Pop-punk/indie rock/hip-hop solo act KennyHoopla is following up 2021’s Travis Barker-produced Survivors Guilt: The Mixtape with another Barker-produced effort, the Blink And You’ll Miss It EP. Ahead of the project’s release next month, he’s shared a hard-charging new single called “SABOTAGE//,” which reminds me a bit of his recent collaborators Bloc Party. KennyHoopla’s “SABOTAGE//” is […]
Bethany Cosentino – “Easy”
Best Coast leader Bethany Cosentino is ramping up to the release of her debut solo album Natural Disaster. She shared lead single “It’s Fine” back in May and it back today with a second single. “Easy” is a midtempo pop-rock track that could almost pass for country. It finds Cosentino taking stock of where she’s […]
Doja Cat – “Attention”
We already know Doja Cat is good at getting attention. Now we get to find out if she’s good at making “Attention.” Her new single marks the start of a new era, presumably leading to her first album since 2021’s Planet Her, though she’s trickled out one-off tracks like the Elvis soundtrack single “Vegas” and […]
TikToker Who Played “Buddy Holly” Riff Every Day For Three Years Joins Weezer Onstage In Madison
Back in February, Rivers Cuomo virtually duetted with a TikToker who played the “Buddy Holly” riff every day for three years. The TikToker in question is Wisconsin musician Evan Marsalli, who is in the local band Diet Lite. Last night, he got to go up on stage at Weezer’s “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour stop in […]
Ticketmaster Agrees To All-In Pricing At White House Meeting
The merged corporate behemoths Ticketmaster and Live Nation came under renewed scrutiny last fall when Ticketmaster’s servers buckled under the weight of demand from Taylor Swift tickets, a failure that “pissed off” Swift and turned her fans into anti-monopoly crusaders. The incident caused lawmakers to call for the breakup of the companies and inspired a […]
Daniel Rossen – “Kathleen” (Townes Van Zandt Cover)
Last year, Grizzly Bear co-leader Daniel Rossen released his solo album You Belong There. This year, Rossen and his Grizzly Bear bandmate Christopher Bear scored Past Lives, maybe the year’s most acclaimed movie, and Rossen also helped out with Fleet Foxes’ recent Joni Mitchell cover. Today, Rossen has announced a new in-concert LP called Live […]
Peggy Gou – “(It Goes Like) Nanana”
The South Korea-born, Berlin-based DJ Peggy Gou has been making quite the name for herself over the past few years with a string of EPs and singles that also includes a stellar DJ-Kicks mix that came out in 2019. Today, she’s sharing a new single, “(It Goes Like) Nanana,” her first for XL Recordings. “There’s […]
Pinegrove Re-Release “Need 2” After Pinegrove Shuffle TikTok Dance Trend
Pinegrove are at the center of a TikTok dance trend called the “Pinegrove Shuffle.” A few days ago, videos started popping up on the social media app soundtracked by “Need 2,” an older Pinegrove track that dates back to 2014, featuring a dance in which users engage in a flailing, bird-like movement. As with most […]
JJUUJJUU – “No Way In”
JJUUJJUU is the psych-rock project led by Desert Daze festival co-founder Phil Pirrone. In recent months, they’ve released the one-off singles “Daisy Chain” and “Nowhere.” Now, with some live shows coming up around Los Angeles, they’ve got a new one, which Pirrone describes as “what would happen if JJUUJJUU was the soundtrack of 90s video […]
Watch A Trailer For Netflix’s Wham! Documentary
Wham! are the subject of a new documentary that will premiere on Netflix on July 5. “With unprecedented access to both George [Michael] and Andrew [Ridgeley]’s personal archive including never-before-seen footage, and previously unheard interviews, WHAM! charts in their own words the four year journey from teenage school friends to global superstars,” reads the film’s […]