Last year, Mike Watt — of Minutemen fame, though he’s also a part of the reunited lineup of Porno For Pyros amongst other bands — has a “one-for-one” series, where he and a friend cover each other’s songs for a 7″. Last year he teamed up with the Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr. Now, he’s joined forces with David Pajo, who’s best known for his roles in Slint and Tortoise ..read more

In February, King Of Leon announced their new album Can We Please Have Fun and released the lead single “Mustang,” which they performed on Fallon shortly after. The Nashville rock veterans shared “Split Screen” last month, and they’re back today with the track “Nothing To Do ..read more

In February, Taylor Swift announced her eleventh LP The Tortured Poets Department while accepting her 13th Grammy. A few days after the announcement, the tracklist leaked and the pop star shared it herself. Now, the album is out ..read more

On Tuesday, rapper NBA YoungBoy was arrested after allegedly running a prescription drug ring that fraudulently obtained narcotics from pharmacies in 11 different cities throughout Utah. Federal agents had a search warrant to Kentrell DeSean Gaulden’s property after a months-long investigation. They found prescription drugs under names used in some of the purchases, as well as a gun ..read more

A plot development on the wildly popular reality show Vanderpump Rules apparently hinged on “Grown Ocean,” the iconic closing track from Fleet Foxes’ 2011 sophomore album Helplessness Blues. It’s the latest Vanderpump intersection with the music world after Lala Kent’s feud with 50 Cent, the cast’s appearance in a Best Coast video, and Maren Morris’ song about the infidelity saga known as “Scandoval ..read more

In Trap, the new movie from Hollywood’s chief twistmaster M. Night Shyamalan, Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue play a father and daughter who go to a show by pop star Lady Raven, played by Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka (who is pursuing a pop and R&B singing career in real life). Kid Cudi is also in the cast. At the arena, Hartnett’s character discovers that the concert is a sting operation to catch a serial killer known as the Butcher. The following information is in the trailer, but if you don’t want to be spoiled, stop reading now ..read more

The French blackgaze deities Alcest have a new album called Les Chants De L’Aurore on the way. They announced it back in February with the release of “L’Envol,” and today we get to hear another track. “Flamme Jumell” is another aerodynamic soul glide of the sort that Alcest made their name on. It arrives with a video directed by Kendy Ty (with artistic direction by Neige, of course). Watch below ..read more

In early 2023, veteran New York rock ‘n’ rollers the Men released an album titled New York City. This Saturday, they’re putting out an alternate version of the LP as a vinyl-only Record Store Day exclusive. Manhattan Fire was actually recorded before New York City; it was recorded in mono, with drum machines, and is billed as a rawer, more primitive ancestor of the final record ..read more

Ever since Nick Thorburn brought back Islands circa COVID, the band has been mighty prolific. They’ve thus far released two albums this decade, 2021’s Islomania and 2023’s And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs. Now, they’re already back with their third in a three-year span ..read more

Martha Skye Murphy has some excellent collaborations under her belt, including work with Nick Cave and Squid. The latest pairs her with the great post-rock composer Roy Montgomery. “Need,” the first song we’ve heard from Murphy since “Dogs” nearly a year ago, is an extremely haunting ballad with a spooky video to match, directed by Billy Howard Price. Watch below ..read more