Stereogum — In 2023, inventive underground rap rule-smashers JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown teamed up to release the convulsive collaborative project Scaring The Hoes , and it was one of that year’s best albums. Not long after Scaring The Hoes came out, two two rappers released four extra songs on their DLC Pack . Since then, both JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown have released solo albums, and Brown’s latest, the glitchy hyperpop experiment Stardust , is coming out in just a few weeks. But now, we’re apparently getting more Scaring The Hoes bonus tracks on a new deluxe edition. more info

Stereogum — Is it possible that Tori Amos is not just a great singer-songwriter — that she is also a flavor innovator? More specifically, is there any chance that Tori Amos is the true inventor of the pumpkin spice latte, the Starbucks drink that has become more of a general all-around symbol for basic bitchery? more info

Stereogum — Ace Frehley, the iconic original guitarist for KISS, has died. Frehley’s Spaceman persona was a crucial part of the KISS mystique during the band’s peak years, and his 1978 cover of Hello’s disco hit “New York Groove” is easily the best and biggest song from any of KISS members’ solo endeavors. Last week his remaining 2025 tour dates were canceled following a fall in his studio that resulted in a brain injury. Frehley was 74. more info

Stereogum — If you have kids, you’ve heard it. If anyone says the words “six” or “seven” out loud around them, they’re like “six sevvvennn?” They might say that if someone mentions any numbers. They say it with such dead, monotonous affect. It’s not a joke, exactly. Nobody ever laughs. It’s just a thing that they do. Imagine being an elementary school math teacher right now. It must just be a constant call-and-response with these little weirdos. I cannot possibly explain how “6 7” became the Pavlovian verbal meme that it is today, but I can tell you how it spread: TikTok videos of basketball players, especially LaMelo Ball, set to audio from Philadelphia rapper Skrilla’s song “Doot Doot (6 7).” more info

Antimusic Rock — And, in 1975, when Neil Young released TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT it was definitely foretold. more info

Antimusic Rock — B.B. King's 100th birthday - Joe Bonamassa returns today with the next six songs [Vol. II] of the landmark tribute project more info

Antimusic Rock — Paul Di'Anno's Warhorse debut album is set to be released on vinyl from BraveWords Records and will ship on January 16, 2026 more info

Stereogum — What’s the greatest rap crew of all time? There are a bunch of valid answers to that question. One of the leading candidates would have to be the Wu-Tang Clan, who just finished a triumphant farewell tour. Now, Wu-Tang mastermind RZA has turned his attention to one of the other greatest rap crews in history, the Juice Crew. more info