Stereogum — Around these parts, “MMJ” often stands for My Morning Jacket. Around other parts, “MMJ” might stand for medical marijuana. Now, “MMJ” stands for a new thing: The solo project of Megan James, one half of the electro-pop duo Purity Ring. James initially announced the new endeavor last month, revealing she’d signed to Captured Tracks and… The post Purity Ring’s Megan James Launches New Solo Project MMJ appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Alexandra Drewchin, the New York artist and sound-sculptor who records as Eartheater, is an ambitious solo artist, and she’s also a versatile collaborator. In the time since she released her last album, 2023’s Powders, Eartheater covered System Of A Down and worked with artists like FKA twigs, Shygirl, and John Glacier. She also had a… The post Eartheater Announces New Album Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message: Hear “Paradise Rains” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — You saw the headline, so you already know you’re in. A new Mountain Goats album would be enough. A new Mountain Goats song inspired by Charlie Sheen’s snuff film panic? Now we’re fucking cooking. Today, we get both. Today is a good day. It’s only been, what, six months since the Mountain Goats released Through… The post The Mountain Goats Announce New Album Days, Share Song Inspired By Charlie Sheen’s Snuff Film Panic appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Salem, the electronic duo and trailblazers of the mildly contentious subgenre known as witch house, are the latest artist to get a streetwear collection released in their honor. Today details of the the Supreme x Salem collection have been unveiled, including garb such as t-shirts, outerwear, and a pair of grippy hospital socks. (Maybe more useful than the Aphex Twin coin knife Supreme released last year?) The post Supreme Announces Witch House Hospital Socks appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Julian Casablancas hates Zionism, and it’s beautiful to see an alt-rock star of a certain age take a real fucking stand. He also loves to aggressively deploy Auto-Tune, and that position seems to be a whole lot more controversial, at least in this corner of the internet. Last month, beloved New York rockers the Strokes… The post The Strokes – “Falling Out Of Love” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — When Ween released their 1996 album 12 Golden Country Greats, it seemed like an ultimate troll move. The pranksterish duo became unlikely major-label artists during the alt-rock boom period, and they found a cult audience with their lo-fi, feverishly playful early-’90s albums Pure Guava and Chocolate And Cheese. Then they went to Nashville and assembled… The post Ween Announce 12 Golden Country Greats 30th Anniversary Edition With More Than 25 Unreleased Tracks appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — FKA twigs presumably has the "FKA" in her name because the name "Twigs" was already taken. When Tahliah Barnett was just starting to use her stage name back in 2014, twin-sister alt-pop duo the Twigs filed a trademark claim against her. The Twigs, the duo of sisters Laura and Linda Good, dropped their lawsuit after losing an initial injunction request. Apparently, though, the Twigs have not stopped sending cease-and-desist letters to FKA twigs in the years since. As a result, twigs asked for a judge's declaration to end those cease-and-desist letters so that she can keep going with her own registered trademark. Now, the Twigs have hit FKA twigs with a countersuit, attempting to bar FKA twigs from performing under the name "FKA twigs." The post FKA twigs Used Her Fame To “Destroy” Indie Band’s Trademark, The Twigs Claim In Countersuit appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Gold Connections first came on our radar when Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo produced their self-titled 2017 EP, citing his long shared history with Gold Connections' Will Marsh and Marsh's influence on his own classic Teens Of Denial. (Think of them as the Kurt Vile and Adam Granduciel of William & Mary.) Now based in New Orleans and comprising Marsh plus his younger cousin Fraser Wright, Gold Connections have put out a lot of great music in the intervening years, including two full-lengths and a litany of EPs and singles. And now they've made a film. The post Watch Gold Connections’ Experimental Concert Film Arena Rock For The Underground appeared first on Stereogum. more info