The celebration of the 40th anniversary one of the best concert films ever, Talking Heads‘ Stop Making Sense, continues with the release of A24’s new tribute album Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, which is out today. We already heard Paramore‘s joyful cover of “Burning Down The House” (as well as David Byrne‘s rendition of their “Hard Times”), and the album also includes Miley Cyrus (“Psycho Killer”), the National (“Heaven”), Blondshell (“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel”), the Linda Lindas (“Found A Job”), Jean Dawson (“Swamp”), BADBADNOTGOOD (“This ..read more

Head Automatica, led by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo, returned last fall for an epic reunion tour, and today they’ve shared a moody industrial-rock song, “Bear The Cross,” which marks their first new music since 2006’s Popaganda. “To me, ‘Bear The Cross’ is both a logical and unexpected evolution of Head Automatica’s sound,” Palumbo says. “The sounds and ideas are very familiar but age undeniably changes your personality, creative leanings, and approach. There is an urgency and boldness in what you feel empowered to produce after a certain point. ‘Bear The Cross,” and our new material on th ..read more

Following the release of last year’s Toxic Positivity, the Used are back with a new B-sides album, MEDZ, which was written during the same sessions between 2022 and 2023.  The album includes the previously heard singles “Fuck You” and “People Are Vomit,” and now the post-hardcore vets are sharing the title track, which reflects Bert McCracken’s murky headspace at the time of writing through its buoyant rhythm and bleak lyrics (“Everything I touch turns to dust/Everything I feel is way too much/Sometimes I think I’m born for failure”). “[Toxic Positivity] is quite tough for me to listen to ..read more

I first saw Lip Critic at Hotel Vegas in Austin. Off the bat, it gave me anxiety. And I was instantly, strangely enamored by it. The small room was packed out, the air hot, dense, salty — the aggregate of bodies moved in a swarm, bouncing off each other — while they played. The venue was pure, controlled chaos. Allured by their disarming erraticism, elbowing in closer, I got a peek of the maestro controlling said chaos, whomever was guiding the buzzing room into an increasingly intense frenzy. There wasn’t one conductor, though. It was a foursome — two samplers bowed down over a table embellis ..read more

In April, Louisville garage-rock crew White Reaper and San Francisco punks Spiritual Cramp announced a joint two-song seven-inch, and today that project is available on DSPs. The collaboration was initially previewed with Spiritual Cramp’s “Whatever You Say, Man” — a gloomy rocker about the monotony of depression — and now you can hear White Reaper’s contribution, “Shimmy.” Written during the beginning of pandemic lockdowns, the song is a moshy, fast-moving ride that you can probably expect the band to play when they hit the road with Spiritual Cramp for a handful of dates in June. Read more ..read more

Chances are you know Elissa Steamer. She was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2015 due to the long list of accomplishments she has made throughout her career, which started even before turning pro in 1998. You’ve probably seen one of her epic video parts, like the one in Toy Machine’s Jump Off a Building, witnessed her gold medal run in the X Games, or cosplayed as her in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game. She’s a household name. But do you really know Elissa Steamer? Read more: How DENCITY is providing a safe space for women and queer skaters in Nigeria She’s the most straight ..read more

twenty one pilots are hardly recognizable from the scrappy, Columbus, Ohio-bred band that they started as. Over the course of six albums, they’ve ascended to packed arenas, pulling off extravagant theatrics that make them an epic live band. As the duo prepare to release Clancy, the final album within their painstakingly detailed, multi-album narrative that’s taken up the past few years, expectations are massively high. That led us to ask our readers to name the best twenty one pilots songs of all time, and they sounded off with tons of different answers, ranging from Regional At Best cuts to t ..read more

More Artist Friendly is on the way. Following conversations with Bea Miller, Reyna Roberts, and Dylan Schneider, Jake Duzsik of HEALTH will join Joel Madden on the latest episode of the series. Last year’s RAT WARS, their sixth studio album and one of their best, is loaded with menacing bite, noisy gloom, and crushing danceability that points to an apocalyptic future, balancing a bold, ambitious vision with despair. Now, the neo-industrial trio are taking that record out on the road, including an appearance at Download Festival and a date opening for Bring Me the Horizon in June. HEALTH also r ..read more

After a pair of “win your way in” showcases for Los Angeles radio stations ALT 98.7 and KROQ, Cage the Elephant performed their first full set at the 780-capacity Echoplex last Tuesday night (May 7) in Echo Park. The concerts came in support of the band’s sixth studio album, Neon Pill, due out May 17 via RCA Records. Singer Matt Shultz and brother/rhythm guitarist Brad Shultz led a 21-song set list consisting of classics “Cold Cold Cold” and “Spiderhead” while adding the finishing touches to newer tracks “HiFi (True Light)” and “Rainbow.” Cage the Elephant’s love for Los Angeles also shined th ..read more

ONE OK ROCK released their latest studio album, the Rob Cavallo-produced Luxury Disease, in 2022, and since then, they’ve mostly been on the road. Today, they’ve announced a small run of shows across Europe and North America, dubbed the 2024 Premonition world tour.  The run kicks off in the fall, with the band playing two back-to-back shows in Tokyo on Sept. 14-15. They’ll then head over to Europe for a couple of dates, and the tour concludes at LA’s Kia Forum on Oct. 23.  Read more: 20 greatest Fueled By Ramen bands Presale begins Wednesday (May 15) at 10 a.m. local time, with gener ..read more