The first episode of Ahsoka, the new Star Wars series starring Rosario Dawson on Disney+, features a new song sung by Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties. The hard-rockin’ “Igyah Kah” appears during a chase scene featuring Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo). The impression given by the scene is that this is the song Wren is […]
Survivor Superfan Sia Has Given Almost A Million Dollars To Contestants Over The Years
Sia, the mega-successful and be-wigged songwriter and pop star, is a longtime superfan of the reality show Survivor. In 2016, Sia appeared on a Survivor reunion special and gushed about how much she loved Tai Trang, one of that season’s contestants. She told Trang that she would donate $50,000 to him personally and another $50,000 […]
Free Hip-Hop Celebration At D.C.’s National Mall Will Feature Public Enemy, Ice-T, A Beastie Boys Tribute, & More
The celebration for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary has spawned shows across the country, the most recent taking place at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. In October, another concert will take place in Washington, DC on the National Mall. Billed as “The National Celebration Of Hip Hop,” the event will feature Public Enemy, Ice-T, a Beastie Boys […]
Anjimile – “Animal”
In a couple weeks, Anjimile is releasing a new album, The King. We’ve heard the title track and “Father” from it so far, and today he’s back with another single, “Animal,” which was written during the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Anjimile sings: “I lost my mind I couldn’t handle it/ […]
The Mountain Goats – “Fresh Tattoo”
Last month, the Mountain Goats announced a new album, Jenny From Thebes, billed as a sequel to 2002’s All Hail West Texas. Lead single “Clean Slate” landed on our best songs of the week list, and today John Darnielle is back with the album’s second single, “Fresh Tattoo,” which features contributions from Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, […]
A. Savage – “Elvis In The Army”
Six years ago, Parquet Courts leader A. Savage released his solo debut Thawing Dawn. This fall, he’s doing it again. Savage recorded his new solo LP Several Songs About Fire in Brisol, with PJ Harvey producer John Parish producing. Savage got help from friends like Cate Le Bon and Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper, and the […]
The Alternative Number Ones: Lou Reed’s “Dirty Blvd.”
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 subscribers only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat. […]
Animal Hospital – “Fuselage”
Boston project Animal Hospital — aka Kevin Micka — once released three LPs in the 2000s. Those were 2005’s Self Titled, 2009’s Good Or Plenty, Streets + Avenues, and the same year’s Memory. Since then, Micka has been guitar teching for Yo La Tengo and engineering for local Boston bands. But Micka’s been releasing music […]
Diddy Announces First Solo Album In 17 Years With Dramatic Trailer Featuring Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, & More
Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced a new album, The Love Album: Off the Grid, which will be out on September 15 via his own Love Records. It’s his first solo album in 17 years following the release of 2006’s Press Play, though he did put out the Diddy-Dirty Money album Last Train To Paris in […]
Watch Bad Bunny In The Trailer For Queer Pro Wrestler Biopic Cassandro
Bad Bunny loves pro wrestling. He’s proven this time and again. Benito has used his overwhelming popularity to get into wrestling itself, working a few WWE matches over the past few years. (In May, he won a shockingly great street fight against Damian Priest at the San Juan pay-per-view Backlash.) Bad Bunny is also just […]