Ever since Donald Trump announced he was renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, the pushback has been relentless. Philip Glass, Renée Fleming, Chuck Redd, and Kristy Lee were among many acts to cancel events at the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” and the Washington National Opera left the venue after 55 years. In February, Trump revealed he was closing the center for two years …

Bb trickz is tearing it up. Last week, the Spanish musician released her first single on Columbia Records, “Le Le,” produced by Hudson Mohawke. Today, she’s already back with a follow-up: “A La Mala,” also produced by Hudson Mohawke. This time, she leans even harder into a chaotic, high-energy palette, built around a sample of… The post Bb trickz – …

Paul McCartney is 83 years old, and he is awfully active right now. Back in March, McCartney announced his new album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, which includes his first-ever duet with his old bandmate Ringo Starr. Since then, McCartney has been on a promo-tour tear. He played the SNL season finale. He played the final episode of Colbert. He …

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.) …

The mysterious TikTok gods have smiled upon She & Him. Eighteen years ago, the indie film star Zooey Deschanel started making music with the indie music star M. Ward. They called themselves She & Him, and the first song that they recorded together was “I Thought I Saw Your Face Today,” a playfully mellow post-breakup song that Deschanel wrote. At …

Pearly Drops are getting ready to play Lollapalooza this summer, after which they’ll be joining Slayyyter on the much-hyped WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA fall tour. The Finnish electronic duo unveiled their latest record The Voices Are Coming Back last year, and now they’re announcing an expanded edition called The Voices Became Louder. The lead single “Falling… The post Pearly Drops Announce …

California combo Credit Electric operate by a credo that doubles as instructions for the listener: “Help us help you become the air.” Last summer they released the brilliantly trippy album SALVATION, a low-key singer-songwriter album that doubled as bleary, blown-out psychedelia, like Lambchop for the Los Thuthanaka era. They’re following it up today with a… The post Credit Electric – …

An exclusive double-episode of The Simpsons is coming to Disney+, and it has Tegan And Sara and Laufey visiting Springfield. The indie-pop duo and jazz-pop Icelandic-Chinese singer are billed as musical guests on Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition, which hits streaming on June 17. The post Laufey, Tegan And Sara Appearing In New <em>Simpsons</em> Episodes On Disney+ appeared first on Stereogum.

If John Wayne Gacy had been an asshole, a lot of nightmarish things might’ve never happened. The notorious serial killer tortured, raped, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys after luring them into his house. If he’d been an asshole, Gacy, who was executed via lethal injection in 1994, might not have been able to commit all those …

UK producer Derwin Schlecker has been making inventive, invigorating electronic music as Gold Panda for the better part of two decades now, and he’s not about to stop. Today he’s announced TON UP, described as “the new full throttle album from Gold Panda,” and shared lead single “Ding The Motor” to get us all revved… The post Gold Panda Announces …