A great reemergence might be taking place. A few weeks ago, mercurial Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox returned to the stage. At the Making Time ∞ fest in Philly, Cox played his first proper set in ...

Don Caballero are back. Earlier today, the Pittsburgh instrumental band that co-pioneered and later perfected math rock during their original ’91-2000 run, answered fans’ longstanding prayers by ...

In August, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women's rights with her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival. Now, the pop star is the latest musician to condemn Cornell amid the rape lawsuit that ...

Mike Patton brought Mondo Cane — his project covering Italian pop songs from the ’50s and ’60s — to Mexico for the first time Thursday (Oct. 1) as part of Festival Internacional Cervantino’s Circuito ...

“He sounds like he’s dying.” When my wife — by no means an aficionado of diaristic indie country-rock steeped in melancholia — happened upon me listening to Friendship’s new album Caveman Wakes Up ...

Last month, Macklemore was kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour after Robert Kraft, the owner of Massachusetts' Gillette Stadium, was unhappy with the rapper's pro-Palestine activism during his performances.

Kelly Clarkson was the most recent guest on the culture/comedy podcast Las Culturistas, hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. Towards the end of each episode, there's a segment called "I Don't Think ...

Scottish post-rock warriors Mogwai have had a hell of a run over the past 30 years or so. Early next year, they'll release a career-spanning collection under the title Happy Tears. It's funny to think ...

In February, Brooklyn-via-Vancouver group Smush made me understand Norah Jones and Owl City in a whole new way. Their covers EP Standards, which also featured takes on Big Rig, Hotline TNT, and Field ...

Look out! Here comes the cult-beloved rock legend Todd Rundgren, and he's got takes! Rundgren has never been shy about sharing his opinions. In 2021, for instance, Rundgren said that he wasn't ...

It was 2011, and my bullshit detector wouldn’t stop going off. Performative anonymity was the style of the time. The Weeknd had just introduced himself with a curatorial Tumblr mystique that he would ...