Los Angeles musician Steve Marino used to lead the Bloomington band Jacky Boy, and he’s played in groups like Angel Du$t and Bugg. Now, Marino has announced plans to follow his 2019 solo album Fluff with a new one called Too Late To Start Again, and he’s shared first single “Got You (In My World […]
Paul McCartney Using AI To Release “The Last Beatles Record”
It seems that we’ve arrived at some strange, mythical new tipping point for the role of artificial intelligence in music. In a new BBC interview, Paul McCartney says that AI technology has been used to “extricate” the voice of John Lennon from an old demo and that this will enable the release of one last […]
Anita Baker Asks Babyface To Tell His Fans To Stop Harassing Her, Babyface Removed From Her Tour
Quiet storm legend Anita Baker has been touring with her fellow R&B icon Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and now they’re feuding — or rather, Babyface’s fans are feuding with Baker. As TMZ explains, last month Babyface’s opening set at the pair’s show in Newark was cut short after starting nearly two hours late, and now she […]
All The Characters On The Idol Are Just Making Music That Sounds Like The Weeknd
As we neared the premiere of The Idol, the new HBO show from the Weeknd and Sam Levinson, I briefly considered the idea of writing about each episode as it aired. The first episode of The Idol, which aired last week, wasn’t exactly good, but it was a rich text. If every episode was like […]
Lydia Loveless – “Toothache”
Lydia Loveless has announced a new album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, her follow-up to 2020’s Daughter. It chronicles a break-up and her move from North Carolina back to her hometown of Columbus, OH. Today, she’s sharing the lead single, “Toothache,” which Loveless said was “inspired by a literal toothache and knowing there […]
Post-Hardcore Greats Lincoln Playing First Show Since The ’90s At DC Punk Festival Reunion Summer
There have been a bunch of bands called Lincoln over the years, but the one that’s most relevant to our interests right now is the one that formed in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1992. That Lincoln only lasted for maybe two years, and they only released a few 7″ EPs, but they were still a […]
RXK Nephew & DJ Rude One – “Fuck Yo’ Set”
Rochester rap maniac RXK Nephew, a Stereogum Artist To Watch, cemented his legend with a chaotic stream of YouTube tracks, which came so quickly and dizzily that only his growing cult could even hope to keep track of them. Lately, though, Nephew has gotten a little more controlled with it. He’s apparently put out seven […]
BTS – “Take Two”
Hey, it’s these guys again! BTS, the world conquering South Korean boy band, are effectively on hiatus right now. Two members of the group, Jin and J-Hope, have already begun serving their compulsory military service, and the other five members will begin theirs in the years ahead. (South Korea literally changed its laws to give […]
The Number Ones: The Black Eyed Peas’ “Imma Be”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. Fergie wakes up on a desert […]
Rosalía – “TUYA”
Last we heard from Rosalía, the Spanish pop sensation had released a joint EP, RR, with her boyfriend Alejandro Raw. Before that, in January, she shared the single “LLYLM.” Now, Rosalía has returned with a new song and video called “TUYA.” It’s got sharp reggaeton-based beat and features a flutter of koto strings (Japan’s national […]