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1. Kid Cudi Bringing M.I.A., Big Boi On Tour

   Rapper and multi-hyphenate Kid Cudi will embark on his first tour since 2022 this spring.

2. The Best Albums of 1986 (According to Us)

   Slayer terrified the PMRC, Janet Jackson seized control, and Genesis got weird on these albums that shaped a transformative year

3. The Damned Turn 50 and Pay Tribute to Founding Member Brian James

   “Brian wasn’t like everybody else.” The Damned’s guitarist Captain Sensible remembers first meeting his late bandmate and founding member Brian James toward the end of 1975. At the time, the then 19-year-old (whose real name is  Raymond Ian Burns) was working as a janitor at a theater in Croydon, South London, before getting recruited by […]

4. Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson on Finding Peace Through Anger

   Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson strides back and forth on a bare stage: no backdrop, no instruments, no visuals. He’s wearing his “at home” clothes, his hands planted on his hips or behind his back in his version of a runway pose. He shouts into the microphone like he’s possessed, like he’s struggling with severe mental […]

5. The Dual Personalities of Tyler Ballgame

   “Anybody could be ‘Ballgame,’ says Tyler Ballgame. “You could be ‘Charles Ballgame.’” The singer-songwriter is referring to baseball great Ted Williams, who earned the nickname “Teddy Ballgame” for his unparalleled talent and unrelenting passion for the sport; a figure Ballgame admires and ultimately took inspiration from.  Ballgame is...

6. Death Cab For Cutie Inks With ANTI-, Plots Tour

   Death Cab for Cutie have signed with ANTI- Records following the fulfillment of their two decade run at major-label Atlantic.

7. Hayley Williams, Sia Join Resonator Awards Lineup

   Sia, Hayley Williams, My Morning Jacket's Jim Janes, Maggie Rogers and Thundercat have joined the lineup of performers for the Resonator Awards.

8. Violet Grohl Inks With Republic Records

   Two days after releasing her debut single on Bandcamp, Dave Grohl's 19-year-old daughter Violet has signed with Republic Records.

9. Cat Power Takes Us Back In Time With New EP ‘Redux’

   It looks like Chan Marshall gets the last laugh. Pitchfork’s oft-dismissive review of her 2006 album The Greatest doesn’t even talk about the music until its third paragraph. Instead, it begins with the artist’s mental health struggles, calling her “Beautifully Tortured.” But as we arrive at the 20th anniversary of that album’s release, Marshall will […]

10. 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Poppy

    Name  Poppy Best known for  Smiling at the internet while it whispers its secrets to me. Current city  Brisbane, AUS. Really want to be in  Tokyo. Or inside a dream I can’t wake from. Excited about  My new album Empty Hands (Jan 23rd). My current music collection has a lot of  Instrumental music. And a little bit...