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1. Bruce Springsteen Leads Massive Shane MacGowan Tribute LP

   The project will be released Nov. 13 through Rubyworks and was spearheaded by MacGowan's widow, Victory Mary Clarke.

2. Billie Eilish Bound For ‘Bell Jar’ Film Adaptation?

   Billie Eilish is in talks to make her feature film debut in an adaptation of...

3. Speak And ‘Spell’: Kacey Musgraves Is Back

   After a series of teases earlier this week, Kacey Musgraves has unveiled her new single.

4. ‘Sweet’ Music: Violet Grohl Readies Debut Album

   Violet Grohl's debut solo album has been christened Be Sweet to Me and will be released May 29.

5. Turnstile, Rainer Maria Members Guest On American Football LP

   Turnstile vocalist Brandon Yates, Rainer Maria frontwoman Caithlin De Marrais and Wisp's Natalie R. Lu make guest appearances on...

6. Animal Collective Duo Conjure Croz Boyce

   Animal Collective members Dave Portner (Avey Tare) and Brian Weitz (Geologist) have emerged with a new instrumental duo project dubbed Croz Boyce.

7. 311’s Weed Dealer Approved the Riff on “Down,” Which Helped the Song Rise to No. 1 

   Holed up somewhere on Mulholland Drive, high above the Hollywood Bowl, Nick Hexum, Doug “SA” Martinez, Tim Mahoney, Aaron “P-Nut” Willis, and Chad Sexton—collectively known as 311—laid the demo for “Down,” the third single from the band’s 1996 self-titled album. They could have never predicted it would be the song to launch them into another […]

8. THE VICE SQUAD

   For Iranians, cassette tapes have long been conduits of communication and change. An underground network of tapes carried Ayatollah Khomeini’s messages, fueling the revolution that toppled the previous government. In the pre-internet years of the Islamic Republic, another covert cassette circuit emerged, distributing bootlegged Western albums. Facing persecution and artistic restrictions...

9. EDM Titans Will Party At One-Off HEAD TRIP

   Calvin Harris, Peggy Gou, Four Tet, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex and Dom Dolla will meet in the California desert Oct. 10-11 for the one-off festival HEAD TRIP, which is being held on the same grounds as promoter Goldenvoice’s evergreen Coachella and Stagecoach festivals just outside Palm Springs. The full lineup features Harris, Fisher b2b Chris […]

10. Velvet Chains Go Darker and Deeper With Their Newest Single “Hurt Me”

    “How the Story Ends” proved they weren’t holding back, and this time, Velvet Chains raise the stakes with a track that delivers with impact. Ready to turn the volume up and rock hard? The Las Vegas–based band returns with a new single. Titled “Hurt Me,” the single cuts deep and hits hard; it’s a hard […]