So… what kind of a year was 2025 for jazz? Well, it marked the centennial of saxophonist Gene Ammons, drummer Roy Haynes, critic Nat Hentoff, pianist Jutta Hipp, saxophonist Art Pepper, pianist Oscar Peterson, drummer Dom Um Romão, and all-around performer Sammy Davis, Jr. Haynes almost lived to see it; he died last year at […]
Golden Globes 2026: Nominees Include Nick Cave, Jonny Greenwood, HUNTR/X
The cinematic awards race kicked off in earnest this morning, when Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall announced the nominees for next year’s Golden Globe Awards. As usual, the nominations included a bunch of big musical names, and not just in the Best Original Song and Best Original Score categories. Because I’m writing this blog […]
Bladee – “Ingen hör” & “Förstelnad”
Swedish quasi-rapper Bladee released his opus Cold Visions last year, and he stayed busy in 2025 — dropping his EP Ste The Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt, collaborating with Oklou and Mechatok and PinkPantheress, teaming up with his old friend Yung Lean on the singles “Inferno,” “Evil World,” and “Advent.” Today, Bladee shares a new two-song […]
Violet Grohl Shares Debut Original Song “THUM”
Violet Grohl, daughter of Dave, is 19 years old, but she’s been performing alongside her father for quite a while now. She’s contributed impressive guest vocals at various Foo Fighters shows and Nirvana reunions dating all the way back to pre-pandemic 2020, when she was just 13. The following year, she and Dave teamed up […]
Alison Wonderland – “Heaven” (Feat. Ninajirachi)
The Australian electronic producer Ninajirachi had a breakout year thanks to I Love My Computer, a set of tracks that bring brain-fried hyperactivity to the sounds of 2010s EDM. It placed highly on our list of the year’s best albums, and highlight “Fuck My Computer” landed on our songs list. She’s capping off her big […]
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Got Really, Really Pissed About The Beach Balls At Good Things Melbourne
Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has always been an outspoken figure, and she’s holding nothing back these days. Garbage recently finished what they say will be their final North American tour. Onstage, Manson regularly spoke out about the economic system of the present-day music industry. Now, Garbage are in Australia, and Manson is getting even madder […]
More Beatles Biopic Cast Announced
The Beatles’ cinematic universe is expanding. Each member is getting their own Sam Mendes-directed biopic, slated for release in April 2028, with Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. A couple months ago, we learned that their wives would be played […]
Grammys Address Rules For AI As Artists Like Pusha T, Charlie Puth, & Teddy Swims Say They’ve Used It
Harvey Mason Jr. says the “toughest part” of his job as president/CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares is figuring out what to do about AI. “I represent 40,000 members of the academy, and we’re trying to figure out where is the best place to sit [on AI],” he said in a new interview with […]
Djrum – “Come Find Me”
The UK producer Felix Manuel has been making cerebral electronic records under the name Djrum for well over a decade, but he made a big leap with his recent LP Under Tangled Silence, one of the year’s most acclaimed electronic records. Today, Djrum follows that LP with his new track “Come Find Me,” the lead […]
The Softies – “Turn It Up” (Lisa Prank Cover)
It’s always cool when a legendary act covers a much younger peer, and it’s even cooler when it happens on an underground level. That’s what’s going on here. Last year, the Softies, a ’90s cult-favorite twee duo, got back together and released The Bed I Made, their first album in 24 years. Today, they salute […]