Jeff Tweedy, Waxahatchee, Björk, and more will share new music and insights into their creative lives and relationships with sound on the new podcast series, Listening. Hosted by Elia Einhorn, each episode of Listening will find guest artists discussing the way they listen to music and hear the world, while …
Read More »Blackpink Announces 'Born Pink' Tour Dates, Plots Largest World Tour in the History of a K-Pop Girl Group
Blackpink are launching into their comeback era at full speed with the announcement of Born Pink, the 36-date world tour that aims to be the “largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group,” according to the pop phenomenon’s management company YG Entertainment. They also announced the release …
Read More »Marcus Mumford Reveals He Was Sexually Abused as a Child
Marcus Mumford revealed that he was the victim of sexual abuse as a child — an experience that informed songs on his upcoming solo album Self-Titled — in a new interview. Speaking to GQ, Mumford said that his new single (and Self-Titled’s opening song) “Cannibal” was written while Mumford confronted …
Read More »Music and Anime Make Magic at Crunchyroll Expo
Japanese culture thrived at Crunchyroll Expo 2022, with creators, musicians and legions of fans packing the San Jose McEnery Convention Center last week. There were cosplayers, anime screenings and extensive collectibles, but perhaps the most notable event was the live performances of Japanese bands like SiM, Burnout Syndromes, and Atarashii …
Read More »Trump and Republicans Are Already Trying to Cash in on the Mar-a-Lago Raid
The FBI‘s raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday enraged the former president and his backers throughout conservative media and the Republican Party. It also provided them with an opportunity to prod their supporters for cash. “MAR-A-LAGO was RAIDED,” Trump texted his supporters Tuesday morning, along with a link …
Read More »The Lemonheads to Celebrate 'It's a Shame About Ray' 30th Anniversary on Fall Tour
Boston alt-rock stalwarts the Lemonheads will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their hit album, It’s a Shame About Ray, with a North American tour this fall. The Lemonheads will be performing the album in its entirety throughout the trek. Released in 1992, It’s a Shame About Ray marked the band’s …
Read More »Fred Savage Accused of Forcing Himself on Ex-'Wonder Years' Crew Member in Bar Bathroom
A former crew member on the reboot of The Wonder Years has accused Fred Savage of forcing himself on her at a bar one night in a new Hollywood Reporter piece detailing some of the allegations that may have led to Savage’s ouster from the show earlier this year. Back …
Read More »Darryl Hunt, Longtime Pogues Bassist and Songwriter, Dead at 72
Darryl Hunt, the longtime bassist and occasional songwriter for the legendary Anglo-Irish punk outfit the Pogues, died Monday, Aug. 8. He was 72. The Pogues confirmed Hunt’s death on Instagram Tuesday, Aug. 9, writing “We are saddened beyond words. Our Darryl passed away yesterday afternoon in London.” No cause of …
Read More »One Year After 'Liquor Store,' Remi Wolf Talks Sobriety
Remi Wolf‘s debut album Juno is an exhilarating introduction to the California artist’s psychedelic mind. In the latest installment of the Green Room — filmed ahead of her set at Lollapalooza in Chicago — she talks about how sobriety influenced her approach to music-making. Following the success of her project …
Read More »Iggy Azalea Ends Brief Retirement From Music: 'If I Can't Have Peace, Neither Can You'
If Iggy Azalea is going down, she’s taking all of her haters with her. The Australian rapper took to Twitter on Monday to announce that, despite releasing what was meant to be her final album, End of an Era, last year, she’s coming out of her indefinite retirement from the …
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