London duo Real Lies are back today with a new single called “Loverboy.” It’s a dreamy, clubby song about how “the world has never felt more exhilarating or more awful.” The duo’s Kevin Lee Kharas explains further in a statement: “Loverboy” is for all of London’s Blade Runners, criss-crossing the lonely city at night with […]
Outbreak Announces One-Day London Fest With Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Alex G, Sunny Day Real Estate, More
Manchester’s hardcore-adjacent Outbreak Fest always looks like a great time. Yesterday, the festival announced next year’s awesome lineup. The show goes down 6/14-15 at Manchester’s BEC Arena, and it’s got headliners like Alex G and newly minted TV stars Knocked Loose. Now, Outbreak has also announces plans for a one-day London festival that’s set to […]
Watch Our Interviews From Vacations’ MATES Festival 2024
Earlier this month Australian indie rockers Vacations curated and headlined their very own MATES festival at the Bellwether in LA. Intended as a showcase and a conversation between artists Vacations frontman Campbell Burns has long admired, it also featured performances from fellow Aussie artists Jaguar Jonze and WAAX, the UK’s Puma Blue, and Claud, Yot […]
Watch Knocked Loose Make Their Awesomely Heavy Late-Night Debut With Poppy On Kimmel
Louisville metallic hardcore insurgents Knocked Loose are living out a truly insane existence. Knocked Loose have been a big band in the heavy-music world since the pre-pandemic days, and they continue to get bigger even as their music gets more and more intense and abrasive. Right now, they’re first-time Grammy nominees, and they’re headlining next […]
Billy Corgan Thinks Bill Burr Might Be His Half-Brother
Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan and comedian Bill Burr are both pale, bald famous guys with the same first name. They both like pro wrestling, and they both seem to have strong opinions about cancel culture. Up until now, I would’ve thought that these were the only things those two men had in common. But […]
Drake Files Second Legal Action Against UMG For Not Blocking Release Of Song “Falsely Accusing Him Of Being A Sex Offender”
Drake is taking even more legal action against his own record label, with a second courthouse filing less than 24 hours after the first. Monday, the ailing pop-rap superstar took legal action Universal Music Group and Spotify in New York. In the pre-action petition, a filing intended to gather more information before a lawsuit, Drake […]
Trey Songz Ordered To Pay $11M To Cop Allegedly Assaulted In Las Vegas
In 2021, the R&B star Trey Songz was accused of sexual misconduct after his 37th birthday party in Las Vegas. Trey, whose real name is Tremaine Neverson, reportedly brought a group of women to his hotel room at the Cosmopolitan after celebrating his birthday at Drai’s Nightclub and one of those women accused him of […]
Posthumous Album From The Chills’ Martin Phillipps Announced
New Zealand jangle-pop legend Martin Phillipps died unexpectedly in July at age 61. Before his passing, he had a 40-year run as the founding guitarist and only consistent member of the Chills, who put out seven studio albums between 1987 and 2021. Today, Fire Records have announced the posthumous Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs, […]
The Republic Of Wolves – “Somewhere Unoccupied” (Kevin Devine Cover)
The Republic Of Wolves closed out last year with the surprise album Why Would Anyone Want To Live This Long? On Thursday (Nov. 21), the Long Island band shared a cover of fellow New York native Kevin Devine’s song “Somewhere Unoccupied.” The group’s take on “Somewhere Unoccupied” is mellower, transforming the rock anthem into more […]
Skeleten – “Bodys Chorus”
Last month, Skeleten announced the new LP Mentalized. So far the project of Russ Fitzgibbon has shared the singles “Deep Scene,” “Love Enemy,” and “Viagra,” and now he’s back with the woozy “Bodys Chorus.” “‘Bodys Chorus’ was a key point in discovering the sound and themes on the album,” Fitzgibbon explains, continuing: Free the life […]