Earlier this year Mustafa organized two Artists For Aid concerts benefitting the people of Palestine and Sudan. The first was in Newark and the second was in London. Now he’s announced one in Los Angeles with performances from Clairo, Geese, Blood Orange, and more. The event is slated for Jan. 10, 2026. Other artists on […]
Elton John Announces Rock In Rio Concert, But “Can’t Really See What’s Going On”
Elton John is coming to Brazil. The Rocket Man didn’t stop in the country during his massive Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, but he’s making up for his long, long time away by headlining Rock In Rio 2026. However, it’ll be one of his first big shows since he contracted a “severe eye infection” back […]
Songs For The Dead: A Catacombs Conversation With Queens Of The Stone’s Josh Homme
Not long ago, Queens Of The Stone Age became the first band ever to get permission to play in the Paris Catacombs, the cemetery tunnels under the city. That’s where they taped Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs, the absorbing concert film and EP that they released earlier this year. More recently […]
Ulrika Spacek – “Square Root Of None”
Last month Ulrika Spacek shared “Build A Box Then Break It,” the lead single to their upcoming studio album EXPO. Today the artsy, shoegazey English band are following up that song with “Square Root Of None.” Blending digital with analog is a big part of the Ulrika Spacek formula, and you can hear that on […]
Stream LAGEON, The Impressive Solo Debut From Balming Tiger’s Mudd the student
Balming Tiger, the self-professed “alternative K-pop” collective, became a Stereogum Band To Watch four years ago. They’ve continued to be a prolific force since then, both together and separately. Today we get an impressive solo debut album from Balming Tiger rapper/singer Mudd the student. Mudd bills LAGEON as the result of a lifetime spent fueling […]
The Comet Is Coming’s Danalogue Shares Debut Solo Single “Sonic Hypnosis”
London-based jazz fusion trio The Comet Is Coming broke up in 2023, but founding member Dan Leavers — aka Danalogue — has evidently kept himself busy in the meantime. Today he’s sharing his debut solo single “Sonic Hypnosis,” which sees him lean more heavily into the electronic dance elements The Comet Is Coming incorporated into […]
Talking Heads To Release Artistics Demo Discovered In RISD Archives
Before Talking Heads were Talking Heads, they were the Artistics. Rhode Island School Of Design students David Byrne and Chris Frantz formed the Artistics in 1973, and they made a kind of music that wasn’t really known as punk rock yet. The band didn’t last long. Shortly after the Artistics were done, Byrne and Frantz […]
The Null Club – “Overgrown” (Feat. Miss Grit)
Alan Duggan-Borges is the guitarist and producer for Dublin noise-rockers Gilla Band, and he also records stark, merciless electronic music as the Null Club. Earlier this year, the Null Club came out with a self-titled EP, which had collaborations with ELUCID, the Horrors’ Faris Badwan, and Mandy, Indiana’s Valentine Caulfield. Today, he’s got a new […]
Album Of The Week: Pink Siifu ONYX’!
Dynamite Hill 2025 I’m of two minds when it comes to Pink Siifu. On one hand, the Alabama-born rapper and musical adventurer deserves a massive glow-up. He’s consistently kicked out ambitious albums that reward in-depth listening, full of aesthetic left turns but grounded in Siifu’s psychedelic Southern sensibility. He’s one of those underground treasures who […]
Your Old Droog Announces New EP Anything Is Possible: Hear “Bronny”
New York rapper Your Old Droog has been a prolific underground force for years, and he recently formed the duo Droogie Otis with the all-time great producer Madlib. This year, Droogie Otis released the singles “Everything Designer” with Boldy James, “The Edge” with Killer Mike, and “Woodstock 2029” with Wiz Khalifa and Jay Electronica. Now, […]