Earlier this week, multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd revealed that the Flaming Lips were “done with” him after 33 years. An innocent post about his excitement for acquiring an Akai drum machine opened a can of worms regarding where Drozd stands with the band of which he was a key member. “They’re done with me — but […]
Lucinda Williams Joined Yo La Tengo For Last Night’s Hanukkah Show
Yo La Tengo has been hosting a big Hanukkah celebration at Bowery Ballroom for years. This year there’s been plenty of surprise guests and tributes, including the National singer Matt Berninger, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Built To Spill’s Doug Martsch, Norah Jones, and Nate Amos‘ This is Lorelei. Last night they welcomed Lucinda Williams and David Mansfield […]
BEA1991 – “Almost A Lover”
Dutch-British audio-visual artist Beatriz de Rijke aka BEA1991 has consistently released singles over the past few months — “Tummy Bug,” “Saltworks,” and “Sex With Benefits.” She shared another one earlier this week called “Almost A Lover,” which is a dreamy rabbit hole of freak folk and trip-hop. Her voice sores high like a liberated balloon. Some […]
Latest Ice Spice Backlash Is Over Her SpongeBob Movie Premiere Outfit
Ice Spice seems to understand the power of a good pun. At the Paramount Pictures Screening Room in NYC on Wednesday for a premiere of The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants, she rocked her bikini bottom. The rapper wore a white lace dress that was translucent, revealing a white bikini bottom underneath. The internet is […]
Father John Misty Debuts New Songs And Many Covers At Annual Big Sur Park School Benefit
For the past three years, Father John Misty has performed a Big Sur Park School Benefit at Sunset Cultural Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. In the past, he’s uploaded the live shows to Bandcamp by each Christmas. The annual (((folkYEAH!)) event took place this past Thursday and Friday. The sets were mostly the same except for […]
SNL’s Christmas Episode Imagined Cameron Winter Duetting With Benson Boone
A few days before her debut as a featured player on this 51st season of Saturday Night Live, Veronika Slowikowska was over on TikTok doing a Cameron Winter parody. Last night, to cap off a breakthrough year for the Geese frontman, the show unveiled its first impression of him. James Austin Johnson, not Slowikowska, had […]
Joe Walsh Joins The War On Drugs At A Drugcember To Remember 2025
The War On Drugs kicked off their annual Drugcember To Remember holiday benefit at Philly’s Johnny Brenda’s earlier this week, and the event has been full of guests. Last night, Joe Walsh — who joined the Eagles 50 years ago today — was welcomed by the band onstage, along with Craig Finn of the Hold […]
Geese Are The Latest Target Of Fat White Family’s Ire
Fat White Family, an English rock band that’s been around since 2011, are bitter. Over the years they’ve ignited beef with Mac DeMarco and IDLES, and now they’re doing the same with the rising New York outfit Geese. On Instagram, Fat White Family screenshotted a Spotify playlist centered on South London’s windmill scene, and wrote, […]
Lola Young Shares First Message Since Career Hiatus
After her hit “Messy” catapulted Lola Young into stardom, the 24-year-old singer had a hard year. She canceled performances due to mental health concerns, vomited onstage at Coachella, collapsed during her All Things Go festival set, and then announced a hiatus at the end of September. Now, she’s back with her first message since then. On […]
Bernice – “Poisson Noël”
Bernice have been laying low. The Toronto pop experimentalists have been doing shows, and in October they did a special, Monsters, Inc.-themed release. Now they’re back with another holiday gift: A song called “Poisson Noël.” On Instagram, the band wrote, “emerging from newborn life to share our winter song of 2025: poisson noël, recorded at […]