Back in March, POP Montréal announced its initial lineup for their 2023 event, which will take place from September 27 to October 1 throughout the city. Today, they’re announcing some new additions, 35 in total, including Bernice, Kate NV, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Gavsborg, Bell Orchestre, La Securité, and more. Previously announced acts include […]
Peter Brewis – “Lemoncadabra”
Field Music’s Peter Brewis has announced a new album called Blowdry Colossus, his first solo venture since 2008’s The Week That Was. (His brother David, the other half of Field Music, released his debut solo album last year.) The mostly-instrumental album will be out at the end of September. “I wanted to make something where […]
Spencer Zahn – “Two Cranes”
Last year, the Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Spencer Zahn teamed up with Dawn Richard for Pigments, one of the best albums of 2022. Just last month, he linked up with Dave Harrington and Jeremy Gustin to cover Harry Styles’ Harry’s House in full. Today, Zahn is announcing a new full-length album of his own, Statues I, the […]
Watch The 1975 Do “Oh Caroline” With Caroline Polachek In Cork
The 1975 announced a bunch of North American shows yesterday, but they’re currently on tour in Europe. Specifically, they’re in Ireland, where they played Musgrave Park last night. Caroline Polachek opened the show, so it was only right for her to return to the stage when the 1975 played Being Funny In A Foreign Language […]
Kesha Scores Pre-Trial Victory In Dr. Luke Defamation Case
The defamation case that Dr. Luke brought against Kesha after she accused him of sexual abuse in 2014 is scheduled to head to trial next month after a years-long back-and-forth in court. Today, as Billboard reports, New York’s Court Of Appeals ruled that Dr. Luke will be considered a “public figure,” reversing a ruling previously […]
Devendra Banhart – “Twin”
Devendra Banhart has announced a new album, Flying Wig, which will be out in September. It’s his follow-up to 2019’s Ma. He worked on it with the incredible Cate Le Bon, recording it in a cabin studio in Topanga. “She’s the only person I wanted to make this record with,” Banhardt said in a press […]
Hand Habits – “The Bust Of Nefertiti”
Steve Marino – “Got You (In My World Now)”
Los Angeles musician Steve Marino used to lead the Bloomington band Jacky Boy, and he’s played in groups like Angel Du$t and Bugg. Now, Marino has announced plans to follow his 2019 solo album Fluff with a new one called Too Late To Start Again, and he’s shared first single “Got You (In My World […]
Paul McCartney Using AI To Release “The Last Beatles Record”
It seems that we’ve arrived at some strange, mythical new tipping point for the role of artificial intelligence in music. In a new BBC interview, Paul McCartney says that AI technology has been used to “extricate” the voice of John Lennon from an old demo and that this will enable the release of one last […]
Anita Baker Asks Babyface To Tell His Fans To Stop Harassing Her, Babyface Removed From Her Tour
Quiet storm legend Anita Baker has been touring with her fellow R&B icon Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and now they’re feuding — or rather, Babyface’s fans are feuding with Baker. As TMZ explains, last month Babyface’s opening set at the pair’s show in Newark was cut short after starting nearly two hours late, and now she […]