Phoebe Bridgers offers a glimpse at her life on the road in the new video for her song, “Sidelines.” The “Sidelines” clip mixes an array of footage from Bridgers’ various concerts during her ongoing “Reunion Tour,” though it’s balanced out with plenty of behind-the-scenes footage. There’s backstage massage trains, impromptu …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Speaks Out About Her Abortion: 'Everyone Deserves That Kind of Access'
Following Politico‘s leak of the Supreme Court‘s draft opinion to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Phoebe Bridgers has spoken out about her own experience. “I had an abortion in October of last year while I was on tour,” Bridgers said in her Instagram story. “I went to Planned Parenthood, where they …
Read More »Bright Eyes Tap Phoebe Bridgers for an Elliott Smith Cover That Goes to 11
Bright Eyes crank the amps up on their new cover of Elliott Smith’s “St. Ides Heaven.” The cover will appear on the group’s upcoming EP, Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion, which will arrive May 27 via Dead Oceans. Where Smith’s original version of “St. Ides Heaven” is a tense, …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers and the Saddest Factory All-Stars Stand Up for Trans Youth at SXSW
Haley Dahl took the stage at Austin’s Mohawk bar on March 16 dressed like a witch from folklore, which checks out, considering her band Sloppy Jane’s recent albumMadison was recorded in a cave. She stood head to toe in royal blue, her velvet suit’s sharp shoulder pads providing a trusty …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Answers Defamation Lawsuit: 'The Statements That I Made Were True'
Phoebe Bridgers says she stands by the statements she made in an October 2020 Instagram post that led recording studio owner Chris Nelson to sue her for defamation. In a series of filings in Los Angeles on Monday, Bridgers asked the court to strike Nelson’s complaint on the basis the …
Read More »Even Guy Fieri Can't Resist the Emotional Flavor Bomb of a Good Phoebe Bridgers Song
Guy Fieri took a detour on his way to Flavortown and ended up getting emotional to Phoebe Bridgers because celebrities: They’re just like us. In a video posted to TikTok, Fieri takes a car ride, solemnly looking down in his signature spiked hair and white sunglasses as the opening lines …
Read More »Bright Eyes to Reissue Catalog — But Conor Oberst Doesn't Feel 'Nostalgic and Self-Indulgent'
Bright Eyes have announced an ambitious plan to reissue their entire catalog with accompanying EPs, aptly titled the Companion series. On May 27, the band will kick off with the first three albums: A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997, 1998’s Letting Off the Happiness, and 2000’s Fevers and …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers' Defamation Accuser Fails in Similar Suit Against 'SNL' Actress
The music producer suing Phoebe Bridgers for defamation can no longer pursue a separate defamation claim against singer-songwriter and former Saturday Night Live cast member Noël Wells, a judge has ruled. Los Angeles County Judge Gregory W. Alarcon dismissed Chris Nelson’s complaint against Wells at a court hearing on Wednesday, …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Drops Bo Burnham Cover in Support of Texas Abortion Funds
Phoebe Bridgers has released a cover of Bo Burnham‘s tune “That Funny Feeling” exclusively via her Bandcamp. Proceeds from the track will benefit Texas Abortion Funds. Buy the song here. The cover, which Bridgers has also been performing live on her current tour, was recorded in Los Angeles with Tony …
Read More »Muna and Phoebe Bridgers Team Up for a Bright, Buoyant, Very Gay Indie-Pop Anthem
Spoiler alert: This song is addictive. From the minute Katie Gavin delivers a line about cherry lipstick across summery acoustic guitar, “Silk Chiffon” ignites a blast of bubblegum indie pop in your brain with no intention of burning out. Like an endless sparkler on the Fourth of July, you just …
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