Earlier this year, Sting kicked off his Sting 3.0 tour with his “power trio” of drummer Chris Maas and guitarist Dominic Miller and a setlist full of deep cuts. On Friday, the former Police frontman performed in Greece and was joined by Eric Burdon of the Animals for a cover of his and War’s “Spill […]
Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Loses Parliamentary Election
Yesterday, Keir Starmer became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in a sweeping, historic election that ended 14 years of Conservative party rule. The UK’s various third parties made big gains, while Labour won more than 410 Parliamentary seats — a total apocalypse for the extremely unpopular Tories. But one Labour politician who didn’t win […]
JB Dunckel – “Corps échangés”
Earlier this year, Air celebrated 25 years of their debut album, Moon Safari. JB Dunckel, the co-founder of the French band, recently announced his first ballet score, Möbius Morphosis; the lead single “Corps échangés” is out today. “This music is first and foremost at the service of a choreography whose boldness, acrobatic grace and energy […]
BG Ordered Submit New Songs For Government Approval As Parole Condition
New Orleans rapper BG, one of the stars of Cash Money Records’ huge run in the late ’90s and early ’00s, has been ordered to submit all future music to the federal government before any of it is produced or promoted. It’s a condition of his parole, and it’s actually a significant step down from […]
Wilco And The Art Of The Music Festival
As a four-piece with Bailey Wollowitz on drums and Al Nardo on second guitar — check out Stereogum’s Band To Watch profile on the duo’s own band fantasy of a broken heart — Water From Your Eyes were still brilliant (and brilliantly noisy), with Brown looking a bit like Joey Ramone with their black hair […]
The Alternative Number Ones: The Psychedelic Furs’ “Until She Comes”
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, and it’s for members only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat. […]
Watch The Killers’ Brandon Flowers Join Travis To Cover Aztec Camera In Glasgow
In the past month, the Killers have covered Erasure, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Kinks, and the Stone Roses while celebrating 20 years of Hot Fuss. On Thursday, frontman Brandon Flowers crashed their opener Travis’ performance for a rendition of Aztec Camera’s “Somewhere In My Heart.” At Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Travis leader Fran Healy sang […]
The Go! Team Announce 20th Anniversary Thunder, Lightning, Strike Reissue And Tour
Last year, the Go! Team released their latest album, Get Up Sequences Part Two. Today, the Brighton indie rock crew announced a reissue of their debut Thunder, Lightning, Strike, as well as a tour for its 20th anniversary. The new edition features a bonus disc of founder Ian Parton’s original CD-R versions of the tracks. […]
Melissa Etheridge Says David Crosby Donated Sperm To Other Parents Too: “We’re Still Finding Kids”
The late musician David Crosby was known for a lot of great things, but he also donated sperm to Melissa Etheridge so she and her partner at the time, Julie Cypher, could have kids in the ’90s. Today, Etheridge revealed that she was not the only parent that Croz donated sperm to. “We’re still finding […]
Morgan Wallen Is The Latest Artist To Get Hit With A Fan’s Phone
I thought we’d moved past this. Harry Styles getting pelt in the eye with a Skittle wasn’t all that funny. Kid Cudi getting hit with bottles was just plain sad. I’ll give creativity points to the person who threw their mom’s ashes to Pink, but she didn’t deserve that. And Bebe Rexha getting hit with […]