A new punk-rock fest called Destination Chaos will be taking place for seven nights at the Senator Resort And Spa, an all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. Promising “all-inclusive debauchery in the tropics,” Destination Chaos will g... more info

Twilight director Chris Weitz has opened up about nearly casting Taylor Swift as an extra in 2009’s New Moon but ultimately deciding against it. Guesting on Twilight star Ashley Greene’s The Twilight Effect podcast, Weitz said Swift had asked... more info

Canadian power-pop greats Sloan announced their new album Steady last month. At the same time, they released lead single “Spend The Day.” Today they’re back with single #2. The alternately crunchy and jangly “Scratch The Surface” would s... more info

Last year, Mariah Carey and her team tried to trademark the phrase “Queen Of Christmas.” But two other festive singers have criticized Carey for attempting to do so, and in the process are defending their claim own to that crown. Darlene Love ... more info

Spoon got big by getting small. On 2001’s Girls Can Tell , the first in a streak of aughts classics that saw the Austin rock band gain exponentially more fans with each new release, “getting small” meant returning to an independent label af... more info

In September, Kid Cudi will release his long-teased multimedia project: a new album called Entergalactic and an animated Netflix series built around the songs from the album. Cudi discusses that project and much more in a new Esquire cover story... more info

Last night, Judd Apatow held a benefit show at the Largo in Los Angeles to raise money for Victims First. Beck was the only musician advertised as a headliner, but he brought along some special guests. Toward the end of his set, he was joined by T... more info

Way back in 2015, the underground rap greats Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman teamed up to form a duo called Lice, and they released an extremely fun free-download EP. They followed that with two more EPs, 2016’s Lice Two: Still Buggin’ and 20... more info

Pioneering music veteran Todd Rundgren will return this fall, and he’s bringing a bunch of friends with him. Rundgren’s new album Space Force has a stacked guest list including the Roots, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, ... more info

Next month, Beth Orton is releasing a new album, Weather Alive, her first in six years. We’ve heard the title track and “Forever Young” from it so far, and today she’s back with another new song, “Friday Night,” alongside news of her f... more info