Consequence of Sound — Nile Rodgers, The Hold Steady, and El-P also memoralized the legendary Cars frontman and producer. Ric Ocasek Tributes: Weezer, The Killers, Courtney Love, and Billy Corgan Honor New Wave Legend Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — In one sense, the Hold Steady returned this year with their first album in five years, Thrashing Thru The Passion. In another sense, they never really went away. In the interim, frontman Craig Finn released three solo albums, and since 2017 the Hold ... more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: Banks (Colbert; 9/9), Vampire Weekend (Colbert; 9/11), 5 Seconds of Summer (Corden; 9/12), The Hold Steady (Corden; 9/10), and Mika (Corden; 9/11). more info

Consequence of Sound — Singer-songwriter Craig Finn chats up their comeback record Thrashing Thru the Passion. The Hold Steady on Having Their Best Lineup Yet Michael Roffman more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author Peter Orner. Radio Milwaukee interviewed Craig Finn of the Hold Steady. August's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $2.99 today: Inukshuk by Gregory Spatz Louis Kemp discussed his new book Dylan & Me with The... more info

Consequence of Sound — Another look at their upcoming album, Thrashing Thru the Passion. The Hold Steady reveal new song “You Did Good Kid”: Stream Lake Schatz more info

Chorus.fm — The Hold Steady have released the new song “You Did Good Kid.” more info

Stereogum — The Hold Steady released their last album, Teeth Dreams , five years ago. Since then, the Brooklyn rockers have been casually dropping one-off tracks, like 2017's "Entitlement Crew" and "A Snake In The Shower." This year saw the stand-alone single "... more info

JamBase — Rockers The Hold Steady will host multi-night runs in four different cities this summer and also confirmed a four-night stand at Brooklyn Bowl set for December. more info

Stereogum — The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn just released his new solo album I Need A New War , the final installment in a loose three-LP trilogy that also includes 2015's Faith In The Future and 2017's We All Want The Same Things . And today, he brought... more info