When the great ’90s New York weirdos Soul Coughing broke up in 2000, they did not leave things on good terms. Over the years, those guys definitely gave the impression that they still hated one another, so it was a genuine shock when Soul Coughing announced a reunion tour earlier this summer. Thus far, there […]
FKA twigs – “EUSEXUA”
Last week, the ever-elusive FKA twigs announced her new album EUSEXUA, the follow-up to her 2022 mixtape CAPRISONGS. She played the entire LP at a listening party in New York last month, and now she’s given us more details about the album (out in January) and its title track. Here’s what twigs says about the […]
The Weeknd – “Dancing In The Flames”
Earlier this week, the Weeknd shared a teaser for his music video to “Dancing In The Flames,” a song he debuted at a São Paulo concert last weekend that will presumably appear on his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow. But it’s not just a regular music video: It serves as a commercial for the brand […]
Pom Pom Squad – “Street Fighter”
Pom Pom Squad have teased their new album Mirror Starts Moving Without Me with the bewitching singles “Downhill” and “Spinning.” Today, the NYC indie rockers are back today with the combative “Street Fighter,” co-produced by Cody Fitzgerald. “When Cody and I were messing around with this one we came across a synth patch that sounded […]
Pharrell Says He And Neptunes’ Chad Hugo Are No Longer On Speaking Terms
Earlier this year, it was reported that Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams were battling over the Neptunes name rights in court. On Wednesday, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Williams revealed that the two childhood friends aren’t doing so great. When asked if he’s on speaking terms with Hugo, Williams answered, “No. But I […]
Linkin Park Kick Off Reunion Tour, Mike Shinoda Says, “It Is Not About Erasing The Past”
It’s only been a week since Linkin Park announced their grand return, but that week has been an emotional journey for anyone who’s even slightly invested in the Linkin Park project. At their grand announcement event last week, Linkin Park unveiled their new lineup, with Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong filling the spot that the late […]
50 Musical Guest Debuts SNL Should Book For Its 50th Season
Saturday Night Live kicks off its 50th(!) season on Sept. 28, just two weeks before the SNL movie Saturday Night hits theaters, and we’ve got some suggestions for Lorne Michaels and his booking staff to maximize the quality of this milestone season. In no order, here are 50 musical acts that have never played SNL […]
Heavenly Sweetheart – “HSP”
Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand, the two members of the great fuzzed-out power-pop duo PONY, recently started another band called Heavenly Sweetheart, and they specialize in a slightly different form of great fuzzed-out power-pop. Heavenly Sweetheart started releasing music in March, and they’ve already got a handful of excellent singles. Last month, they dropped the […]
Lady Gaga Comments On Old Classmates’ Facebook Group “Stefani Germanotta, You Will Never Be Famous”
Lady Gaga is extremely famous, and she has been extremely famous for almost 20 years now. But when she was first trying to get famous — back when she was still known by her government name Stefani Germanotta — some of her former NYU classmates evidently started a Facebook post called “Stefani Germanotta, you will […]
Now Morrissey Says Johnny Marr Has Blocked A New Smiths Deluxe Reissue
Last month, Morrissey revealed on his website that he said yes to a Smiths reunion tour offer, whereas Johnny Marr ignored it. Today, the provocative British singer posted that a Smiths greatest hits album was blocked by Marr. On his website, Morrissey wrote, “The proposed greatest hits album by the Smiths entitled Smiths Rule OK! […]