Bonnie Bloomgarden, leader of the consistently great Los Angeles psychedelic rockers Death Valley Girls, recently lost her Altadena home in the California wildfires. That loss, along with the death of her dog Tommy, informed Death Valley Girls’ upcoming album Welcome To Earth. We already posted the excellent lead single “Message From The Venus Flower.” Their new song is a bright, …

We are oh so back. Long Island treasure Jade Lilitri is back today with news of the next Oso Oso album, an exchange of information. It’s coming out in November on Feral Twin, the new label started by Hop Along drummer Mark Quinlan. Lead single “know you know me better,” out now, kicks off with a surprise string arrangement that …

Wait! Stop! Don’t go any further! Are you all caught up on Silo, the big post-apocalyptic sci-fi show on Apple TV+. Or failing that, do you not care what happens on Silo? I’ve never seen an episode of the show, but this blog post evidently deals in some major-spoiler plot twists that have implications much deeper than what you already …

Kali Malone’s last solo album was 2024’s All Life Long. Since then, the Stockholm-via-Denver composer and organist has shared collaborations with Drew McDowall and Leila Bordreuil, and she reissued her influential 2019 LP The Sacrificial Code. Now, she’s announcing her new LP Burning Song. The post Kali Malone Announces New Album <em>Burning Song</em>: Hear “Heavy With Fruit” appeared first on Stereogum.

It’s been a few years since Pet Fox released their great debut album A Face In Your Life. The Boston indie rock band is announcing its followup, Balance, today. The promising title track is out now. The post Pet Fox Announce New Album <em>Balance</em>: Hear The Title Track appeared first on Stereogum.

For the past seven years, Kelly Clarkson has proven herself to be an absolutely delightful daytime talk show host. Back in February, Clarkson announced that she’s stepping away from The Kelly Clarkson Show to focus on her family, and its final episode aired yesterday. That meant that we got the last ever installment of Kellyoke, the regular feature in which …

Over the weekend, Say Anything’s Max Bemis canceled a run of solo concerts after a 17-year-old girl posted allegations of inappropriate interactions on the Say Anything subreddit, sharing screenshots of what appears to be months of sexually charged exchanges over text and social media. In announcing that cancellation, Say Anything’s social media accounts cited “the need to prioritize his mental …

When she is at her absolute best, Mary J. Blige makes some of the most viscerally human music you ever heard in your life. That’s what she has been doing ever since she arrived in the ’90s. Her voice registers raw, convulsive emotions — heartbreak, betrayal, joy, indignity, distaste for hateration and holleration in this dancerie. When she sings something …

Prosecutors in the criminal case against reality television personality Sidney Starr are asking a Fulton County judge to prevent the sexual history of her 13-year-old accuser from being introduced in… The post Prosecutors In Sydney Starr’s Child Molestation Case Seek To Keep The Teen’s Sexual History Inadmissible In Court appeared first on .

On September 1, 1998, Terror Squad general Fat Joe released his third full-length album Don Cartagena through Terror Squad/Mystic/Big Beat/Atlantic Records, delivering the project that would elevate Joey Crack from… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Fat Joe Dropped His Third LP ‘Don Cartagena’ 28 Years Ago appeared first on .