For years, George Hirsch and David Walling were in the great Philadelphia hardcore band Blacklisted together. Blacklisted broke up in 2015, and they’ve played a few reunion shows recently. Hirsch and Walling’s new band Staticlone recently released their absolutely sick full-length debut Better Living Through Static Vision. Now, Hirsch and Walling have another new band… The post Colossal Rains – …

Many of you have asked when Stereogum will share its 2025 Holiday Gift Guide, even though we haven’t published a gift guide since the Weezer Snuggie™ era. Well, today is the day. However we are starting small by only highlighting one thing, and that thing is Yngwie Malmsteen’s debut line of health supplements. The post There Is Only One Thing …

Back when they first started Squeeze in 1974, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford wrote a concept album called Trixies together. It never came out. Tilbrook and Difford were teenagers then, and they weren’t ready to realize that vision. Their John Cale-produced self-titled debut ultimately came out in 1978, and then Squeeze became one of the… The post Squeeze – “Trixies …

The ultra-tough Boston hardcore band put out a bunch of records on Victory in the late ’90s and early ’00s, and they really helped define an era, just as many of their labelmates did. They released Serenity, their last album, in 2004, and then they went on a long hiatus. They returned to the stage… The post Blood For Blood …

Amazon Music, Prime Video Sports, and the NBA have announced that GRAMMY Award-winning rap legend Nas will headline the next “Amazon Music Presents: In the Paint” event during the Emirates… The post Nas to Headline ‘Amazon Music Presents: In the Paint’ During Emirates NBA Cup 2025 Semifinals in Las Vegas appeared first on .

I thought a fingerling was a potato. It turns out I wasn’t wrong. A fingerling is a potato. There’s also a line of robot toys called Fingerlings. They’re not toy potatoes. They’re monkeys that hold onto your finger. And a fingerling is also a baby fish. That’s why Oxis, the electronic producer whose songs are… The post Oxis – “Fingerling” …

While performing in Argentina, Shakira paid tribute to one of the country’s greatest artists. Last night (Dec. 8), the Colombian pop icon performed “Día Especial” in a virtual duet with the late Gustavo Cerati. Gustavo Cerati was best known as the lead singer of the Argentine rock group Soda Stereo, though he also had an The post WATCH: Shakira Performs …

Earlier this year, duendita, a New York artist whose music fits into no particular genre bucket, released the album-length project a strong desire to survive and then followed it with the singles “piel,” “bassline,” and “big one.” Today, duendita drops another new track. “uplifted one,” duendita’s latest single, is an extremely brief but ecstatic piece… The post duendita – “uplifted …

Earlier this year, the London punk-rap duo Bob Vylan performed at Glastonbury and led the crowd in a chant of “death, death, death to the IDF.” In the aftermath, the group’s US visas were revoked. They were dropped from festivals and removed from Gogol Bordello’s European tour. Since then, they’ve taken issue with the ways in which the event has …

New York City’s next mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already sparked major debate after announcing that Bronx rapper and longtime activist Mysonne Linen will serve as a justice adviser for his… The post Mysonne Appointed As Justice Adviser In NYC Mayor’s Transition Team, Sparks Debate Over Redemption and Public Safety appeared first on .