Stereogum — Ratboys'
Singin' To An Empty Chair
is one of the very best albums of 2026, and now they're making it bigger and better. Next week, the band will release a deluxe editio... more info
Stereogum — Irish post-punkers M(h)aol signed to Merge and released their album
Something Soft
last year. Since then, they've lost a member and become a trio, and now they've share... more info
Stereogum — If you have the chance to go see Stevie Wonder, you have to go see Stevie Wonder. One night in 2013, I had the privilege of attending the now-defunct Hangout festival on ... more info
Stereogum — When Your Old Droog's family moved from Ukraine to Brooklyn, they were broke and homesick, and they would spread caviar thinly across plain, regular bread. That's the ins... more info
Magnet Magazine — When Pieta Brown invited Amos Lee to join her on “Drinkin’ Side,” loneliness became a shared experience. “Amos and I became friends slowly through music over the ... more info
Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Neko Case (New Pornographers, case/lang/veirs). We didn’t forget you. Photos for MAGNET by Dominic Episcopo. Read our classic Neko feature:
The post Happ... more info
Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, the B-52’s released Bouncing Off The Satellites. R.I.P. Ricky Wilson. Read our Q&As with Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strick... more info
Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Aimee Mann. You’re a charmer. Photos for MAGNET by James Elliot Bailey. Read our Mann cover interview conducted by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner:
The po... more info
Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Patsy Cline. Virginia is for lovers. Read September 6 birthday boy Rhett Miller (Old 97’s) in MAGNET on Patsy, Elliott Smith, the Stone Roses, Wedding Pr... more info
Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, the Human League released Crash. We’re all only human, of flesh and blood we’re made. Read our live review of the Human League, Soft Cell and Alis... more info
Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday P!nk. Get the party started. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our P!nk live review from 2023:
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Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, Hall & Oates released Bigger Than Both Of Us. ‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway. Watch our MAGNET television episode with John Oates:
The pos... more info
Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Benjamin Orr (Cars). You were just what we needed. Read Ric Ocasek in MAGNET on Orr and the Pixies’ Black Francis in MAGNET on Orr, Ocasek and the Cars:
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Stereogum — Jon Small, who played drums in Billy Joel's early bands the Hassles and Atilla and later became an accomplished director of music videos and concert films, has died. Joel... more info
Stereogum — Macklemore has been loudly advocating for an end to Israel's genocide in Gaza for years, but some Ed Sheeran fans are just now finding out about it. The Seattle rapper is... more info
Stereogum — We were into "Control," the recent single from Oakland "queer post-bubblegum slut grunge" crew Heavy Lifter, and I'd argue "Backyard" is even better. Out today, the song ... more info
Stereogum — Pulp have been back at it for well over three years now, so it's probably too late to reflexively describe them as "the reunited Pulp" or "the resurgent Pulp." But if it'... more info
Allmusic Blog — Michael Jackson's 15 favorite records reveal the diverse music that inspired the King of Pop, from Tchaikovsky and Debussy to Motown, funk, soul and disco. more info
Allmusic Blog — Prince wrote “Manic Monday” for The Bangles under the mysterious name Christopher. Discover how the song became a defining 1980s pop-rock hit. more info
Allmusic Blog — 1980 was one of rock history’s darkest years, with the deaths of Bon Scott, Ian Curtis, John Bonham, Darby Crash and John Lennon. more info