The Number Ones: Drake’s “What’s Next”

Bob Weir died earlier this month at 78. The San Fransisco-born guitarist was best known for co-founding the Grateful Dead, but he also played with a few of its offshoot groups including Dead & Company, whose lineup includes John Mayer.…

Ten years ago, just two days after releasing his final album Blackstar, David Bowie passed away. Over the weekend the national library in North London hosted a tribute event called David Bowie In Time, during which there were a few musical…

Tucker Zimmerman, the American musician who recruited his folk successors Big Thief to collaborate on his 2024 album Dance Of Love, died in a house fire at his home in Belgium on Saturday morning (January 17). He was 85. Local news reports…

Last week, Cate Le Bon and St. Vincent released "Always The Same," a collaboration made during the sessions of the Welsh singer's latest album Michelangelo Dying. Last night Le Bon performed at New York's Irving Plaza and brought out Annie…

The Mr. Bungle reunion has been in full swing since 2020. There have been some bumps, like when Mike Patton had to cancel for mental health reasons and when he tried to take out a drone at Knotfest Chile. But they've been having fun and…

Earlier this week, Bandcamp issued a blanket ban on generative AI and deepfake impersonations. This new measure makes Bandcamp an exception on the streaming landscape, were AI music is becoming more and more inescapable. Most of the…

I am entering my Slayyyter era. Even though the pop singer has a few albums under her belt, most recently 2023’s Starfucker, it wasn’t until I heard last year’s “CANNIBALISM!” that I was really hooked. (The video features the incredibly…

A$AP Rocky’s long-awaited new album Don’t Be Dumb finally arrived this morning, but it’s not the only exciting new rap record out today. Houston underground rap great Maxo Kream released the very good album Personification in 2024, and he…