In the past year, the Mexican singer Peso Pluma has become a huge breakout star on the American charts, as the loose grouping of genres known as regional Mexican music has exploded in popularity. But success doesn’t always bring security, and now Peso Pluma has been forced to postpone or cancel a number of shows […]
Scream Drummer Kent Stax Dead At 61
Scream drummer Bennett Kent Stacks, aka Kent Stax, has died, as the band announced in an Instagram post. “Kent is the original heartbeat of Scream,” they wrote. “Though we have had to continue on without him before, we have always known Kent is irreplaceable. He was one of a kind. In addition to being a […]
Google Reveals 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Vault Tracks After Swifties Solve 33 Million Puzzles
For the past 20 or so hours, Taylor Swift fans have been in a puzzle-solving frenzy. Yesterday, Swift posted a cryptic message to her social media accounts referencing “Blank Space”: “You can tell me when the *search* is over… if the high was worth the pain.” It turned out that, ahead of the release of […]
The Story Behind Every Song On Chvrches’ Debut Album The Bones Of What You Believe
Like many who heard it at a pivotal point in their lives in 2013, Chvrches’ breakthrough debut The Bones Of What You Believe holds a striking place in time for me, but it’s lost none of its luster even as it turns 10 today. The synths and melodies still feel fresh and vibrant, the hooks […]
Sufjan Stevens Hospitalized With Guillain-Barré Syndrome: “I Woke Up One Morning And Couldn’t Walk”
Sufjan Stevens basically never posts on social media, but he’s chosen something important to share on Instagram today: Last month he was hospitalized due to complications from the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barré Syndrome. “Last month I woke up one morning and couldn’t walk,” he writes. “My hands, arms and legs were numb and tingling and I […]
Chelsea Wolfe – “Dusk”
Chelsea Wolfe, master of gloom, is back with a new single, “Dusk,” the first at her new label home of Loma Vista Recordings. The song was produced by Dave Sitek and mixed by Shawn Everett, and it’s a dark, glowering simmer that explodes into a massive guitar showcase in the last minute. Wolfe had this […]
Animal Hospital – “Awful Beast”
Last month, the Boston musician Kevin Micka announced his latest album as Animal Hospital, Shelf Life, with the labyrinthine lead single “Fuselage.” Today, he’s back with “Awful Beast,” another track from it (number two of a total four), and it’s more meditative and slow-rolling than the first, but keeps and building and crests into a […]
Marilyn Manson Sentenced To Fine & Community Service For Spitting & Blowing Snot Rocket At Camerawoman
Marilyn Manson has been spending a lot of time in court lately, and most of that has been because of the many women who have accused him of sexual assault. Earlier this year, one of those women recanted her allegations, claiming that Manson’s ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood pressured her into defaming Manson. But most of […]
Devendra Banhart – “Fireflies”
This Friday, Devendra Banhart is releasing his first new album in four years, Flying Wig, which he worked on with Cate Le Bon. We’ve heard “Twin,” “Sirens,” and “Nun” from it so far, and today Banhart is sharing one last single, “Fireflies.” “This is a song of regret,” he said. “With a bit of acceptance […]
Daniel Bachman – “Summer’s Fingers Sweetly Linger (Everywhere On Every Side)”
The guitarist Daniel Bachman has announced a new album, When The Roses Come Again — his follow-up to Almanac Behind will come out almost exactly a year since his last one. He self-recorded When The Roses Come Again in a cabin near Shenandoah National Park, as he worked as a carpenter’s assistant and used his […]