The Neighbourhood is back. On Friday, the band shared an Instagram Story post announcing that the group — including drummer Brandon Fried — reunited in November 2024 following a three-year hiatus. The members are now ready to share their “next chapter” with fans. “In November 2021, after 10 years together, …
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Last year, Earl Sweatshirt’s verse on “Words2LiveBy” went viral, as some fans were perplexed to hear him rapping on such an uptempo beat. He’s become known for rhyming in hushed tones over melancholy production, a sound that’s birthed an entire wing of like-minded indie rappers. But that’s just one part …
Read More »Thurston Moore on His New Velvets Tribute — and Why There's No Sonic Youth Reunion
As hard as it is to believe, Sonic Youth played their final show 14 years ago this fall, instigated by the breakup of co-founders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. In the years since, they’ve each continued working on many fronts: Gordon was nominated for a Grammy this year for her …
Read More »Oasis Finally Conquer America at First U.S. Show in 17 Years
The last time Oasis played a concert in the United States, it was December 2008, and the band was just months away from a backstage fracas between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher in Paris that would prematurely end the tour, estrange the siblings for more than a decade, and sink …
Read More »Hear Bon Jovi Team Up With Bruce Springsteen for New Take on 'Hollow Man'
Bon Jovi will revisit their 2024 album Forever with an all-star guest list that includes Jason Isbell, Jelly Roll, and Bruce Springsteen for the band’s upcoming Forever (Legendary Edition), due out in October. Jon Bon Jovi and Springsteen, two New Jersey legends, team up on “Hollow Man,” a rerecording of …
Read More »Thurston Moore on His New Velvets Tribute — and Why There's No Sonic Youth Reunion
As hard as it is to believe, Sonic Youth played their final show 14 years ago this fall, instigated by the breakup of co-founders Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. In the years since, they’ve each continued working on many fronts: Gordon was nominated for a Grammy this year for her …
Read More »Blink-182 Play 'Take Off Your Pants and Jacket' Rarities for First Time Since 2001 at Tour Opener
Blink-182 appear to be digging into their bountiful bag of deep cuts for their latest tour, with the band playing a handful of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket gems for the first time in over 20 years. On Thursday, at the kick-off for their “Missionary Impossible Tour” (yes, they’re …
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Sabrina Carpenter sends a disco invite to a responsible guy on a sweet single from her new Man’s Best Friend, Hayley Williams falls through the sky on a sleek, urgent gem off her new Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, and Alabama Shakes return with their first new song in …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves and Carin León Fall in Love in Spanglish on 'Lost in Translation'
Carin León and Kacey Musgraves don’t need to speak the same language to tell a cross-cultural love story. On Friday, the Mexican star and country queen released “Lost in Translation,” a norteño-influenced ranchera track in English and Spanish on which the pair sing about a love that defeats language barriers. …
Read More »Jessie J Cancels U.S. Tour Ahead of Surgery Amid Cancer Recovery: 'I Feel Frustrated and Sad'
Jessie J announced that all U.S. dates of her No Secrets tour have been cancelled and that she has postponed her U.K. and European shows ahead of her second surgery after her breast cancer diagnoses. The singer announced the news in a post shared to Instagram on Thursday. She began …
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