In March, Bloomsday announced their sophomore album Heart Of The Artichoke, the follow-up to 2022’s Place To Land. The project of New York’s Iris James Garrison has shared “Dollar Slice” and “Virtual Hug” so far, and today they’re back with the breezy singles “Artichoke” and “Object Permanence” “Artichoke” was inspired by the first time Garrison […]
Watch Kate Hudson Cover Stone Temple Pilots’ “Vasoline” On Howard Stern
Kate Hudson is launching a music career, Rolling Stone interview and all. The campaign continued today with a visit to Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show. During the show, Hudson and her band covered multiple classic songs, Stone Temple Pilots’ “Vaseline” (you know it’s true) and ‘Til Tuesday’s “Voices Carry,” as well as “Gonna Find Out,” a […]
Stream KC Hardcore Band Burning Bush’s Blazing Demo
Burning Bush are an (obviously) fiery new hardcore band out of Kansas City. Their demo dropped today via Cleveland’s great Delayed Gratification label. It’s six tracks of noisy, knuckle-dragging hardcore, and based on the way the songs bleed into each other, several of them might have been recorded all in one go. Burning Bush bring […]
Teen Daze – “Back yard” (Feat. Andy Shauf & Sam Wilkes)
For many years, the Canadian producer Jamison Isaak has specialized in a zoned-out, nostalgic form of dance music. That’s changing. Today, there’s a new Teen Daze single that has nothing to do with dance music. Instead, Isaak is going for lush, slinky ’80s-style studio-pop, and he has help. Indie-pop expert Andy Shauf, who released his […]
Casiokids Announce First New Album And Shows In 13 Years
The Norwegian group Casiokids have announced their first new album in 13 years, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. Tid for hjem will be out in October, and it’s their first LP since 2011’s Aabenbaringen over aaskammen. They started teasing its release last month when they put out the two-song single “Brunsniggelen” and title track “Tid […]
Watch Charli XCX Fangirl Over RHOSLC’s Whitney Rose On Watch What Happens Live
Charli XCX is preparing to release her new album Brat next month. The pop star held a surprise event in Brooklyn last week, and she was on last night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. On her late-night television appearance, she fangirled over The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’s Whitney Rose. […]
Other Half – “Farm Games”
Last month, Other Half announced Dark Ageism, the follow-up to 2022’s Soft Action, which was our Album Of The Week. They shared the lead single “Lifted Fingers” featuring Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, and now the Norwich indie rock trio is back with “Farm Games.” “Farm Games,” according to their Bandcamp, is “about going on yr […]
OFF! Announce Farewell Shows
Last year, OFF! released the FLSD EP. The year prior, Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, ex-Black Flag) and Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides) announced the departure of Steven McDonald (Redd Kross, etc.) and Mario Rubalcaba (Hot Snakes, etc.). Now, the psychedelic punk supergroup is announcing farewell shows. Three gigs will take place before their indefinite hiatus: Chicago […]
Drake’s Security Guard Shot Outside Rapper’s Toronto Mansion
Last night, one of Drake’s security guards was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting outside the rapper’s mansion in Toronto’s affluent Bridle Path neighborhood. Toronto Sun reports that the 48-year-old victim was found unconscious following the 2:10AM shooting and taken in for emergency surgery at Sunnybrook Hospital. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. In […]
The Greatest Frontmen And Women In Rock ‘n’ Roll History
The energy, the sexual appeal, the unyielding artistry and defiant angst — these artists embody what it means to be a rock icon. The definition is never the same twice. While stars like Janis Joplin use their softness as the most biting weapon, others like Jim Morrison capture a frenetic, untouchable energy that’s as captivating […]