when she “collapsed,” before ultimately ending the show early, per The Associated Press. Since then, Smith has apparently heard some inaccurate tellings of what happened, so… Read More
2hollis built some buzz with his third album, 2024’s Boy — since dropping the project, he signed with Interscope — and now he’s following up his breakout year with new music: Today (January 30), he has shared “Afraid,” a fresh… Read More
Every month, Uproxx cultural critic Steven Hyden makes an unranked list of his favorite music-related items released during this period — songs, albums, books, films, you name it. 1. Ethel Cain, Perverts The record is aptly named — it will… Read More
Black Country, New Road are back with a new album, Forever Howlong, their first since the departure of singer Isaac Wood in 2022. The vocals on Forever Howlong, which was produced by Gorillaz, Depeche Mode, and Fontaines DC collaborator James… Read More
Ringo Starr has had quite the life, from being one of the world’s biggest rock stars as a member of The Beatles to enjoying sustained solo success in the decades that followed. That said, one of life’s finest experiences, something… Read More