It must have been strange to constantly hear yourself introducing yourself. “On The Regular,” the breakout single from Shamir’s debut album Ratchet — released 10 years ago today — opened with the 20-year-old Vegas countertenor rattling off a list of superlatives about himself over DFA cowbells and Lone-flavored chords, and it instantly bludgeoned the world over the head with the …

London glam rock princes Suede essentially kicked off the Britpop explosion when they first arrived in the early ’90s, and they’ve never fallen off since then. Every Suede record has been remarkably solid, and it looks like their forthcoming LP Antidepressants won’t break that streak. Last year the band played the Isle Of Wight Festival and debuted the title track …

Christian Nodal is ending 2025 with a U.S. tour. On May 19, the popular música mexicana artist revealed a new tour kicking off at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 7), and wrapping up at the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, TX (Dec. 14).  After starting his new tour in Los Angeles, Nodal The post Christian Nodal Unveils …

Chicago-based rockers Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist make fuzzily triumphant anthems under the name OK Cool. They landed on our radar with 2023’s fawn, the latest in a series of EPs that goes back to 2020. This summer, OK Cool will release their full-length debut Chit Chat. Its lead single is “Waawooweewaa,” a rousing number that, as you’ve probably already …

During Donald Trump’s recent tour of the Middle East, the President Of The United States seemed less concerned with forging relationships with international leaders and more concerned with what stars like Bruce Springsteen are saying about him. But now, instead of just whining like usual, Trump is now calling for a “major investigation” into celebrities who performed at Kamala Harris …

The Hattiesburg, Mississippi synth-punk eccentrics MSPAINT are among the best, most fascinating bands currently working. Whenever they do anything, you would be well-advised to pay attention. Later this week, they’ll follow their kickass 2023 album Post-American with No Separation, the new EP that they recorded with Show Me The Body members Julian Cashwann Pratt and Harlan Steel. I have heard …

After a couple of years, it’s still hard to accept that Vines, the solo project from Brooklyn-based ambient composer Cassie Wieland, is entirely different from the Vines, the Australian return-of-the-rockers whose song “Get Free” was all over MTV2 in 2002. But Vines and the Vines sound absolutely nothing alike, so that makes things a little easier. Over the past few …

A Mexican Navy ship on a goodwill tour crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night (May 17) after reportedly losing power. The post Mexico Identifies Navy Cadets Killed in Brooklyn Bridge Ship Crash   appeared first on Remezcla.

Sister. is the New York indie band led by Hannah Pruzinsky and Ceci Sturman, who met as college roommates and who make soft, chiming indie rock. The band includes James Chrisman, and Felix Walworth, also of Told Slant and Florist, plays drums and keyboard and who contributes to their production. Sister. released their album Abundance in 2023, and they followed …

“TikTok challenge” is not normally a phrase that bodes well around these parts. But every so often, if we’re lucky, we get a viral trend that makes us smile — laugh, even. Here’s one of those: Over the past few weeks, people on TikTok have been testing their sense of rhythm with the “Whitney Houston challenge,” where participants try to …