Stereogum — Riffs! I like riffs. I like it when songs have lots of riffs. I like when one riff stops and another one suddenly starts. The Oxnard, California heavy hardcore band Torena has riffs for days. They’ve got so many riffs that their new single burns through a few of them before anyone starts singing. Torena… The post Torena – “Extinction” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Journey's farewell tour kicked off in February in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and it'll keep going for at least the next three months, without an officially announced end in sight. Before the tour started, fans weren't even sure who would along for the trek. Founding guitarist Neal Schon and longtime keyboardist Jonathan Cain famously don't get along, to the point where they were recently suing each other. Singer Arnel Pineda is facing domestic violence charges in Philippines, his homeland. Neither Cain nor Pineda joined the band for pre-tour appearances. Now that the tour is finally underway, both Cain and Pineda are on it. But based on what Pineda says in a recent interview, he's not there by choice. The post Journey Singer Can’t Quit Due To Contractual Obligations, Says Guitarist appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — After his arrest for battery of a police officer last summer after an erratic post-midnight expedition into the streets of Los Angeles, Lil Nas X was charged with four felonies, raising the prospect of potential jail time. In the immediate aftermath, he called his arrest and weekend-long jail stint "terrifying," and his lawyer said he was not taking illegal drugs at the time of his arrest. LNX (pictured above at a hearing last month) had disclosed mental health struggles to fans several months before the arrest, and a few weeks afterward, his lawyer said he was undergoing unspecified treatment. The post Assault Charges Against Lil Nas X To Be Dropped Pending Mental Health Treatment appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — It's fun when the elusive Sky Ferreira sings on a song, even when that song apparently is not hers. That happened just a couple of months ago when she teamed up with Charli XCX on "Eyes Of The World," a track from Charli's Wuthering Heights album. But in the past few weeks, Ferreira — who's only released a handful of singles in the past decade — has suggested that her fingerprints are a lot more prominent than we realized. The post Sky Ferreira Accuses Charli XCX Of Stealing Her Songs For Wuthering Heights appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — It's been a few months since Sabrina Carpenter dropped her last full-length Man's Best Friend , but it's not too late for the house tour. Today she released the music video for album highlight "House Tour" in which she stars alongside Margaret Qualley, whose husband Jack Antonoff co-produced and co-wrote the song, and Outer Banks star Madelyn Cline. Carpenter and Qualley also co-directed the video together, which sees the trio — aka the "Pretty Girl Clean-Up Crew" — take a tour of a house that apparently belongs to none of them. Watch it below. The post Sabrina Carpenter Releases “House Tour” Video Starring Margaret Qualley And Madelyn Cline appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — It's somehow been six years since the Strokes released their "new" album, the Grammy-winning The New Abnormal , and the band has been announced for a zillion festivals this year, including an appearance at Coachella this Saturday. So perhaps it was obvious a new LP was on the way. Today they've confirmed it. The post The Strokes Announce New Album Reality Awaits appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Guns N' Roses are on tour. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, and company are currently playing shows across Latin America, including a stop at the Monsters Of Rock Brazil festival in São Paulo on Saturday. Their setlist included "Bad Apples," a deep cut from their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I. Per Setlist.fm, they've only played it twice before, both times on the Use Your Illusion Tour that same year (the first time was also in Brazil). They also apparently soundchecked "Right Next Door To Hell," another Use Your Illusion I song they hadn't played since 1991. See clips of their Monsters Of Rock set below. The post Guns N’ Roses Play Use Your Illusion I Deep Cut For The First Time In 35 Years appeared first on Stereogum. more info

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