The Shins’ debut album Oh, Inverted World turned 25 this summer, but the band had been going for five years by the time that dropped. The wistfully chirping indie rockers are celebrating three decades with a new limited edition 30th anniversary 7″ featuring previously unreleased songs. The post The Shins Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Previously Unreleased Songs On New 7″ …

SEO-unfriendly Detroit synth-punks have a reportedly wild live show that makes heavy use of a strobe light and a subwoofer. Their sound is a quasi-industrial low-tech grind that combines abrasive vocals with throbbing beats. Last month, the band dropped their Germs-referencing debut 7″ (CC). Next month, they’ll follow it with a full-length called Devil’s Night / Dead Internet. The post …

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Singer-songwriter Amy Helm is the daughter of Levon Helm, the late legend of the Band, who passed away in 2012. Up until very recently, she owned and operated Levon Helm Studios, a performance and recording space in Woodstock, New York. Her father founded the space, and his family has maintained it in his honor. Just a few months ago, Amy …

We never go long without a new Ty Segall release announcement, and last month we got two at once. Segall, the rock ‘n’ roll living legend, will release his new album Chrome next month. On the same day, he’ll put out the new two-song EP Love Fuzzz. The post Ty Segall – “Running To Nowhere” appeared first on Stereogum.

Wes Anderson is a very particular filmmaker with an instantly identifiable aesthetic, and a big part of that aesthetic is music. Over the past few decades, Anderson has made great use of ’60s pop and rock songs, and many of those songs are now inextricable from their scenes in Anderson’s movies. Last weekend, an all-star lineup came together at the …

In 2024, upstate NY duo Babehoven released a stunning album called Water’s Here In You. Somehow, two years have flown by and Maya Bon and Ryan Albert are already returning with the follow-up titled I See Them, I See Me, out in September via Double Double Whammy. They’re announcing the new project with the single “Lasagna” and a video directed …

Mastodon returned in June with “Your Ghost Again,” a tribute to their late ex-bandmate Brent Hinds. Hinds, arguably the most visible member of Mastodon over the years, left the band last year, quite contentiously. Less than half a year later, he died in a motorcycle crash. His bandmates had already carried on without him, but his death recontextualized that effort. …

This past weekend, Jay-Z returned to the stage for three massive hometown headlining shows at Yankee Stadium. The first night celebrated the 30th anniversary of his landmark debut Reasonable Doubt, and it included guests like Beyoncé, Nas, and Jay’s old mentor Jaz-O, finally squashing a long beef between those two. The second night commemorated the 25th anniversary of Jay’s classic …

JAŸ-Z delayed the start of his Extra Innings concert at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night to ensure all ticket holders could safely enter the venue. Security temporarily closed the stadium… The post JAŸ-Z Delays ‘Extra Innings’ Concert to Ensure Fan Safety at Yankee Stadium appeared first on .