The Seattle band TV Star has members who have played with heavy-hitters like Regional Justice Center and Militarie Gun, but the music that they make is soft and sweet, inspired by psych and dreamy rock music. Later this month, they’re releasing their debut EP, Hallucinate Me, after a couple years building up stray singles. Today, […]
Steve Lacy Breaks Down “Bad Habit” On CBS Mornings
Steve Lacy scored his first #1 hit last year with “Bad Habit.” The track picked up a number of Grammy nominations, including for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. Lacy was featured on CBS Mornings in the lead-up to this weekend’s award ceremony, and he talked about how the track came to […]
yuniVERSE – “l8 nite txts” (Prod. Corin Roddick)
The Indonesian-Australian pop upstart yuniVERSE has released the latest in a series of collaborations with producer Corin Roddick of Purity Ring. After teaming up last year on the companion pieces “F*ck How I Feel” and “wasted,” yuni and Roddick are back today with “l8 nite texts.” The song conjures vibes similar to Purity Ring — […]
Sled Island Festival Announces 2023 Lineup, Curated By Bartees Strange
Every year, the Calgary music festival Sled Island lets an esteemed musical artist help curate its lineup. This year, that artist is Bartees Strange. Sled Island 2023 is going down June 21-25 at venues across Calgary. Besides a performance from Strange, it will feature Osees, Dehd, Mannequin Pussy, Helado Negro, Emma Ruth Rundle, Spellling, Akintoye, […]
Lankum – “Go Dig My Grave”
The Dublin-based band Lankum achieved wide acclaim for their 2019 album The Livelong Day, which put a heavy, doom-laden spin on traditional Irish folk music. Today they’ve returned with the lead single and opening track from new album False Lankum, and oh lordy me, it’s a stunner. The band has delivered an apocalyptic nine-minute rendition […]
How Imperium Dekadenz Elbowed Their Way To The Top Of Black Metal
[Ian: Welcome to The Black Market 2023. To kick off our 10th year of existence, Wyatt is taking the reins this month with a profile of a band responsible for many highlights over the column’s history.] At an early 2000s house party somewhere in Germany’s Black Forest, one of Villingen-Schenningen’s two resident metalheads accidentally elbowed […]
Michael Jackson’s Nephew Jaafar Jackson Will Play Him In Antoine Fuqua-Directed Biopic
Michael, the new Michael Jackson biopic from Lionsgate, signed on a director last week in Training Day’s Antoine Fuqua. Today the film’s star has been revealed. Jaafar Jackson, son of Michael’s brother and Jackson 5 bandmate Jermaine, will play the pop mega-star, Deadline reports. Jaafar, pictured above with his aunt La Toya Jackson, is an […]
Desertfest NYC 2023 Has Melvins, Boris, Colour Haze, & More
The heavy-minded Desertfest is returning to New York City for its third edition. Headlining this time around are Melvins, Boris, and Colour Haze. Also on the roster: Truckfighters, 1000mods, White Hils, Lo-Pan, Duel, R.I.P., Ecstatic Vision, Heavy Temple, Clouds Taste Satanic, Mick’s Jaguar, Castle Rat, Grate Bathers, and Spellbook, with more set to be announced […]
Grammy Best New Artist Nominee Molly Tuttle Releases Bluegrass Olivia Rodrigo Cover For Spotify
Last year, bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle released her third album, Crooked Tree, which was her first for Nonesuch Records. Tuttle was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards this year, and Crooked Tree is also up for Best Bluegrass Album. Today, Tuttle has shared a cover of “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo, […]
Geoff Rickly Announces Debut Novel Someone Who Isn’t Me
Geoff Rickly — the leader of the bands Thursday and No Devotion, among others — has just announced that he’ll publish his debut novel later this year. Someone Who Isn’t Me will be released on July 25 via Rose Books, a new independent press run by Chelsea Hodson. Here’s the book’s official description: A fictional […]