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2024年12月2日 · 2nd Grade’s fourth album finds them going full Guided By Voices. In 38 minutes, Scheduled Explosions rips through 23 songs with titles like “Crybaby Semiconductor,” “Ice …

2024年12月18日 · Today, Keith Richards turns 81. It’s a hopeless cliche to talk about all the stuff that Richards has survived, so I’m not going to do that.

2024年11月13日 · A debut album this strong means we can forgive the terrible pun in Been Stellar’s band name. On Scream From New York, NY, the city’s proudest transplants teamed …

2024年12月30日 · It appears that we’ll be hearing more from Little Simz in 2025. The Coldplay collaborator is capping off her year today with a surprise new single called “Hello, Hi.” …

2024年12月18日 · ROSÉ’s solo debut Rosie is a no-nonsense album: the most consistent songwriters in pop bringing their most endearing material. “APT” (short for “apartment”) brings …

2024年10月21日 · The Cruel World festival will once again bring giants of post-punk, new wave, and goth to Southern California next spring. Taking place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on …

2024年8月19日 · Sexyy Red has had quite an impressive ascent to household name status over the past year and a half. She’s conquering the music world, she’s made waves in the pro …

2024年11月11日 · One of the best music festivals in the world has ceased to exist. Pitchfork Music Festival announced today that its flagship Chicago event will not return for 2025, ending …

2024年12月13日 · Tierra Whack doesn’t make albums as much as she creates worlds. Released in March, her latest planetary design, World Wide Whack is its own micro-universe. Here, she …