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The young-looking, Young-affiliated British post-punk band 1000 Rabbits impressed us greatly with their debut single “Virgin ...

Have you seen MUNA live? It’s a fucking party. The LA trio makes sleek, dancey indie-pop, and their shows are giddy ...

Kid Rock has been busy campaigning against Live Nation, doing a cold plunge with a denim-clad RFK Jr., and presumably rehearsing for the MAGA-friendly Rock The Country tour, but he’s maintaining some ...

In 2023, the inaugural edition of Darker Waves, a festival dedicated to new wave nostalgia, came to Huntington Beach, ...

I have waited for this day. Richmond, Virginia’s Division Of Mind are among the greatest heavy hardcore bands on the face of ...

Last year, Soft Cell announced a new album called Danceteria to follow their 2021 comeback LP *Happiness Not Included.

Jim Cork describes Crash Of Rhinos as the ultimate democracy, with an obvious "for better or worse" caveat. "We've always had ...

The bleary and majestic Philly punks Poison Ruïn were a Stereogum Band To Watch in 2023, and now they’re getting ready to ...

Guns N’ Roses were one of the many bands subjected to the great drumpocalypse of 2025 when Frank Ferrer, their timekeeper of nearly two decades, left the band. But that hasn’t stopped Axl Rose, Duff ...

Chip Taylor, the songwriter best known for “Wild Thing” and “Angel Of The Morning,” has died. According to TMZ, the musician ...

This weekend was the 2026 Junos, the annual awards presented by the Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences. Tonight, Saskatoon’s own Joni Mitchell was honored with the Lifetime Achievement ...