“My main goal is to blow up and then act like I don’t know nobody.” Riff Raff may have gone Vine viral with that quote many, many moons ago, but you gotta be careful where you repeat it in real life. A poor sixth grader in Colorado City, Texas learned that the hard way. Indicas […]
The Number Ones: Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself”
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. It means “fuck yourself.” I’m not […]
Sufjan Stevens Explains Why He Produced John Legend’s Children’s Album
John Legend’s Sufjan Stevens-produced kids album My Favorite Dream is out today. The project features nine original songs by Legend, three Fisher-Price covers, and three bonus tracks. Some have expressed confusion over why a figure like Stevens, who has built a long-running career out of high-concept indie-pop, would team up with a schlocky (my words, […]
Charli XCX To Star Opposite Olivia Wilde And Cooper Hoffman In Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex
Fresh off the brattiest summer known to humankind, Charli XCX has been cast to appear in Gregg Araki’s forthcoming feature I Want Your Sex, which also stars Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), confirmed via Variety. No word on what Charli’s role will be yet, but we do know that production is set to […]
Nick Cave Explains Why He’d Perform In Israel, Says Cultural Boycotts Don’t Work
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have a new album out today, the surprisingly joyous Wild God. Meanwhile, Cave is holding court on international affairs. As The Independent points out, Cave was a guest Wednesday on the Reason podcast, where host Nick Gillespie asked him about his differences with Roger Waters and other musicians who […]
Win The Police’s Synchronicity 4xLP Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
The Police are celebrating the 40th (well, technically 41st) anniversary of their final album Synchronicity with a deluxe anniversary box set, and Stereogum is giving away a copy of the limited edition 4xLP Super Deluxe Edition to one lucky reader. In addition to the original tracklist, the exhaustive Synchronicity 40th anniversary box set includes contemporaneous […]
Stream Duster’s Surprise New Album In Dreams
The Duster glow-up has been so wild. The San Jose slowcore outfit was relatively obscure during their initial stint as a band from 1996-2001, but as time rolled on, they became a prominent influence within 2010s underground music and then a TikTok success story. They began touring and recording again about half a decade ago, […]
Primal Scream – “Deep Dark Waters”
Last month, Primal Scream announced Come Ahead, their first album since 2016’s Chaosmosis. The Scottish electronic rock group released the lead single “Love Insurrection,” and today they’re back with “Deep Dark Waters.” “Deep Dark Waters” straightforwardly grapples with the horrors of war: “We bomb and when they run/ We tell them they can’t come/ Just […]
Sabrina Carpenter Releases Download-Only Short N’ Sweet Bonus Tracks “Needless To Say” & “Busy Woman”
It must be hard to be a pop star sharing an album in the midst of Brat summer, but Sabrina Carpenter did it, and Short N’ Sweet delivered on the promise of her successful advance singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” But why stop there? Since the LP release, Carpenter has unveiled two bonus tracks, […]
Noel Gallagher Gives Unplanned First Interview About Oasis Reunion
In case you haven’t heard, Oasis just announced 2025 reunion shows after lots of convincing rumors. On Wednesday, Noel Gallagher gave his first impromptu interview on the subject when he ran into a family of fans who wanted to know what went down between him and Liam. “Bumped into Noel Gallagher Yesterday in the Stone […]