Bartees Strange, Speedy Ortiz, L’Rain, and others will play the inaugural Liberation Weekend festival, which takes place in Washington D.C. at Black Cat and DC9 on the weekend of May 30. The two-day festival is organized by D.C. rockers Ekko Astral (who are also slated to play the fest) and …
Read More »U.S. State Department Revokes Mexican Band's Visa Over Song Praising Drug Cartel Kingpin
The U.S. Department of State revoked the travel visa of a Mexican band that was set to tour the U.S. this month after they prominently displayed images of a notorious drug kingpin at a recent concert. Mexican corrido groupLos Alegres del Barranco was scheduled to perform April 5 in Austin, …
Read More »Puerto Rican Star ROA Sings to a 'Reina' He Thinks Is the One on New Single
ROA is singing to a queen he’d like to keep. On Tuesday, the rising Puerto Rican star released his yearning Latin trap single, “Reina.” “Queen, I don’t know if you’re the right one/But with you, everything feels bigger,” sings the Puerto Rican star on the chorus in Spanish. “Don’t tell …
Read More »Tim Mohr, Journalist and Author With Duff McKagan and Paul Stanley, Dead at 55
Tim Mohr, the acclaimed journalist, author, and translator who collaborated on memoirs with Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley, died Monday at his home in Brooklyn, New York. He was 55. Mohr’s publisher, Europa Editions, confirmed his death in a message from executive publisher Michael Reynolds. …
Read More »What 'Lost' Project Is Bruce Springsteen Teasing?
On April Fool’s Day, it’s best to ignore any supposed news you read online that can’t be 100 percent verified. That’s why it may be tempting to disregard a post on Bruce Springsteen‘s Instagram page that displays a Thrill Hill Recording log sheet dated April 3 that reads “What Was …
Read More »2025 Webby Awards: Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Lady Gaga Score Nominations
The 2025 Webby Awards are celebrating the most inescapable moments in music online. Scheduled for Monday, May 12 in New York City with Ilana Glazer attached to host, the awards show revealed its nominations on Tuesday, April 1 with some of the biggest genre-spanning artists leading as nominees. In the …
Read More »Wet Leg Are Back With a Vengeance (And a New Album) on Latest Single 'Catch These Fists'
Wet Leg want to be the most crucial part of your skin care routine with their second studio album, moisturizer, out July 11. Returning after three years, the band helmed by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers have previewed the record with its first single, “catch these fists.” “We were just …
Read More »Meet the Tailor Behind Kid Rock's Flashy Oval Office Suit
It was impossible to miss Kid Rock in the White House on Monday. And not just because, you know, Kid Rock was standing in the seat of power, the Oval Office, next to the president at the Resolute Desk as Donald Trump signed an executive order limiting concert-ticket scalping. Rather, …
Read More »Suki Waterhouse Reveals the Artist Who Made Her 'Pop Her Booty for the First Time in a While'
Suki Waterhouse is sharing her newest fave songs (and the soundtrack of her past). The musician joined Rolling Stone‘s Song Shuffle to share a glimpse of the diverse music on her playlist. Waterhouse shuffled her songs to first play Doechii‘s “Denial Is a River,” which she recently started listening to …
Read More »Pierce the Veil Add Fall Dates to Career-Spanning 2025 World Tour
Pierce the Veil will revisit nearly two decades of music on the I Can’t Hear You World Tour. Slated to begin in May 2025, the North American leg will feature support from Sleeping With Sirens on each date, with additional appearances from Daisy Grenade and Beach Weather at select shows. …
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