About a year ago, the estate of the late, great audio engineer, musician, and writer Steve Albini began auctioning off his belongings and memorabilia. That project remains ongoing. One new addition to the auction website, known as Steve Albini’s Closet, is a gold record Albini received for his work on Nirvana’s abrasive post-fame freakout In Utero. The post Steve Albini’s …

Chayanne is returning to the U.S. This morning (Apr. 20), the Puerto Rican pop icon announced the 2026 dates for his Bailemos Otra Vez Tour. Chayanne was known for being a Latine pop heartthrob in the ‘90s. Throughout his career, he has released hit love songs like “Tiempo de Vals,” “Dejaría Todo,” “Torero,” “Un Siglo The post Chayanne Announces 2026 …

The star of the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic is Latino. Jaafar Jackson, who is stepping into the role of his world famous uncle, is actually of Colombian descent. When the movie Michael started to go into development in 2023, Jaafar Jackson was announced to be playing the King of Pop. Jaafar, who is 29, is The post Did You Know …

Grimes’ last album Miss Anthropocene arrived six years ago. Since then, she’s given birth to three children, released a handful of singles and demos, and apparently, nearly retired from music altogether to pursue AI. But now, it seems like Grimes is preparing herself for a big return to the music world: In a new feature today with Interview, the musician …

London art-punks Man/Woman/Chainsaw started when the band members were teenagers. They emerged post-COVID, after using all that time at home to get really good at their instruments, and they were a Stereogum Band To Watch in 2024. Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox produced their Eazy Peazy EP, and they followed it with a couple of singles… The post Man/Woman/Chainsaw Announce Debut …

“When I penetrated that man, I felt just like a dog/ Getting fucked is the season of the world, my life springs forth.” That’s an opening line! The Brattleboro, Vermont singer-songwriter Ruth Garbus used to be in the bands Feathers and Happy Birthday. Last year, she made a self-titled album with the avant-garde supergroup Earth… The post Ruth Garbus Announces …

Here’s something new from yeule. The electronic art-pop auteur has followed up last year’s Evangelic Girl Is A Gun with a performance art film called “axel’s portal.” Directed by yuele (aka Nat Ćmiel) with Bryan Allen Lamb as director of photography, the footage features yeule writhing in paint over prints created for last year’s single… The post yeule Covered Nancy …

It’s been 24 years since Beck released Sea Change, his bummed-out acoustic masterpiece. It’s been 12 since he released the album’s spiritual sequel, the more serene companion piece Morning Phase, a surprise Album Of The Year winner at the 2015 Grammys. Does that mean we’re due for the third installment in a trilogy? I don’t… The post Beck – “Ride …

Grace Bennett and Jade Alcantara made friends online before buying guitars, learning to play them, and becoming the Brooklyn-based fuzz-pop duo Sub*t. They recorded their 2021 debut EP So Green with Bully’s Alicia Bognanno and their 2024 follow-up Spring Skin with Momma’s Aron Kobayashi Ritch, and now they’re getting ready to drop their full-length debut… The post Sub*T – “Mirror …

Now, this is what I call a festival lineup. FORM Acrosanti, the festival that the band Hundred Waters started in 2014, made its grand return to the Arizona desert last year. That was the first FORM fest since the pre-pandemic days, and it wasn’t a one-off. This fall, FORM Acrosanti is coming back again, and it’s got a truly impressive …