The city of Olympia in Washington has declared today, August 23, “Bikini Kill Day,” in honor of the foundational riot grrrl band, which famously formed in 1990 with members Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Kathi Wilcox, and Tobi Vail. (The current lineup includes Hanna, Wilcox, Vail, and touring guitarist Sara Landeau.) The honor is another feather […]
Thurston Moore – “The Diver”
Thurston Moore is set to release a new album, Flow Critical Lucidity, in September. We’ve already heard quite a few tracks from the Sonic Youth co-founder’s latest, including “Isadora,” “Hypnogram,” “Rewilding,” and “Sans Limites” featuring Stereolab’s Lætitia Sadier. Today, Moore is back with another album preview called “The Diver,” which features lyrics by Radieux Radio, […]
Doechii – “Boom Bap”
The wildly creative Florida singer and rapper Doechii signed with Top Dawg Entertainment a few years ago, and she scored a hit last year with the Trillville-interpolating Kodak Black collab “What It Is (Block Boy).” Since then, Doechii has released a handful of promising one-off singles like “Booty Drop,” “Pacer,” and “Alter Ego.” (She’s also […]
Sabrina Carpenter And Jenna Ortega Repeatedly Murder Each Other (And Share A Kiss) In Carpenter’s Gory “Taste” Video
After making a big splash this year with “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” Sabrina Carpenter released her anticipated new album Short n’ Sweet today, which turns out to sound a lot more like “Please Please Please” than “Espresso” in general. (I love both songs, but the album’s strong resemblance to Kacey Musgraves is not a […]
Jaylen Brown Is Out Here Rapping With FERG
This year, the Boston Celtics won their first NBA championship since 2008, pretty much trouncing the Mavericks. Celtics star Jaylen Brown won the Finals MVP, but he wasn’t selected to play for the American Olympic team, and he says that he was passed over because of his longstanding beef with the Nike corporation. Now, he’s […]
Sabrina Carpenter Knows What She’s Doing On Short N’ Sweet
For what feels like the first time in a while, we’ve finally got some new pop stars really going off this year. One of them is Sabrina Carpenter. Technically, the 25-year-old Carpenter isn’t new. She was a Disney child star, and she’s on her fifth album. But Carpenter has had a series of huge breakout […]
LOSE Turns 10
After the proggier Lenses Alien, Cymbals returned to their primary source material of Built To Spill and Modest Mouse, bands who at their peak made consciousness-expanding, philosophical treatises out of standard indie rock instrumentation. The first two Cymbals Eat Guitars albums worked in allusions and dense metaphor, whereas D’Agostino treated his friend’s death with clarity […]
Mk.gee – “Lonely Fight”
Earlier this year, Mk.gee released Two Star & The Dream Police, which landed at #8 on our list of the Best Albums Of 2024 So Far. The 26-year-old was praised by Eric Clapton, and he’s about to head out on a world tour. Now, he’s sharing the new song “Lonely Fight.” Mike Gordon played “Lonely […]
Blink-182 – “All In My Head” & “No Fun”
Earlier this week, Blink-182 announced an extended version of their latest album One More Time… titled One More Time… Part-2 with eight new songs. Now, the rock miscreants are sharing the singles “All In My Head” and “No Fun.” One of the bonus tracks, “Can’t Go Back,” was debuted live in Orlando in June. The […]
Pink And The Chicks, But Not Beyoncé, Perform At The DNC
Tonight was the last night of the Democratic National Convention, culminating in Kamala Harris formally accepting her party’s nomination. Over the past few days, Jason Isbell performed, Lil Jon made a surprise appearance, and more has taken place at Chicago’s United Center. For the finale, people were expecting a major special guest; rumors about Beyoncé […]