You have to live some life to write like Alexandra Levy. Some musicians come out with a new album because it’s been a few years since the last one, but the songs on when i paint my masterpiece — the multi-disciplinary artist’s new album as Ada Lea, out today — seem to have emerged out of necessity. The album strikes …

In a few weeks, Deftones, a band whose staying power is the stuff of legend, will unleash private music, their 10th studio album. It’s part of a whole wave of Deftones-related activity. Earlier this year, they toured North American arenas with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater. They’ve got more North American shows coming up, including stadium shows with System Of …

This week has been full of outdated indie discourse about whether or not Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros’ 2009 hit “Home” is the worst song of all time. A clip of the group’s Tiny Desk performance has been recirculating with many strong opinions. Now bandleader Alex Ebert has weighed in.

Cloud Time is a great album title, not least of all because it appears to be a truth-in-advertising situation. Emily A. Sprague, the synthesist and songwriter perhaps best known for leading Florist, wrote Cloud Time during “a profoundly healing and impactful journey” through Japan last fall. Opening track “Tokyo 1,” out today as the lead single, is an ambient synth …

A legend in salsa music and Latin jazz has passed away. Eddie Palmieri has died at the age of 88. According to Fania Records, he passed away last night on Aug. 6. Palmieri was a Nuyorican pianist and avant-garde musician. He’s known for songs like “Vámonos Pa’l Monte,” “Café,” “Azúcar,” and “La Malanga,” to name The post Salsa Music Pioneer …

Soulja Boy is a free man once again after prosecutors decided not to move forward with gun charges stemming from his recent arrest in Los Angeles. The “Crank That” rapper… The post Soulja Boy Released From Jail, Gun Charges Dropped appeared first on .

Diddy’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, recently told CBS News that the Bad Boy mogul hasn’t expressed any immediate plans to return to music, but he does have his sights set on… The post Diddy Wants To Perform Comeback Concert At Madison Square Garden appeared first on .

On this day in Hip Hop history, legendary Texas duo UGK, Bun B and the late, great Pimp C, released their monumental double album Underground Kingz on August 7, 2007,… The post Today In Hip Hop History: UGK Dropped Their Fifth LP ‘Underground Kingz’ 18 Years Ago appeared first on .

The Prize, a power-popping garage-punk band out of Melbourne, will release their debut album a mere month from now. This is confusing, so bear with me: It’s called In The Red, but In The Red isn’t releasing it, even if it would make sense on that label. Instead, it’s a co-release between beloved Memphis institution Goner Records and their similarly …

Machine Gun Kelly has a new album coming out this Friday. It’s called lost americana, and he announced the record by pestering Bob Dylan to narrate a trailer for it. It sounds like that’s not the only begging he did for this album cycle, though. Earlier this week in New York City, MGK played a pop-up show where he debuted …