At the end of this week, Mal Blum fans will finally be rewarded with the indie artist’s first album in six years, The Villain. As the countdown clock ticks down, they’ve shared one last advance single: the title track, which is slotted into the penultimate spot on the tracklist. It’s a breathy, understated pop tune with introspective lyrics and a …

Shakira is helping support the relief efforts for the recent deadly floods in Texas. On Saturday night (July 5), the Colombian pop icon spoke up about the tragedy during her concert in San Antonio and revealed how she is giving back.  On July 4, central Texas started flooding due to massive amounts of rainfall. Soon The post Shakira is Giving …

Most of us know the alternative R&B artist Syd, no longer known as Syd Tha Kid, for her time in Odd Future and the Internet. For years now, Syd has been maintaining a pretty great solo career. She released Broken Hearts Club, her most recent solo album, in 2022, and she appeared alongside Meshell Ndegeocello on Moses Sumney’s “Hey Girl(s)” …

Just over a month ago, Stereogum contributor Christopher Weingarten compiled a comprehensive list of bands who’ve parted ways with their drummer in 2025, including Foo Fighters, the Who, Guns N’ Roses, and almost a dozen more. It’s a phenomenon we’ve officially dubbed the “drumpocalypse,” and Weingarten even spoke to NPR about it, so it’s really official now. But I must …

The English folksinger Shirley Collins made stirring, austere music in the ’60s and ’70s alongside her late sister Dolly. In 1978, the Collins sisters released their final album For As Many As Will. After that, Shirley left music behind, working regular jobs and raising her kids, until she returned with 2016’s Lodestar, her first album in 38 years. She’s been …

It looks like Bob Vylan’s “cancellation” is turning out to actually have some benefits for them. In case you need a refresher, the British punk-rap duo took some time out of their Glastonbury set last month to protest Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people, leading the crowd in a “death to the IDF” chant. Festival organizers said they were “appalled” …

You’re never going to believe this, but something involving the Fyre Fest didn’t work out as planned. In spring, eight years after the notorious Fyre Fest boondoggle and around the same time that plans for a second (first?) Fyre Fest were coming apart, founder Billy McFarland sold the festival’s IP and trademarks to a guy named Shawn Rech, who was …

Saturday was RZA’s 56th birthday, and he celebrated by going to a Phish concert. The band were playing Boulder’s Folsom Field, and as they were doing their cover of Talking Heads’ Remain In Light tune “Crosseyed And Painless” (which they do regularly), drummer Jon Fishman shouted out: “Happy birthday, RZA!” That prompted Trey Anastasio to do a little “Happy Birthday” …

This weekend’s Subway Series brought fireworks and renewed energy to Queens as the Mets took two out of three from the Yankees. After dominant wins in the first two games,… The post SOURCE SPORTS: The Mets Foil Chance At Subway Series Sweep After Dropping The Closer To The Yankees 6-4 appeared first on .

Baltimore hardcore legends Angel Du$t are back with not one but two new singles. They announced they’ve joined Run For Cover Records and are releasing a 7″ single with the songs “The Beat” and “The Knife.” It’s the first new music we’ve heard from them since 2023’s Brand New Soul.