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Watch Grimes Discuss AI in Music for PBS Series A Brief History of the Future

The fourth episode of the new PBS series A Brief History of the Future, a documentary series about reimagining a better future for the Earth and its inhabitants, aired last night (April 24). The episode focuses on how artificial intelligence factors into that vision. During one segment, Grimes is interviewed as a figure at “the […]

The Get Up Kids Announce Something to Write Home About 25th Anniversary Tour

The Get Up Kids have announced a North American tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal emo album Something to Write Home About. The trek takes place late summer into fall, and joining them on the run are Smoking Popes. See the full list of tour dates below. After a set at Four […]

Tomb Mold and Horrendous Announce 2024 North American Tour

Toronto death metal trio Tomb Mold and Philadelphia death metal quartet Horrendous are joining together for a North American tour this summer. Dubbed the Enraptured by Fate’s Tangled Thread Tour, it begins on July 4 in Toronto, Ontario, and lasts on through to the end of the month, concluding in Brooklyn on July 27. See […]

2Pac’s Estate Threatens Drake With Legal Action Over “Taylor Made Freestyle”

The estate of Tupac Shakur has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake over the Toronto rapper’s “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, a diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar, features vocals meant to sound like 2Pac, likely created using artificial intelligence. The estate is asking Drake to take down the song, which he posted on his social […]

Overmono Release Remix of the Streets’ “Turn the Page”: Listen

Overmono have shared the remix of the Streets’ “Turn the Page” that has been a staple of their live sets since its debut at Lost Village in 2022. Check it out below. The remix will also be released as a 12″ single, via XL. Tom and Ed Russell released Good Lies, their debut LP as […]

Nilüfer Yanya Shares Video for New Song “Like I Say (I Runaway)”: Watch

Nilüfer Yanya is back with her first new single in two years. “Like I Say (I Runaway)” arrives with the news that Yanya has signed to Ninja Tune. It also comes with a music video directed by Yanya’s sister, Molly Daniel, that follows her sprinting off into the distance as a runaway bride. Check it […]

Robyn Hitchcock to Publish Memoir

Robyn Hitchcock has announced a memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left. The cult singer-songwriter and bandleader of the Soft Boys and the Egyptians chronicles a 12-month span of his early adolescence in the book, documenting his alienating move to a new school and subsequent obsessions with the Beatles, Brian Eno, […]

Beings, New Band Featuring Steve Gunn and Shahzad Ismaily, Announce Debut Album, Share Songs: Listen

Guitarist Steve Gunn; bassist and synthesizer player Shahzad Ismaily; saxophonist, guitarist, and vocalist Zoh Amba; and drummer Jim White have come together to form the new band Beings. On June 7, the New York quartet will release its debut album, There Is a Garden, via No Quarter. Below, listen to Beings’ first two songs, “Flowers […]

Art Brut Announce New Compilation Album A Record Collection, Reduced to a Mixtape

Art Brut have announced a new compilation album, A Record Collection, Reduced to a Mixtape. For the 2xLP or 5xCD set, the south London indie-pop institution selected highlights from their albums Bang Bang Rock and Roll, It’s a Bit Complicated, Art Brut vs Satan, and Brilliant! Tragic!, along with demos, alternate takes, and live recordings from […]

Watch Les Savy Fav’s Video for New Song “World Got Great”

Les Savy Fav have shared “World Got Great” from their comeback album Oui, LSF. Accompanying the new song is an animated video by Emmy-winner Jimbo Matison, in which Les Savy Fav defeat world-ending monsters in a battle through the power of tickle fights and flower power. Check it out below. Oui, LSF is Les Savy […]

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