Barely six weeks after the lineup reveal, Sick New World 2025 has been cancelled. Today, the organizers behind the metal-heavy music festival have announced that they won’t be proceeding in Las Vegas in April, due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The statement reads in full: It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World […]
Zach Bryan Pauses Second Show In A Week After Fan Throws Zyn Can At Him
Sigh. Here we go again. As long as there’s live music, there are gonna be people in the audience throwing shit to musicians on stage, I suppose. Even the most famous musicians working today, like Zach Bryan, are not safe from getting pelted with random objects. Bryan has paused not one, but two of his […]
Conservative Radio Show Trolled By Caller Slipping In Ska Band Names
With the rise of audio messages, FaceTime, and good ol’ caller ID, we, as a culture, have lost the ancient art of prank calling. But there are still a few geniuses out there fighting the good fight. On Thanksgiving in 2021, a rock music fan called into a conservative talk radio show, trolling the hosts […]
Ex-Vöid – “Pinhead”
Ex-Vöid announced their new album In Love Again with the release of lead single “Swansea” back in September. Today, we give thanks for the album’s second advance track. “Pinhead” is a swooning shoegaze indie-pop track that immerses Lan McArdle and Owen Williams’ vocals in distortion to pleasing effect. Listen below. In Love Again is out […]
Pras, Facing 22 Years In Prison, Says He’s Done With Fugees
Fugees member Pras Michél is facing 22 years in prison for his 2023 conviction in a federal money laundering conspiracy, for which he’s seeking a retrial. He is essentially accused of being a Chinese spy for his role in a scheme to wield political influence, though in a new Variety feature, he says he “never […]
HiTech – “Shadowrealm” (Feat. Zelooperz)
I should’ve posted this track when it came out yesterday, but maybe it just took a few listens and a fun appreciation post from my homie Julianne Escobedo Shepherd over at Hearing Things to appreciate it. Or maybe the lull before a holiday weekend is jut the right time to hear a super-raunchy track with […]
Grateful Dead Were Planning Reunion Before Phil Lesh’s Death
The Grateful Dead will be among the honorees at next month’s Kennedy Center Honors, but they’ll do so without bassist Phil Lesh, who died last month at age 84. The surviving members of the band — Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, all of whom still play together in Dead & Company — sat […]
Real Lies – “Loverboy”
London duo Real Lies are back today with a new single called “Loverboy.” It’s a dreamy, clubby song about how “the world has never felt more exhilarating or more awful.” The duo’s Kevin Lee Kharas explains further in a statement: “Loverboy” is for all of London’s Blade Runners, criss-crossing the lonely city at night with […]
Outbreak Announces One-Day London Fest With Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Alex G, Sunny Day Real Estate, More
Manchester’s hardcore-adjacent Outbreak Fest always looks like a great time. Yesterday, the festival announced next year’s awesome lineup. The show goes down 6/14-15 at Manchester’s BEC Arena, and it’s got headliners like Alex G and newly minted TV stars Knocked Loose. Now, Outbreak has also announces plans for a one-day London festival that’s set to […]
Watch Our Interviews From Vacations’ MATES Festival 2024
Earlier this month Australian indie rockers Vacations curated and headlined their very own MATES festival at the Bellwether in LA. Intended as a showcase and a conversation between artists Vacations frontman Campbell Burns has long admired, it also featured performances from fellow Aussie artists Jaguar Jonze and WAAX, the UK’s Puma Blue, and Claud, Yot […]