Magnet Magazine — 1) Porridge Radio Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me (Secretly Canadian)2) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Wild God (PIAS)3) Father John Misty Mahashmashana (Sub Pop)4) Nada Surf Moon Mirror (New West)5) Fontaines D.C. Romance (XL)6) The Sm... more info

Stereogum — For the past three years, the Cruel World festival has been bringing the stars of ’80s goth, post-punk, and new wave to Southern California. The greater Los Angeles area has long been a stronghold for gloomy British rock, and the festival has be... more info

Obscure Sound — Enveloping with an invigorating rock sound, Levitator is the new album from Melbourne-based band Society of Beggars. Satiating structural rises pair with an emotional lyrical core; the album was crafted during personal tumult, following the loss of f... more info

Stereogum — It was true a few weeks ago, and it’s still true today: Dylan be tweetin’. Yes, the real Bob Dylan is posting messages to his formerly management-controlled account on x dot com. The other day he tweeted about attending a Nick Cave concert in ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Willy And The Poor Boys. One of the three finest CCR albums from 1969. Read our Sound Check column on the best of the best-ofs: CCR, Leonard Cohen, the Go-Betweens, New Order, Nick Cave & The ... more info

Antimusic Rock — Goldenvoice is thrilled to announce the highly-anticipated return of Cruel World Festival more info

Stereogum — The Cruel World festival will once again bring giants of post-punk, new wave, and goth to Southern California next spring. Taking place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 17, the 2025 edition of the fest will be headlined by no less than New Orde... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 65th birthday Thomas Wydler (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds). Die haut mensch. Read our classic Nick Cave cover story: The post Happy 65th Birthday Thomas Wydler (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’ musical sequel to his divisive 2019 hit Joker, is out today. It once again stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, and this time Lady Gaga is on board as his Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, aka Harl... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Marianne Faithfull released Before The Poison. PJ Harvey! Nick Cave! Damon Albarn! Jon Brion! Adrian Utley! The post Marianne Faithfull Released “Before The Poison” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info