Perhaps it’s time for us, as a culture, to let go of our attachment to Radiohead’s hit 1993 single “Creep.” Radiohead walked away from that song decades ago, but the song has never gone away, and now it’s entering Leonard Cohen “Hallelujah” territory. “Creep” apparently gets prominent placement on the soundtrack to the new Guardians […]
Watch David Byrne & St. Vincent Cover Stevie Wonder In Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted a gala in honor of Spike Lee, Claire Wood, and David Byrne last night, hosted by award-winning author, poet, and once-upon-a-time Stereogum contributor Hanif Abdurraqib. As SPIN points out, the event included a short set by St. Vincent, who performed “New York,” “Los Ageless,” and “Dancing With a Ghost” […]
Watch HAIM Sing The ABCs On Sesame Street
HAIM stopped by Sesame Street for the latest episode of the beloved kids show to sing a song about the ABCs. After a brief introduction from Elmo (with a cameo from Oscar The Grouch), they launched into a chugging rocker that introduced themselves (A for Alana, D for Danielle, E for Este — all toward […]
Watch Beyoncé Kick Off Her Renaissance World Tour In Sweden
Beyoncé released a new album, Renaissance, almost a year ago, and it was one of the best albums of 2022. Back in February, she announced its accompanying world tour, which kicked off at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden tonight. The Renaissance tour will run through Europe until the end of June; she’ll pick back up […]
Tim McGraw’s Dog Wins Best Of Breed At Westminster Kennel Club Show
A dog co-owned by country star Tim McGraw won best of breed at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show yesterday, as the Associated Press reports. The dog in question, named Lepshi, is a bracco Italiano, a breed that made its Kennel Club show competition debut this year. “So proud of Lepshi!! He’s always been a […]
Lust For Youth – “Giorgia”
It’s been four years since Scandinavian dance-rockers Lust For Youth released their self-titled album. The group — formerly a trio, now a duo — came back last year with their single “Accidental Win,” and now they’ve released another new song called “Giorgia.” It’s a searching, romantic new wave jam, and it’s the first song that […]
Ben Chasny & Rick Tomlinson – “Waking Of Insects”
Way back in June 2017, Ben Chasny of Comets On Fire and Six Organs Of Admittance got together with his friend Rick Tomlinson (Voice In The Woods, Thunders) at Tomlinson’s house in Todmorden, England. Chasny had often visited Tomlinson while on tour in the UK, and now the idea had arisen to make an album […]
MTV News Is Shutting Down
MTV News is shutting down after 36 years. As Variety reports, the TV network’s news division will end as part of a round of layoffs that sees 25% of US jobs slashed across Paramount Media Networks, Showtime, and MTV Entertainment Studios. The layoffs reportedly follow months of internal deliberations about how to reorganize the company […]
Geese – “Mysterious Love”
Geese, the young Brooklyn indie Band To Watch, have evolved into rock ‘n’ roll weirdos of a sort on new album 3D Country. On “Cowboy Nudes” and the title track, they’ve honed in on an art-damaged spin on classic rock, one built on Zeppelin-style riffs and soulful Stones-y grooves but also full of discordant post-punk […]
Rhiannon Giddens Wins Pulitzer Prize, Announces New Album You’re The One
Yesterday, the folk artist Rhiannon Giddens was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for music thanks to her opera Omar, which she composed with Michael Abels. Today, Giddens has announced a new solo album, You’re The One, her first full-length made up completely of original material. It was produced by Jack Splash and recorded at Miami’s Criteria […]