It’s Sound And Fury lineup day, baby! The great festival, dedicated to hardcore and to stuff that isn’t hardcore but works in the same circles, returns to LA’s Exposition Park Aug. 15-16. I’ve never been, but it’s the festival that I really, really want to get there one year. Maybe this will be the year. The full Sound And Fury …

You will soon be able to watch I Am Frankelda (Soy Frankelda), no matter where you are. Netflix has announced they have acquired the stop-motion film from directors Arturo and Roy Ambriz, Mexico’s first stop-motion feature. The movie is set for global release in 2026, though a specific date has yet to be announced. I The post Mexico’s First Stop-Motion …

Last year, we lost Tomas Lindberg at the age of 52. It fucking sucked, and it continues to suck. Lindberg was the frontman of At The Gates, the Swedish legends who pioneered the melodic death metal sound and did it better than anyone else who ever tried it. He also led great bands like Disfear… The post At The Gates …

A few weeks ago, SZA won the freakin’ Grammy for freakin’ Record Of The Year. Now, she’s got a new song in a Pixar movie. She’s come a long way! SZA’s latest single is called “Save The Day,” and it appears on the soundtrack to Hoppers, the new animated film where a scientist inhabits a… The post SZA – “Save …

The popular Cali-Chicano figures Homies, are coming back to life, this time through apparel and accessories in collaboration with Shoe Palace.  The Shoe Palace x Homies collection brings together the iconic West Coast characters and street stories created by Chicano artist, David Gonzales. Homies are stylized figurines that are inspired by the people around the The post Homies x Shoe …

Grace Ives back! It’s been too long. Ives, then a Brooklyn-based DIY pop artist, released a very cool debut album called Janky Star in 2022, and then she went quiet for a few years. Last November, Ives released three excellent songs — “Avalanche,” “Dance With Me,” and “My Mans” — that she recorded with producers… The post Grace Ives Announces …

In 2023, Foo Fighters brought in rock veteran Josh Freese as their new drummer, replacing the late Taylor Hawkins. Two years later, the band fired Freese and hired Ilan Rubin away from the mid-tour Nine Inch Nails. NIN simply responded by bringing in Freese, who’d previously been in the band for a stint, thus completing the great 2025 drummer swap. …

Pearly Drops have not lost steam. Last year producer-duo Sandra Tervonen and Juuso Malin released their latest album The Voices Are Coming Back and they’re already back with a new single “Heaven.” It sounds like plush, saccharine synth-pop, but I think there’s something a bit more sinister going on underneath the surface. “You can run… The post Pearly Drops – …

It’s been more than five years since Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar’s cousin and protege, released his debut album The Melodic Blue. Shortly after that, Keem and Kendrick released a single and headlined Camp Flog Gnaw as the Hillbillies. Keem has been pretty quiet for the past few years, and he stayed on the bench during… The post Baby Keem Releases …

Teddy Riley, extremely influential R&B musician and producer, is looking back on his heyday. He recently published the memoir Remember The Times, co-written with author Jake Brown, which reflects on the beginning of new jack swing. The book was actually written over a decade ago, but now it’s finally seeing the light. In interview published… The post Teddy Riley Backtracks …