This past weekend, America was left utterly shocked and bereft by news of mass shootings in two major US cities. Late on Saturday night, in the second of those two shootings, 24-year-old Connor Betts opened fire outside a bar in Dayton's popular Oregon District. He killed nine people, including his own sister, and wounded at least 26 others before being killed by police. While he was killing all these...
A day may come when the horses in the back fail, when we forsake our friends Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus and break all bonds of cowboy-rap fellowship. But it is not this day. Because this day, "Old Town Road" is still the #1 song in America. Last week, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' viral juggernaut set a new chart record, becoming the longest-reigning #1 song in the history of the Billboard Hot...
The whole country is reeling from two deadly mass shootings in less than 24 hours over the weekend, first in El Paso and then in Dayton. It's been maddening to watch the same debates play out in the wake of the carnage without any substantial difference in action from those in power, to see the NRA crowd parroting the same old talking points about owning guns for self-defense and addressing deeper...
Caroline White has been releasing hushed reveries as Infinity Crush for the better part of the decade. The musician and poet's songs are consistently revelatory in how much they do with so little. They are suggestive, her words have a precious, unfiltered intimacy. They're loaded with imagery that takes on a kind of dream logic, repetitive and portentous: snow falling, dreams of the apocalypse, purity...
The Strokes were supposed to headline New York's perennially weather-deterred Governors Ball festival this past June, a grand hometown return following the LA club show where they reemerged to cover Erasure and debut a new song. Instead, their festival-closing Gov Ball set was rained out. It looks like NYC-area fans will have another opportunity to see the Strokes in their native environment, though...
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. *** KC & The Sunshine Band - "Get Down Tonight" HIT #1: August 30, 1975 STAYED AT #1: 1 week Sometime in 1974, Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch had a crazy idea. They'd noticed that songs were suddenly blowing up in...
20 people were killed yesterday in a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. This morning, nine people were killed by a separate gunman at a bar in Dayton, Ohio. Rihanna took president Donald Trump to task today after he shared a tweet in response to the attacks. "Today’s shooting in El Paso, Texas, was not only tragic, it was an act of cowardice," Trump tweeted. "I know that I stand with everyone...
Japanese Breakfast played not one but two shows in Chicago yesterday. Michelle Zauner and her band performed at Lollapalooza, and afterwards, they did an aftershow at Lincoln Hall. And during both shows, they debuted a brand new cover of hometown heroes Wilco. "We learned this song especially for Chicago...so hopefully we do a good job," Zauner told the crowd at Lincoln Hall before launching into "Jesus,...
ABC Announces Live Little Mermaid With Auli’i Cravalho, Queen Latifah, & Shaggy
ABC has found another live-action Ariel, and she’s already a Disney princess: Auli’i Cravalho, aka the voice of Moana, will star in a live concert production of The Little Mermaid… More »
Watch Denzel Curry Freestyle With Kenny Beats
For the past few months, my favorite thing on the internet has been The Cave, a biweekly video series from the great rap producer Kenny Beats. Once every two weeks,… More »
Lana Del Rey Previews “Season Of The Witch” Cover
Lana Del Rey is only a few weeks away from the release of her new album, Norman Fucking Rockwell, but before that comes out she has another treat in store… More »
Watch Phoebe Bridgers Guest With Lord Huron At The Hollywood Bowl
Lord Huron are still out on tour in support of their solid 2018 album Vide Noir — for a primer, check out our interview — and last night they made… More »
The Acacia Strain Respond To Reports That The Dayton Mass Killer Wore Their Hoodie
This past weekend, America was left utterly shocked and bereft by news of mass shootings in two major US cities. Late on Saturday night, in the second of those two… More »
Fotocrime – “Head On” (The Jesus And Mary Chain Cover)
Former Coliseum frontman Ryan Patterson, aka R, launched his synth-y post-punk project Fotocrime with last year’s debut album Principle Of Pain. The Louisville trio is back today with a cover… More »
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Is #1 For An 18th Week
A day may come when the horses in the back fail, when we forsake our friends Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus and break all bonds of cowboy-rap fellowship. More »
Watch Denzel Curry & Slowthai Perform An Unreleased Song At Lollapalooza
Denzel Curry performed at Lollapalooza over the weekend, and he brought out the promising British rapper Slowthai — who put out his debut album, Nothing Great About Britain, a few… More »
Burial & The Bug Release New Dive / Rain EP As Flame 2
Mercurial UK electronic producers Burial (William Bevan) and the Bug (Kevin Martin) teamed up last year for a two-song EP under the name Flame 1. It seems their creative fire… More »
Kacey Musgraves Calls For Gun Reform At Lollapalooza: “Somebody Fucking Do Something”
The whole country is reeling from two deadly mass shootings in less than 24 hours over the weekend, first in El Paso and then in Dayton. It’s been maddening to… More »
Caroline White has been releasing hushed reveries as Infinity Crush for the better part of the decade. The musician and poet’s songs are consistently revelatory in how much they do… More »
The Number Ones
The Number Ones: KC & The Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up… More »
Moon Duo – “Lost Heads”
Here’s something that we, as a society, don’t discuss often enough: Moon Duo fucking rule. The Portland-based team of Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson and Vive La Void mastermind Sanae… More »
The Strokes Announce New Year’s Eve Show At Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
The Strokes were supposed to headline New York’s perennially weather-deterred Governors Ball festival this past June, a grand hometown return following the LA club show where they reemerged to cover… More »
Watch Zola Jesus Cover Black Sabbath’s “Changes”
“Changes” represented a drastic change for Black Sabbath. On their 1972 album Vol. 4, the metal inventors briefly halted their bottomless doom-crunch for a moment of tender, fragile beauty. Over… More »
