Earlier this week, Chicago indie rock artist Squirrel Flower announced she was pulling out of next week’s SXSW Music in protest of the festival platforming the US Army and defense contractors supplying weapons used against Palestinians in Gaza. Other artists like Eliza McLamb, Shalom, Mamalarky, and Merce Lemon followed suit. Since then more bands — […]
Authorities Shut Down Joyce Manor Set At Jacksonville Pop Culture Convention, Fans Detained For Moshing
Every year, Jacksonville hosts a pop culture convention called Collective Con, which celebrates music, anime, cosplay, comic books, and more. On Friday night, Joyce Manor played the event until their set was shut down due to moshing and crowdsurfing. The show was originally supposed to transpire at Underbelly before being moved to The Prime F. […]
Rocking Facts You Didn’t Know About The Eagles
Founded in Los Angeles in 1971, the original members of Eagles consisted of Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner. During the 1970s, they evolved to become one of the most successful bands of their time with five No.1 singles and six No.1 albums, along with numerous Grammy and American Music Awards. Having […]
Matt Champion (Brockhampton) & Jennie (Blackpink) – “Slow Motion”
After a long, protracted, confusing breakup process, the LA-based rap collective Brockhampton finally played their farewell show in 2022. Now, the different ex-members of Brockhampton are doing their own things. Former crew leader Kevin Abstract released his alt-rock solo album Blanket last year, and now RCA seems to be strapping a rocket to Matt Champion, […]
Drake Joins 4batz On Remix To Viral Hit “act ii: date @ 8”
It’s an old story, one that’s happened over and over again. An unknown act comes out of nowhere with a song that catches on in a huge way. And then boom: Before you know it, Drake jumps on a remix. The effect tends to be symbiotic. The artist gets a big boost from the Drake […]
Jeopardy! Does Boygenius-Themed Categories
In November, we declared Boygenius our Artists Of The Year, following their massive releases the record and the rest. Last month, the indie trio won their first Grammys, and they reached trivia fame by serving as a theme in today’s Jeopardy! episode. The categories of the game show included “Boy Genius,” “Bridgers,” “Baker,” and “The […]
Girl In Red – “Doing It Again Baby”
Marie Ulven is getting ready to release the new Girl In Red album I’m Doing It Again Baby!. Last month, the Norwegian pop singer shared “Too Much,” and today she’s releasing the title track. Girl In Red has evolved a lot since its conception; her hits “we fell in love in october” and “i wanna […]
Vampire Weekend Talk OGWAU Influences, Ska, Real World Vs. Road Rules On New Podcast Vampire Campfire
Ezra Koenig has always insisted that Time Crisis, his conversational “online radio show” on Apple Music, is not a podcast, despite that show’s big podcast energy. Now, with Vampire Weekend readying new album Only God Was Above Us, Koenig and bandmates Chris Baio and Chris Tomson have released the first episode of Vampire Campfire, which […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Kim Gordon
In your memoir, Girl In A Band, you revisit different eras of your life and your experiences within your different bands. Were there any memories that you had almost forgotten about until sitting down to write your book? GORDON: Probably. It’s not like I remember it now though. Writing does help me think, though, and […]
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes Turns 20
They were bigger than the room. That’s what I remember. TV On The Radio came through Baltimore a couple of months after they released their full-length debut Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, and they played at a DIY venue that I’m pretty sure was a converted auto-body shop. (That venue, like so many other Baltimore […]