Last year, after a seven-year gap, Tkay Maidza finally followed up her 2016 debut with a new album called Sweet Justice. Today, in the long tail of that album’s promo cycle, the Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised, LA-based artist is back with a new cover of a classic song. For the Spotify Singles series, Maidza has delivered a […]
Harmony – “Stereo”
Next month, Harmony is unveiling her debut album Gossip. Already, half of the record is out: “Thot Daughter,” “Miss America,” “Coke And Mentos,” “No Romeo,” and now “Stereo.” “Stereo” is another hedonistic banger on which the ex-Girlpool member sings of “the party girl apocalypse.” The girls are looking for lobotomies, the girls don’t even give […]
A Place To Bury Strangers – “Bad Idea”
A Place To Bury Strangers have previewed their new album Synthesizer with the singles “Disgust” and “You Got Me.” The NYC noisemakers are back today with “Bad Idea.” “[Bassist John Fedowitz] came to the studio with a simple looping drum beat, thinking he didn’t have any good ideas — thus, the song was his ‘bad […]
Alvilda – “Angoisse”
Hard-charging French indie-pop bands are getting plucked up by some of the coolest punk labels on Bandcamp, and I’m not at all mad about it. Cœur À L’Index’s Adieu Minette EP came to us via La Vida Es Un Mus. Now the likeminded Alvilda have linked up with Static Shock. Next month the Paris band […]
Sean Combs Denied Bail, Will Remain In Jail Until Sex Trafficking And Racketeering Trial
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday night in Manhattan and pled not guilty Tuesday to all charges in a lengthy indictment for sex trafficking and racketeering. Now, he’s settling into a prison cell for a while. Combs was denied bail by Judge Robyn Tarnofsky, CNN reports, and will remain in federal detention until his trial. […]
Suzanne Vega Shares First New Song In Eight Years, An Ode To NYC Rats Inspired By Fontaines D.C.
Did you know Mayor Eric Adams is hosting an “Urban Rat Summit” in New York this week? I didn’t until today. I’m intimately familiar with New York City rats, and so is Suzanne Vega (stars: they’re just like us). On a separate note, Vega is also apparently a Fontaines D.C. fan. Those little critters and […]
REO Speedwagon Breaking Up Due To “Irreconcilable Differences”
REO Speedwagon will soon be no more. The rock band — whose decades-long run spawned the number one hits “Can’t Fight This Feeling” and “Keep On Loving You” — today announced their breakup due to “irreconcilable differences” between bandmates Bruce Hall and Kevin Cronin. REO have been fairly consistent since their formation in 1967. Last […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs Arrested After Grand Jury Indictment On Sex Trafficking & Racketeering Charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan after being indicted by a grand jury, the New York Times reports. The exact contents of the indictment are unclear as of now, but over the past 10 months, Combs has been the subject of multiple lawsuits and a federal investigation stemming from allegations including sexual, physical, and […]
Ain’t – “Teething”
In May we heard “Oar,” the promising debut single from the rising UK indie band Ain’t. They have another new song out today, a mathy and propulsive track called “Teething” that lets Hanna Baker Darch flex her vocal prowess between spindly guitar riffs and peels of feedback before properly cutting loose. Like the last one, […]
Donald Trump Posts “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” On Truth Social
First, there were those fake AI-generated “Swifties For Trump” memes that Donald Trump reposted, but denied having any hand in creating. Then, after Swift publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president, Trump proclaimed that he’s “not a Taylor Swift fan” because “she’s a very liberal person.” (Brittany Mahomes is cool, though.) Then, Trump’s campaign ripped off Swift’s Eras Tour […]