Levitation Festival is slated for Sept. 10-13 in Austin, and now the full lineup is out. Some acts announced last month include Angine de Poitrine, Molchat Doma, Die Spitz, and Smerz, and today American Football and Bikini Kill were revealed as headliners. The post Levitation Festival Announces Full 2026 Lineup With Bikini Kill, American Football, Angine de Poitrine, & More …

You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to admit that you’ve encountered some lizard people in your life. Maybe they’re not actual lizards, cold-blooded with detachable tails, but simply greasy, soul-sucking humans. That’s what Band To Watch alums Man/Woman/Chainsaw warn us about on their new single “Goddamn, Lizard Man!” The proggy PSA, the latest… The post Man/Woman/Chainsaw – “Goddamn, …

“I close my eyes only for a moment, then that moment’s gone. All my dreams pass before my eyes with curiosity. Dust in the wind. All they are is dust in the wind.” Kerry Livgren of the band Kansas wrote those profound words in 1977, and they have not blown away like dust in the… The post Chanel Beads – …

Last fall, alt-pop singer d4vd made lots of headlines when a dead body later identified as 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in his Tesla. It wasn’t until last month that he was arrested and charged with murder, but at the time the story took the internet by storm as users were connecting the dots between 20-year-old David Anthony Burke …

How does this happen? Tomorrow, the great and reclusive Scottish electronic duo Boards Of Canada will release Inferno, their first album in 13 years. Last night, Donald Trump’s White House set its latest social-media propaganda video to the group’s new track “Deep Time,” initially mailed to fans on VHS tapes under the title “Tape 05.” The White House video even …

About two years ago, Special Interest’s Alli Logout teamed up with producer Margo XS to form the hi-octane duo deBasement; they released their self-titled debut EP last year. (Margo XS has been on an absolute tear lately, working with Zara Larsson on her megahit “Midnight Sun” and contributing heavily to Kim Petras’ forthcoming album Detour.)… The post deBasement – “STAY …

It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since immensely talented Chicago musician Ravyn Lenae dropped her sophomore album, Bird’s Eye. She had a collab-heavy 2025, working with Kali Uchis and PinkPantheress, before coming back at the top of this year with new songs made with Dominic Fike. That’s also not to gloss over… The post Ravyn Lenae Announces …

The first season of the Prime Video series Off Campus, based on Elle Kennedy’s The Deal, the first book in the book series by the same name, has captured audiences since being released by the streamer. And an audience that devoured Heated Rivalry has now found a new hockey-related hyperfixation in the show, which in The post Are There Any …

Way back in 2018, Many Rooms, the one-woman project from Houston-based musician Brianna Hunt, released her debut album There Is A Presence Here. She was a Stereogum Artist To Watch, and we put her on our list of the year’s best new bands. Since then, though, Many Rooms has been awfully quiet. After the album,… The post Many Rooms – …

Last month, IAN SWEET’s Shiverstruck announcement came with a sweeping, lovesick anthem called “Criminal Kissing.” Now, Jilian Medford is indulging in some unsubtle self-reflection on her new single “Jilian.” “‘Jilian’ is about the small mistakes that somehow make life feel both cruel and hilarious at the same time,” the LA indie artist explains. “Over the… The post IAN SWEET – …