WARNING: The following post includes spoilers for the Stranger Things series finale. The post <em>Stranger Things</em> Showrunners Explain How They Got Those Unprecedented Needle Drops For The Finale appeared first on Stereogum.

In career terms, Post Malone is awfully agile. He managed to switch from rap-adjacent pop stardom to country-adjacent pop stardom, and if that’s an easy thing to do, then you try it. Unfortunately, Posty has not proven to be quite so agile in physical terms. Earlier this month, Post fell on his ass onstage, and not for the first time. …

Around this time of year I usually publish a ranking of the highest rated comments on Stereogum articles from the past 12 months. However, in November we relaunched on a new platform, and its commenting software no longer gives me this information. Maybe this list will kick off a different annual tradition. The post Our 100 Most Cursed Headlines Of …

Vancouver legend Nardwuar The Human Serviette has been spouting catchphrases and bringing heavy and arcane research to his musician interviews for decades, and he’s more widely recognized now than ever before. Earlier this year, Nardwuar got his own Nike Dunk Lows. Now, he’s been appointed to the Order Of Canada. The post Nardwuar Appointed To The Order Of Canada appeared …

Every beautiful dream has to come to an end sometime. Earlier this year, veteran Swedish metal/classical guitar shredder Yngwie Malmsteen started selling an entire line of health supplements — protein powders, probiotic capsules, electrolyte supplements — on his webstore. I hope you ordered a vast stockpile, since those Malmsteen supplements are evidently off the market now. The post Yngwie Malmsteen …

Last year, amid personal upheaval and low ticket sales, Jennifer Lopez rebranded and then canceled an entire arena tour. But if you really want to go see JLo sing her hits, you now have an opportunity. On Tuesday night, Lopez kicked off her latest Las Vegas residency, which is called Up All Night Live and which is happening at the …

A few months ago, Tame Impala released the bush doof-inspired album Deadbeat, and their single “Dracula” became their first-ever Hot 100 hit. Also a few months ago, Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker sat down with Stereogum kangaroo correspondent Rachel Brown for an interview. They didn’t talk about the new album, though. Instead, they just talked about Australia. The post Tame …

Amy Taylor, leader of the Australian punk band Amyl And The Sniffers, is suing photographer Jamie Nelson in a California district court, accusing the photographer of “exploitation of her image.” According to the complaint, Nelson did a photo shoot with Taylor for Vogue Portugal with the understanding that Nelson would not sell the images from that shoot as fine art …

Online chatter around Ye flared up over the weekend after an unverified document described as a personal “bucket list” began circulating widely across social platforms. The list, which appeared without… The post Viral “Bucket List” Rumor Draws Swift Denial From Ye: ‘Not My Handwriting’ appeared first on .

DJ Akademiks, has a lot to say and this time the streaming star is pushing back on the idea that media still acts as a tastemaker in hip hop, arguing… The post DJ Akademiks Critiques Media Economics Behind What Becomes Culturally Relevant appeared first on .