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1. Death Cab, Turnstile Booked For Bumbershoot Fest

   Local mainstays Death Cab for Cutie will headline the 2026 edition of Seattle's Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival alongside Turnstile...

2. Morrissey, Smashing Pumpkins Surf To Darker Waves

   Morrissey and the Smashing Pumpkins will anchor the 2026 installment of the Darker Waves festival.

3. PARTY CRASHER

   There is a built-in irony to naming a song about emotional collapse “LET’S PARTY,” and Ryan Reno knows exactly what he is doing. The title is not a celebration. It is a diagnosis. A portrait of someone going through the motions after a setback, where the hollow routine of keeping up appearances start to look, […]

4. In Caracas, A Vinyl Dealer Flourishes

   “Colombiano ilegal,” the policeman yells at me after asking to empty my bag a second time. It was Friday. I was being put through what I was later told was the “matraqueo de la quincena,” when Venezuelan police stop civilians with any excuse to get money out of them. Finding only a recorder, a blanket, […]

5. How Juvenile Turned a Club Chant Into One of Rap’s Biggest Anthems

   “You want me to be honest or do you want me to make up a lie?” Juvenile is trying to remember what was going on at the time “Back That Azz Up” dominated airwaves and became rap’s unofficial “twerk” anthem before the word “twerk” was even in the public’s vernacular.  He was in his early […]

6. Over $3.5 Billion and Counting: Songwriters, Are You Collecting Your Royalties from The MLC?

   It’s widely understood that artists get paid when their songs are streamed or downloaded across digital service providers (DSPs) around the world. But what about the songwriters, the people behind the songs? Where is their share of the royalties? That’s where the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) comes in. Navigating the complex world of digital […]

7. Rush Kickstarts Reunion At Surprise Juno Performance

   Rush embarked on its first run of performances since 2015 last night (March 29) with a surprise performance to begin the Juno Awards...

8. Pavement Bound For Make The World Better Fest

   Proceeds will benefit the revitalization of public spaces in the Philadelphia area.

9. Dua Lipa To Curate 2026 London Lit Fest

   Pop polymath Dua Lipa is adding another line to her ever-expanding résume -- this time as a literary tastemaker.

10. Dreams Come True on Flea’s First Solo Record

    Honora is the album Flea has always wanted to make. Now 63 years old, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has worked on numerous side projects, appeared in films, and even penned an autobiography. Yet, Honora is Flea’s first solo record. Back in 1991, Flea told a friend that he wanted to craft “an instrumental […]