Last year, Billy Jones, the co-founder and owner of the Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right, passed away from glioblastoma at the age of 45. Jones booked and promoted live music in New York for many years, before and after the establishment of Baby’s, and he did a lot to boost the city’s indie rock scene. Porches leader Aaron Maine is …

Japanese Breakfast leader Michelle Zauner has accomplished a lot of things. She’s an indie rock staple and a bestselling author, and she just earned her first gold record a couple of months ago. (Her album Jubilee also just turned five the other day.) Now, Zauner is about ready to become a mom, too. The post Japanese Breakfast Debuts Baby Bump …

Singer-songwriter and Euphoria season-two star Dominic Fike is currently having a big career moment, thanks in part to his 2018 song “Babydoll” going TikTok-viral and shooting up the Hot 100. Over the weekend, Fike played New York’s Governors Ball festival. During his set, he debuted a new song called “AI,” promising the crowd, “It’s not what you think.” The song, …

If you go to enough shows, especially of the general-interest music festival variety, then you’ve seen the banana costumes. People like to show up in banana costumes, or in other attention-grabbing Spirit Halloween getups, and jump around. Maybe they want to go viral. Maybe they like the idea of becoming part of the performance. Maybe they’re just animated by the …

Phoebe Bridgers is about to go full throttle. She recently played a special acoustic set at Madison Square Garden, and then announced a large arena tour with a “No Phone” rule. Now, she’s added even more shows and also appears to be back on Instagram. Along with thew newly added tour dates, Bridgers shared a photo of her lounging in …

Last October, Rush‘s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced their first tour since prog-rock legend Neil Peart passed away in 2020. It has been over a decade since Lee and Lifeson played music from Rush’s catalogue, and after some “serious soul-searching,” they decided it was time to celebrate their band’s 50-plus-year history and pay tribute to Peart. The post Rush …

Mike D has been making moves. This spring, the Beastie Boy hopped onstage twice with his children’s band, then announced some shows of his own, then released the solo singles “Switch Up” and “What We Got.” There were also postcards and a website with the name Mike D 5D. You knew an album announcement was coming, and now it has. …

About two years ago, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan announced plans for their Sweat Tour, an ambitious trip across the arenas of North America. At the time, there was speculation that they were leveling up too hastily, that the tour would be an embarrassing flop like so many of the others that have come up since. But then Brat Summer …

Idris Elba has addressed years of speculation linking him to the role of James Bond, saying the rumors were never a realistic possibility. In a recent interview with British GQ,… The post Idris Elba Says James Bond Casting Rumors Were “Never Legit” appeared first on .

The estate of Prince has announced Timeless, a new 10-song collection featuring previously unreleased recordings spanning nearly the entirety of the legendary artist’s career. Set for release on August 28,… The post Prince Estate Announces Timeless Collection Featuring Unreleased Music appeared first on .