New York hardcore legend Walter Schreifels is the sort of character who most hardcore devotees know on a first-name basis. He’s played crucial roles in tons of important bands, including Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and Rival Schools. These days, he’s playing with reunited versions of all those bands, and he’s also got a couple of tracks on a …

You, Stereogum reader, are probably well aware that Nicolas Cage and Nick Cave are two different people. But some people aren’t quite as attuned to eccentric pop culture figures, and according to Cage himself, he encounters those people on a regular basis. In a new interview with The Guardian, the actor explained that he’s mistaken for the Bad Seeds musician …

PJ Harvey is headed to West End. The singer-songwriter has composed the music for Tom Morris’ upcoming stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic Othello, set to begin at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London on October 23.

Drake’s comeback hit “Nokia” recently went on a long trip into the upper reaches of the Hot 100, where it peaked at #2 and entered the song-of-the-summer conversation. But that doesn’t mean things have gotten any more cordial between Drake and Universal Music Group, his label. In January, Drake filed a lawsuit against UMG, attempting to hold the label liable …

At CinemaCon last month, director Sam Mendes officially announced a ridiculously ambitious project that’s been in the works for a long time: Four intersecting Beatles biopics, each told from the perspective of a different band member, set to come out within a single month in April 2028. The cast of those biopics — Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal …

With the release of Karol G’s Netflix documentary today (May 8), it also comes with new music. The Colombian superstar surprised her fans with the empowering song “Milagros.” This morning, her documentary KAROL G: MAÑANA FUE MUY BONITO (KAROL G: TOMORROW WAS BEAUTIFUL) started streaming on Netflix. The film documents Karol G becoming the first The post LISTEN: Karol G …

The Who played their first American shows in 1967, and they’ve been one of the most important rock bands on the touring circuit for the past 58 years. That time is apparently coming to an end. The Who have announced that they’ll tour North America one last time, kicking off their The Song Is Over run in Florida this August. …

The legal feud between Drake and Universal Music Group (UMG) is heating up, with UMG now firing back at Drizzy’s defamation lawsuit with a scathing motion to dismiss. In a… The post UMG Moves To Dismiss Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar Diss appeared first on .

Last fall Scissor Sisters announced that they’d be going on their first tour in over a decade, marking their live return — albeit without core member Ana Matronic — after announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2012. The New York pop icons played a small warm-up show at Brighton’s Concorde 2 Wednesday night, celebrating 20 years of their self-titled debut album. …

Well, this is the good kind of surprise. The Danish musician Erika de Casier has a cool, atmospheric take on pop music, and she’s already made a powerful impact on actual global pop music rather than just the boutique, conceptual version of the stuff. A few years ago, de Casier helped write and produce a bunch of game-changing hits from …