In July, Joyce Manor’s emo classic Never Hungover Again turned 10. On Friday, the Torrance band announced five shows to celebrate the anniversary with openers Algernon Cadwallader, the Ergs, Toys That Kill, and more. The gigs are going down in December, and surely the 19-minute Never Hungover Again (aka their best album) will only take […]
Karen Salicath Jamali’s Journey as an Award-Winning Composer and Her Latest Release “White Angel”
Karen Salicath Jamali, a multi-award-winning composer and pianist, has made a profound impact in the music world since 2015. Born in Denmark and now residing in New York and Florida, she has performed solo at Carnegie Hall eight times, captivating audiences with her instrumental works. Her impressive accolades include the 2024 Clouzine Music Award for […]
Travis Scott’s Label Disputes Sabrina Carpenter Beating Him To #1 On Album Chart
This week’s Billboard album chart was the subject of a dramatic sales battle between two big stars. Two week ago, newly anointed pop-queen Sabrina Carpenter released her long-awaited and generally excellent album Short N’ Sweet. Travis Scott, meanwhile, made his 2014 mixtape Days Before Rodeo available on streaming services for the first time. Before the […]
mxmtoon – “The Situation” (Feat. Kero Kero Bonito)
Bedroom-pop superstar mxmtoon has announced her third studio album, liminal space, arriving in November — a little over two years since the release of 2022’s Rising. Featuring the already released twanger “i hate texas,” liminal space includes a new lead single, “the situation” — a collaboration with Sarah Bonito of Kero Kero Bonito, who we […]
Pharrell Williams Shares New Songs From His LEGO Biopic And Doodles NFT Movie
Pharrell Williams apparently has a deluge of animated projects on the horizon, one of which I understand because it’s old technology (like me) and the other I understand less. The first project: Pharrell is appearing in a LEGO-animated biopic called Piece By Piece, which arrives in theaters on October 11 and depicts his early life […]
Sérgio Mendes Dead At 83
Brazilian bossa nova and jazz legend Sérgio Mendes has died. TMZ reports that Mendes recently passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death has been reported. He was 83. Sérgio Mendes was born in Rio de Janeiro, where his father worked as a doctor. Mendes studied classical piano, but he quickly became more interested […]
Experience The Existential Horror Of Disney’s New Pop-Punk Covers Album
Somewhere at the intersection of noxious nostalgia and unrestrained capitalism, you will find A Whole New Sound, the new compilation of primarily ’00s pop-punk bands covering Disney songs. Surely, such a thing serves a particular market. There are people out there who really want to hear Yellowcard remaking “A Whole New World” or Plain White […]
The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala Calls Out Linkin Park’s New Singer For Her Support Of Danny Masterson And Links To Scientology
Less than 24 hours ago, Linkin Park revealed what long-swirling rumors had been indicating: They’re getting back together, this time with a woman on lead vocals in place of the late Chester Bennington, and they have a new album called From Zero on the way. (Also, Colin Brittain is replacing original member Rob Bourdon.) The […]
Green Day Share “Wake Me Up When September Ends” Demo From American Idiot 20th Anniversary Reissue
Hey, it’s September! Great month! Not a month to sleep through! Nevertheless, the meme lives on. In 2004, Green Day released the bittersweet ballad “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” which became a top-10 pop hit and then a recurring annual meme. Now, we get to hear how that song began. This year, Green Day’s […]
Underworld Announce New Album Strawberry Hotel: Hear “Black Poppies”
Veteran UK rave heroes Underworld haven’t released an album-length record since their year-long 2019 project Drift, but they’ve recently been playing big festivals and cranking out singles: “and the colour read,” “denver luna,” the Kettama collab “Fen Violet.” Today, Underworld announce that they’ve got a new record called Strawberry Hotel coming out next month. Underworld […]