The Certified Boogeyman from Compton, none other than rapper Kendrick Lamar, has popped out one again — this time with the much awaited music video for ‘Not Like Us’. The video comes with a proud disclaimer: No OVHOES were harmed during the making of this video. The keyword is ‘during’ — talk about rubbing it […]
BG Ordered Submit New Songs For Government Approval As Parole Condition
New Orleans rapper BG, one of the stars of Cash Money Records’ huge run in the late ’90s and early ’00s, has been ordered to submit all future music to the federal government before any of it is produced or promoted. It’s a condition of his parole, and it’s actually a significant step down from […]
Wilco And The Art Of The Music Festival
As a four-piece with Bailey Wollowitz on drums and Al Nardo on second guitar — check out Stereogum’s Band To Watch profile on the duo’s own band fantasy of a broken heart — Water From Your Eyes were still brilliant (and brilliantly noisy), with Brown looking a bit like Joey Ramone with their black hair […]
The Alternative Number Ones: The Psychedelic Furs’ “Until She Comes”
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, and it’s for members only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat. […]
Watch The Killers’ Brandon Flowers Join Travis To Cover Aztec Camera In Glasgow
In the past month, the Killers have covered Erasure, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Kinks, and the Stone Roses while celebrating 20 years of Hot Fuss. On Thursday, frontman Brandon Flowers crashed their opener Travis’ performance for a rendition of Aztec Camera’s “Somewhere In My Heart.” At Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Travis leader Fran Healy sang […]
The Go! Team Announce 20th Anniversary Thunder, Lightning, Strike Reissue And Tour
Last year, the Go! Team released their latest album, Get Up Sequences Part Two. Today, the Brighton indie rock crew announced a reissue of their debut Thunder, Lightning, Strike, as well as a tour for its 20th anniversary. The new edition features a bonus disc of founder Ian Parton’s original CD-R versions of the tracks. […]
Melissa Etheridge Says David Crosby Donated Sperm To Other Parents Too: “We’re Still Finding Kids”
The late musician David Crosby was known for a lot of great things, but he also donated sperm to Melissa Etheridge so she and her partner at the time, Julie Cypher, could have kids in the ’90s. Today, Etheridge revealed that she was not the only parent that Croz donated sperm to. “We’re still finding […]
Morgan Wallen Is The Latest Artist To Get Hit With A Fan’s Phone
I thought we’d moved past this. Harry Styles getting pelt in the eye with a Skittle wasn’t all that funny. Kid Cudi getting hit with bottles was just plain sad. I’ll give creativity points to the person who threw their mom’s ashes to Pink, but she didn’t deserve that. And Bebe Rexha getting hit with […]
Honeyglaze – “Cold Caller”
Honeyglaze are a trio based in London who make arty and technical but quite pretty indie rock. They’ve got a new album coming out in September, Real Deal, and all signs are indicating that it’s gonna live up to its title. Following lead single “Don’t,” they have another track out today called “Cold Caller.” “Cold […]
Eliza McLamb On How Fiona Apple, Sally Mann, Carrie & Lowell, & More Inspired Her Transformative Debut Album Going Through It
Eliza McLamb’s face on the cover of her debut album Going Through It is a bit blurry under a layer of water and a cluster of bubbles rippling outward across the surface of the pond. It’s unclear whether she’s going under or coming up for air — an ambiguity that parallels the two tracks that […]