If you asked for new hardcore music for Christmas, then it’s your lucky day. Detroit’s Bad Beat released their sophomore effort earlier this year, and now they’re getting us into the holiday spirit with a surprise EP of some straight-up rippers. The five tracks are uncomplicated, energetic old-school hardcore, breakdowns galore. What more do you […]
Morrissey Seems To Have A New Album, Show Cancellation
For several years, Morrissey has publicly complained that no record label will release his new music. Capitol was allegedly supposed to share Bonfire Of Teenagers (first announced four-and-a-half years ago) but instead Moz departed and said the label’s then-CEO was trying to “wreck” his career. In September the former Smiths frontman said no label would […]
Lady Gaga Shares Harlequin Live: One Night Only Concert Film On YouTube
Lady Gaga had a big hit with Mayhem this year, earning her seventh #1 album and seven Grammy nominations. But for her new concert film, the pop star is turning the clock back to her Joker: Folie à Deux era. Harlequin Live: One Night Only was filmed in September 2024 at LA’s Belasco Theatre in […]
Masque Finds Power, Pop, and Personal Truth on “Save Me, Lady Gaga”
At its best, rock music doesn’t just make noise — it offers release. On his upcoming single “Save Me, Lady Gaga,” Masque taps into that idea with clarity and conviction, delivering a song that treats music as survival, expression, and self-acceptance all at once. Masque, a gay rock artist from Hawaii, has been quietly building […]
Sondre Lerche Takes On Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” For Annual Christmas Cover
Every year since 2009, the impressively consistent Sondre Lerche has premiered a just-recorded contemporary cover song on Stereogum around Christmastime. (The first one was a take on Animal Collective’s “Bluish.”) Last year the Norwegian musician did a Ryuichi Sakamoto-inspired interpretation of Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!,” and today, he’s shared his cover for 2025: Lady […]
“Georgia On My Mind,” “I Got Rhythm,” & “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” Among Standards Entering Public Domain In 2026
New Year’s Day also marks Public Domain Day, when the copyrights for thousands of published works expire, allowing anyone to freely record, perform, or interpolate them. This time around that means musical compositions (music and lyrics, not recordings) copyrighted in 1930, and the list includes classics like “Georgia On My Mind” (music: Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics: […]
Asake Issues Statement On Crowd Crush Death At His Nairobi Stadium Show
Afrobeats star Asake has issued a statement after a woman died in a crowd crush at his concert in Kenya, the second such incident at one of his shows. Karen Lojore died Saturday night as a result of a crowd crush during Asake’s show at Nairobi’s Nyayo Stadium, the BBC reports. On his Instagram story, […]
Legendary Unreleased D’Angelo Song “Bitch” Unearthed
One of the most mythologized unreleased D’Angelo tracks has made its way to the internet. When D’Angelo sat for a lengthy Red Bull Music Academy interview in 2014, Questlove popped in to chat a couple times. Near the end of the talk, the Roots bandleader talked up an unreleased song called “Bitch,” recorded in 1996 […]
Gracie Abrams – “Sold Out” (Feat. Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner)
Like her inspiration, benefactor, and collaborator Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams has enmeshed herself within the Eaux Claires extended universe. Abrams, the hit-making folk-pop singer-songwriter, is multiple albums deep into a recording relationship with the National’s Aaron Dessner, a big-deal indie producer who became a big-deal pop producer when Swift recruited him to produce her 2020 […]
Bob Dylan Explains Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson is the subject of a new profile in The New Yorker today. Writer Alex Abramovich followed Nelson, 92, on tour this year, to get a window into this final phase of his legendary life. There’s a lot of noteworthy info in the story. For instance, COVID-19 made Nelson so sick he wanted to […]