Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen). Ballyhoo and bedbugs, bedbugs and ballyhoo. Read our Bunnymen Over/Under: The post Happy Birthday Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers released Hard Promises. Tom hopes you paid no more than $8.98 for this album. The post Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Released “Hard Promises” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Adele. God, this reminds us of when we were young. The post Happy Birthday Adele appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — The Pussycat Dolls' comeback is not going as planned. First, there was drama about Jessica Sutta and Carmit Bachar's exclusion from the new lineup, which consists only of Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Ashley Roberts. Now, the group has canceled all but one North American tour dates following reports of weak ticket sales. The post Pussycat Dolls Cancel Another Reunion Tour appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Petey Pablo's Timbaland-produced 2001 anthem "Raise Up" is almost certainly the greatest song ever written about taking your shirt off, twisting it around your hand, and spinning it like a helicopter. Over the past quarter century, Petey Pablo's career has been through peaks and valleys, including a two-year stay in federal prison for the time he tried to bring a stolen gun on board a commercial flight. But "Raise Up" has never gone away. Just this year, it's been heavily referenced on songs from A$AP Rocky and Pablo's fellow North Carolina rapper J. Cole. Now, "Raise Up" could become North Carolina's official state hip-hop song. The post Petey Pablo’s “Raise Up” Could Become North Carolina’s Official State Hip-Hop Song appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — It’s not every day we get to hear new music from Marnie Stern. Today might not even be that day unless you pay up. Stern has returned with “Trix Are For Kids,” her first new song since 2023’s The Comeback Kid. For now, it’s only on Bandcamp, and it’s not streaming unless you buy it.… The post Marnie Stern – “Trix Are For Kids” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — M.I.A.'s descent into right-wing absurdity is nothing new. Back in 2022, she compared Alex Jones' lies about the Sandy Hook mass shooting to "every celebrity pushing vaccines." In 2024, she went on the far-right conspiracy theorist's show to launch apparel that supposedly block 5G signals. Last month, she dropped her "gospel" album M.I.7 and introduced a new clothing line, this one designed to block 10G signals. Now, after some ill-received stage banter at a Kid Cudi show in Dallas, she's gotten herself kicked off of a big summer tour. The post M.I.A. Kicked Off Kid Cudi Tour Over Onstage Political Rants appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Britney Spears has plead guilty to reckless driving under the influence, the New York Times reports. The pop star was arrested for suspicion of DUI last March after highway patrol officers in Ventura County, California found her driving erratically on Interstate 101 and showing "signs of impairment." The post Britney Spears Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge In DUI Case appeared first on Stereogum. more info