Have you ever longed for a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired band? Enter Fight Dice, a Milwaukee supergroup who are bringing that game into their music. Today, the stoner-rock band has announced their debut album, Total Party Kill, and shared the lead single “Magic Pact.” Fight Dice has Jay Gilkay of Evel on vocals, Todd Bell of […]
The Weeknd Teases New Song “The Abyss”
The Weeknd has entered the teaser zone. Earlier this year, Abel Tesfaye played a peripheral role in the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef and popped up at a Mike Dean show to cover David Lynch — the sorts of things that megastars do when they’re in between big media cycles. Later this summer, the Weeknd will play […]
Hayley Williams Has Some Thoughts On Pop Stan Wars
Hayley Williams is a pop star. She leads Paramore, a band that tours arenas and makes hit records. She’s duetted with Taylor Swift, both on record and onstage. She’s got a retroactively-added writing credit on Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U,” a genuine #1 hit. When Paramore toured last year, their surprise guests included Billie Eilish […]
Spirit Of The Beehive – “Something’s Ending” & “I’ve Been Evil”
Last month, Spirit Of The Beehive announced their fifth studio album was imminent. You’ll Have To Lose Something, following last year’s i’m so lucky EP, will be their first full-length effort since 2021’s Entertainment, Death. We’ve heard lead single “Let The Virgin Drive,” and today we get two more: “Something’s Ending” and “I’ve Been Evil.” […]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Hog Calling Contest”
Earlier this month, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announced their new album Flight b741 and released the lead single “Le Risque.” Today, the psych-rock crew is back with “Hog Calling Contest” and a mini-doc about the making of the LP. “While recording Flight b741, we occasionally had these ultra inspired tune-up/warm-up jams,” the band […]
Never Hungover Again Turns 10
The best possible outcome for a piece of art to have, I think, is to inspire its observers to make art themselves. When I first heard “Falling In Love Again” by Joyce Manor, a surge of excitement shot through me and I was gripped by a desire to create something as warm and evocative as […]
Mary Lattimore – “I Spent The Day Inside”
Earlier this year, the expansive harp virtuoso Mary Lattimore teamed up with accordion player Walt McClements to release the collaborative LP Rain On The Road. Today, she’s followed that album with a new solo-instrumental song that she posted as a one-off on Bandcamp. Mary Lattimore’s new track “I Spent The Day Inside” is a gorgeously […]
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Damon Albarn Disagrees With Bob Dylan Banning Phones From His Concerts
The new reunion-era Blur documentary To The End is out today in theaters across the UK and Ireland, with the live album Live At Wembley Stadium to follow next Friday, and Damon Albarn is making the press rounds to promote them both. Speaking to the BBC, he had some thoughts about artists such as Bob […]
Cardi B Joins Rob49 On “On Dat Money,” Says She’s Being Harassed By Joe Budden
For years now, Cardi B has been popping out with occasional tracks without getting any closer to releasing a second album. This year, the pattern continues. Thus far in 2024, she’s released her singles “Like What (Freestyle)” and “Enough (Miami),” and she’s appeared on remixes to GloRilla’s “Wanna Be” and Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me.” […]