In a few days, on Aug. 25, Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run will reach its 50th anniversary. In celebration of that milestone, the 1975 studio outtake of “Lonely Night In The Park,” a track that was heavily considered for the final tracklist but was never officially released, is having its official debut.

The Smiths have to be among the most well-documented bands in history. Three of the group’s for former members — singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, and the late bassist Andy Rourke — have all published memoirs. Now, the fourth ex-Smith has written a book of his own. This fall, drummer Mike Royce will publish his own memoir, which is simply …

Amber Mark is so reliably great that she is — almost by default, given her lack of A-list status — one of this era’s most underrated pop stars. She’s been bolstering that reputation over the past year-plus with a string of stellar singles including “Comin’ Around Again,” “Space-Time,” “Won’t Cry,” “Sink In,” “Wait So Yeah,” and “Sweet Serotonin,” many of …

The members of the Northeast hardcore band Missing Link have all been around for a while, and they’ve played in bands like Internal Bleeding, Age Of Apocalypse, Fatal Realm, and Pain Of Truth. Last year, Missing Link released their debut album Watch Me Bleed, a collection of heavy-ass skull-splatterers, the kinds of songs that can make you feel like you’re …

Earlier this year, R&B star Kali Uchis released her new album Sincerely. Right now, she’s two nights into a three-night stand at the sold-out Kia Forum in Iglewood, and the first two nights have involved some big surprise guests. Last night, the biggest star who came through was SZA, currently in between international legs of her stadium tour with Kendrick …

In 2021, extremely young punk band the Linda Lindas became viral stars for a lockdown-era performance of their song “Racist, Sexist Boy” at the Los Angeles Public Library. Since then, the Linda Lindas have become a full-time band, continually touring and putting out records. They’ve got a connection to Paramore leader Hayley Williams, touring with Paramore and remixing the band’s …

A decade ago, we named the UK post-punk trio Shopping one of the Best New Bands Of 2015, and they were a fixture of our coverage in the late 2010s. But Shopping haven’t released anything since COVID, and now they’re officially calling it quits.

Two weeks ago Zach Bryan released his latest single “Bowery,” a collaboration with 2000s rock yowlers Kings Of Leon that was the best song I’ve heard from that band in a long time. Today, Kings Of Leon have returned the favor, sharing a new Bryan collab called “We’re Onto Something.”

Earlier this month Doja Cat debuted her new 80s-inspired song “Jealous Type” live at Outside Lands and revealed the cover and release date for her next album Vie. Now, that track is finally out as the lead single with an extravagant music video.