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 […]
Video: Lil Tjay “Nobody”
Back to the wall. Lil Tjay revisits his near death experience in his new video, “Nobody”. Directed by Dell, the New York rapper addresses his oppositions and fake friends while reflecting on last year’s shooting. “Niggas shot me in my neck and you left / Five in my chest, no one around I couldn’t picture […]
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 […]
Video: Moneybagg Yo “Nun Like Me”
Like nun other. Moneybagg Yo does it like no other in his new video, “Nun Like Me”. Courtesy of Diesel Films, the Memphis rapper makes his rounds around his hometown while referencing his success, his deep roots in the streets, and his haters. “I got niggas on the same team as me, slick hating / […]
Video: Burna Boy Ft. Dave “Cheat On Me”
Grab your Visas. Ahead of his I Told Them… album, Burna Boy releases its latest offering “Cheat On Me” featuring Dave. In the accompany vignette, the two Nigerian and London superstars boast their international status while sharing their recent excursions and work in the studio. “And they do not intend to permanently leave town / […]
Lingua Ignota Is Now Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter
For the past six or so years, Kristin Hayter has been making music under the name Lingua Ignota, but last year she announced that she would be bringing an end to that project in 2023. Today, Hayter has announced her new moniker: Reverend Kirstin Michael Hayter. In October, she’ll release a new album, SAVED!, recorded […]
Squirrel Flower – “Alley Light”
Last month, Squirrel Flower announced a new album, Tomorrow’s Fire, and introduced it with two singles, “Full Time Job” and “When A Plant Is Dying.” Today, the Chicago musician is back with another track from it, “Alley Light.” “This song is about the man in me, or a man who I love, or a man […]
Manii Ling “Killed A Girl”
Gltt. Bow! Brooklyn’s rising star Manii Ling goes straight for the kill on her brand new single, “Killed A Girl” Flipping Kate Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl” on the hook, the “Drill Baddie” unleashes a gritty flow referencing her paper and calling out her the bluffs from her opps. “Oh you know my addy, you […]