“You shake my hand! Say pleased to meet you! Look my in the eye! I don’t believe you!” That’s the part. That’s where I get stuck every time. Can’t get past it. I hear that, and I’m mentally headbutting a turret off a tank. For me, Trapped Under Ice’s “Pleased To Meet You,” from the 2011 album Big Kiss Goodnight, …

In a festival filled with superstars, Megan Thee Stallion may have shined brightest of them all- and brought even more stars to the party, surprising the audience by bringing Queen… The post Despite Technical Difficulties, Megan Thee Stallion Shines at Coachella with Surprise Guests Queen Latifah, Victoria Monet, and Ciara appeared first on .

Quevedo is getting ready to tour the U.S. for the first time. This morning (April 14), the rising Spanish star announced the dates for his Buenas Noches USA Tour. Hailing from Gran Canaria, Quevedo first rose to prominence with Argentine producer Bizarrap. In 2022, they collaborated on the global smash “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52.” The post Quevedo Announces the …

When Circle Jerks put out their 1983 song “Coup D’Etat,” Donald Trump had not yet sicced his supporters on the US capitol building. Attitudes can change after you’ve watched an incumbent president attempt to overturn election results on live TV! And so when the LA hardcore punks performed the song at Coachella Sunday evening, frontman Keith Morris disclosed afterwards: “That …

Did Junior H intentionally play it safe during his first performance at Coachella 2025? The Mexican singer, known for his sad sierreño and corridos tumbados, steered away from performing explicit corridos on his highly anticipated first weekend of Coachella (Apr. 13), which got us thinking – will corrido tumbado artists start to opt out of The post No Corridos at …

Alicia Villarreal is coming back to the U.S.! On Apr. 14, the Mexican singer-songwriter announced her Donde Todo Comenzó 2.0 Tour, an extension of last year’s tour. Her upcoming 13-city tour will kick off at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, CA, on July 11 and wrap up at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, The post Alicia Villarreal Announces …

Not only did Coachella 2025 have many Latine acts on the lineup, but many surprise guests from our communities showed up on weekend one. Among them, Kali Uchis, Tokischa, Peso Pluma, and more pulled up to Indio, CA, this past weekend (Apr. 11 to 13). Becky G made an appearance at Coachella for the fourth The post Kali Uchis, Peso …

In the big book of songs about the profession of being a songwriter, few are more candidly bleak than Molly Burch’s “Baby Watch My Tears Dry.” In the track from her 2023 album, Daydreamer, Burch croons, “I overthink like it’s my job/ Trying to please everyone/ So many times I feel I’ve failed to/ Create the things I’m told I’m …

“Cat Guy,” the new song from the great Winnipeg punk veterans Propagandhi, opens with a ridiculous rhetorical question: “If baby Hitler and your family dog were both found drowning in a lake/ And you could only rescue one because — well, that’s never really been explained/ Which pitiful creature would you condemn? Which of God’s children would you save?” You …

Katy Perry went to space today. She’s back now.