It’s been five years since Pitchfork founder Ryan Schreiber announced his memoir Weird Era. Back in 2021, it was tipped for release in 2023 on MCD Books, but plans evidently changed. The good news is that the book is finally coming out this year, now with a different publisher. On Dec. 1, Farrar, Straus, And Giroux will release Weird Era: …

Most of the time, the music Emily A. Sprague releases under her own name is instrumental, and the songs with singing go to her band, Florist. On the new Double Moon EP, she’ll buck that trend. The project delves into the ambient electronics that have defined Sprague’s recent solo offerings, but her vocals are front… The post Emily A. Sprague …

We only have a few more days left to wait until Friko’s excellent new album Something Worth Waiting For. (They already chatted with Stereogum about it, which you can read here.) Today they’re sharing one last preview with the album’s swooning, big-swinging title track. Vocalist Niko Kapetan says of the song: Referencing lyrics from our… The post Friko – “Something …

London indie trio Mary In The Junkyard made some noise with their 2024 EP This Old House, and now they’re getting ready to release Role Model Hermit, the full-length debut that they recorded with producer Oli Bayston. We already posted the grand, dramatic lead single “Crash Landing,” and now Mary In The Junkyard follow it… The post Mary In The …

Once again, MLB is proving that there’s a space for our communities in the sport. Today (April 21st), the league launched “Flow Mayor,” this season’s Spanish-language campaign spot. The campaign builds on the success of “El Béisbol Es Otra Cosa” (“Baseball Is Something Else”), which launched in 2024 to illustrate how many aspects of Latine The post MLB Celebrates Latin …

Morgan Wallace is a member of the wild London post-punk band Fat Dog. She also fronts her own band called Morgan Noise, performing music with through lines to rock, jazz, and experimental pop. Or at least those are the vibes I’m getting from “Geneva,” the band’s new single out today. I hear traces of Nilüfer… The post Morgan Noise – …

Karol G is going on her biggest tour yet. After her historic performance at Coachella, the Colombian superstar announced her global stadium tour “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour” today (Apr. 21). Her highly anticipated tour’s stateside dates will kick off at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, on July 24, and wrap up at the AT&T The post Karol G Announces …

Connecticut crushers 100 Demons have a well-earned rep for being one of history’s heaviest hardcore bands. They come from the same late-’90s scene as Hatebreed, and guitarist Sean Martin has done significant time in both bands. 100 Demons only released two albums, 2000’s Eyes Of The Lord and their 2004 self-titled joint, before going inactive.… The post 100 Demons Announce …

CBGB, the New York club that famously served as the home base for NYC’s punk scene in the ’70s, shut down way back in 2006, but it lives on as a brand activation. Back in 2023, the CBGB Festival came to Brooklyn’s Under The K Bridge Park, and its lineup included legendary punk-adjacent types like Iggy Pop, Jack White, the …

Rachel Gagliardi used to be a member of the bands Slutever and Upset, and she started Pouty back in 2013 as a duo with Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner, releasing one song a day. Pouty evolved into Gagliardi’s solo project, and she released the extremely cool debut album Forgot About Me in 2024. Today, she’s back… The post Pouty – “My …