Meet Grumpy, the newest signees to Bayonet Records. The New York-based project is helmed by Heaven Schmitt and has Schmitt’s ex girlfriends on bass and keyboard, plus their ex-husband on drums (nothing has happened — yet — with the guitarist). Today, the band is announcing their new EP Wolfed and their signing to Bayonet. The […]
Katy Perry Addresses Her Decision To Work With Dr. Luke On Her New Album
Back in 2014, Kesha sued her label boss and frequent collaborator Dr. Luke, accusing him of all sorts of abuses. That led to a lengthy legal battle between Kesha and Luke, and it also led to many of Kesha’s peers denouncing and refusing to work with Dr. Luke, who’d been a dominant hitmaking producer a […]
TV On The Radio Announce First Shows In Over Five Years, Desperate Youth Deluxe Reissue
The teasers have paid off. TV On The Radio, one of the great American indie rock bands, are coming back. It’s been nearly 10 years since TVOTR released Seeds, their most recent album, and it’s been five since their last gig, opening for Weezer and Pixies at Madison Square Garden. But now, TV On The […]
The Alternative Number Ones: U2’s “One”
Texas Middle School Student Suspended For Quoting Riff Raff Meme
“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 […]