The Number Ones: Polo G’s “Rapstar”

Story time. One night in probably 2002, I go see the Minneapolis punk band Dillinger Four at the Ottobar in Baltimore. This is a total whim. I go by myself. I don’t have anything else going on that night — I think it’s a Monday…

Weezer have been teasing a new album. The band recently announced a North American arena tour called Weezer: The Gathering with the Shins and Silversun Pickups as support, and today they’re sharing the lead single called “Shine…

Boston metallic hardcore heroes Converge have been a band for more than 30 years, and they have never taken less than two years between albums. Somehow, though, we’re about to get two Converge records in a six-month period. We did…

In February, Megan Thee Stallion made her Broadway debut, playing the role of the Zidler in the long-running show Moulin Rouge! The Musical. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Megan fell ill in the middle of Tuesday night's performance,…

Bruce Springsteen already made his presence felt this year by speaking out against ICE's reign of terror in the Twin Cities, releasing the protest song "Streets Of Minneapolis," and performing it as the surprise guest at Tom Morello's…

Cass McCombs recently kicked off his tour to bring last year’s Interior Live Oak to the stage. In New York, he was introduced by comedian Adam Friedland, who called him “the greatest singer-songwriter in the world.” Now…

Wah-hawww, this isn't good. '90s alt-rock hitmakers Better Than Ezra, who were the subject of our Alternative Number Ones column last year, are holding a contest for fans to use a new AI platform to "write" a song for them. Better Than Eza…

Singer-songwriter Tracey Nelson is based in New York, but he’s evidently friends with all the countrified indie rockers of Asheville, North Carolina. Last month, Nelson signed to the new K Records imprint Perennial and shared…