Indie rockers were among the many musicians who played a part in Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign to become mayor of New York City. Lucy Dacus, for instance, welcomed Mamdani onstage during her performance at All Things Go. Mamdani is keeping that connection going as his term officially begins today. (It’s also the first day of […]
Kick Off 2026 With Feels Like Heaven’s Invigorating Melodic Hardcore Album Within Dreams
The Stockholm post-hardcore band Feels Like Heaven features three members of Speedway, but their music diverges slightly from Speedway’s breathless head-knock hardcore. As heard on Within Dreams, their debut album out today, Feels Like Heaven practice more of a melodic post-hardcore sound that guitarist Jens Karlsson once described as “100% real emo hardcore.” To their […]
Our 100 Most Cursed Headlines Of 2025
Around this time of year I usually publish a ranking of the highest rated comments on Stereogum articles from the past 12 months. However, in November we relaunched on a new platform, and its commenting software no longer gives me this information. Maybe this list will kick off a different annual tradition. Before I get […]
Nardwuar Appointed To The Order Of Canada
Vancouver legend Nardwuar The Human Serviette has been spouting catchphrases and bringing heavy and arcane research to his musician interviews for decades, and he’s more widely recognized now than ever before. Earlier this year, Nardwuar got his own Nike Dunk Lows. Now, he’s been appointed to the Order Of Canada. As CTV reports, the man […]
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Taught Us About Australia
A few months ago, Tame Impala released the bush doof-inspired album Deadbeat, and their single “Dracula” became their first-ever Hot 100 hit. Also a few months ago, Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker sat down with Stereogum kangaroo correspondent Rachel Brown for an interview. They didn’t talk about the new album, though. Instead, they just talked […]
Amyl And The Sniffers Singer Sues Photographer For Exploiting Magazine Shoot
Amy Taylor, leader of the Australian punk band Amyl And The Sniffers, is suing photographer Jamie Nelson in a California district court, accusing the photographer of “exploitation of her image.” According to the complaint, Nelson did a photo shoot with Taylor for Vogue Portugal with the understanding that Nelson would not sell the images from […]
Jack White Responds After Congressman Posts Fake AI Video Of Him
Jack White is not a fan of Donald Trump. We know this. The newly inducted Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer has called out the Trump Administration for multiple outrages, most recently Trump’s indefensible comments on Rob Reiner’s murder. In response, Tim Burchett, a far-right Republican Congressman who represents Tennessee’s Knox County, tweeted a fake […]
Nickelback Respond To Jack Black’s Impromptu And Imprecise Cover
If you’re in the band Nickelback, or if you’re responsible for operating the band Nickelback’s social media accounts, you’re going to have to be OK with people making fun of you. It’s part of the job. Nickelback are quite possibly this century’s biggest, most obvious popular music punching bag. So when movie star and Tenacious […]
The 200 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2026
And now we turn our attention to 2026 with Stereogum’s annual preview of what we’re excited to hear next year. This time, I’ve broken the list into sections to provide context around which inclusions are realistic. The usual ground rules apply: no reissues, deluxes, live albums, EPs, or maxi-singles (even if they have 11 tracks). […]
Chappell Roan, Odessa A’zion, & Other Gen Z Stars Learn Brigitte Bardot Was Problematic
Brigitte Bardot, the iconic French movie star and sex symbol, passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. In the wake of her death, some of us only just learned about the fucked-up political stances that Bardot took in the last decades of her life. To those of us who tend to view politics […]