Long out-of-print electronic record Mother Earth's Plantasia gets vinyl reissue and digital release
Good news for people who are plants and/or enjoy the sort of music that plants crave: Mort Garson’s cult classic…
Jesus, these Barbra Streisand quotes about Michael Jackson's Leaving Neverland accusers are rough
Every now and then, our cultural zeitgeist coughs up a new public Rorschach test, the sort of big, emotionally charged…
An algorithm now has a record deal
In what we can only assume is some kind of supervillain-ass effort to flood the entire planet in the tears of…
5 new releases we love: An infectious ass-shaker, a dystopian pop debut, and more
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More empathetic than incendiary, this is still Andrew Bird’s Finest Work Yet
Andrew Bird’s My Finest Work Yet is as much a culmination of his musical storytelling as it is a high mark of his…
Vampire Weekend bridges the generational divide with cover of Post Malone’s “Sunflower”
Vampire Weekend is a band of clean-cut Ivy Leaguers who make beautiful, complex pop-rock. Post Malone is a grungy,…
Andrew Bird knows better than anyone this is his Finest Work Yet
Ambiguity, like virtuosic whistling and erudite lyrics, is a hallmark of Andrew Bird’s music, but it’s seemingly absent…
Grimes says she wants to stage a public execution for herself
Big news in the world of Grimes today—or rather c, as the artist, born Claire Boucher, has recently changed her name to.…
Library Of Congress forces JAY-Z and Cyndi Lauper to share honor with Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline"
Confirming, once and for all, that our nation’s highest literary institution has the same musical taste as a bunch of…
Ariana Grande, The Strokes, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal round out this year's Lollapalooza lineup
Yesterday, a swarm of cute puppers sniffed out the partial lineup for this year’s Lollapalooza, a music festival that’s…
Singing like she never has before, Jenny Lewis puts it all On The Line
Nobody would ever accuse Jenny Lewis of being circumspect. The catalog of her first band, ’00s indie-pop pace-setters Ri…
JAY-Z, Miley Cyrus, Dead And Company, and Chance The Rapper to headline Woodstock 50
A whole generation’s innocence was shattered by the disastrous Woodstock ’99, an event that updated one of music’s most…
Cardi B to make theatrical debut in stripper revenge thriller with Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu
According to Entertainment Weekly, Cardi B has joined the cast of Hustlers, Lorene Scafaria’s ripped-from-the-headlines…
Lollapalooza enlists cute doggos to announce partial lineup led by Tame Impala, Janelle Monáe
Lollapalooza is one of the world’s largest music festivals, taking over Chicago’s Grant Park for two entire weeks…
Fiona Apple shares video of her (and her dog) working on new music
Here’s a nice surprise: Fiona Apple is self-producing some new music, her adorable dog by her side. This news comes via…
“I’m speaking about stuff I’ve never talked about”: Jenny Lewis on her best solo album to date
Jenny Lewis has been making music for more than 20 years, on her own and with bands like Rilo Kiley and Nice As Fuck.…
R.I.P. Dick Dale, legendary surf rock guitarist
As reported by Pitchfork and confirmed by his bassist to The Guardian, singer-songwriter and legendary surf rock…
5 new releases we love: A retro-cool collab, a Southern funk sojourn, and more
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Get hyped for Jordan Peele's Us with a spooky remix of Luniz's "I Got Five On It"
The first trailer for Jordan Peele’s Us resurrected the 1995 hit “I Got 5 On It” to great effect, and, as we noticed whe…