Rock Gossip

The New York rapper MIKE has long been at the forefront of the bleary, impressionistic, loop-driven hip-hop that’s widely celebrated underground. Almost all of his albums have come out on the summer or winter solstice, and he’s got another one today, his first since June 2021’s great Disco! (though he did drop an EP with […]

Sheffield, UK punks Rat Cage have a pair of ferocious new songs out today. A-side “In The Shadow Of The Bomb” is relentlessly intense; imagine one of those cartoon brawls often depicted as a roving cloud of dust, except scarily realistic and triumphantly violent. B-side “Scared Of The Truth” is more of a straight-ahead rager, […]

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.

The Ally Coalition, Jack and Rachel Antonoff’s organization benefitting LGBTQ+ youth, staged its eighth annual Talent Show in NYC last night. The NYU Skirball Center was the star-studded event’s new home after being held virtually in 2021 and at Town Hall in years prior. Also new this time was that the talent was a surprise, […]

H&M recently rolled out a new line of Justin Bieber merchandise, which apparently was news to Justin Bieber. On his Instagram story, the pop star disassociated himself from the collection and urged his followers not to buy it. “I didn’t approve any of the merch collection that they put up at H&M… all without my […]

The Almost Famous musical is closing on Broadway. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the final performance of the play at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre will be Jan. 8, just over two months after its Nov. 3. premiere. THR notes that Almost Famous brought in a “fairly average” gross of $765,060 the week ending Dec. 11 but […]

Gwen Stefani gave a new interview to the Wall Street Journal ahead of the new season of The Voice — which will be the last one for her husband, country star Blake Shelton, who she met through doing the show. With Shelton leaving The Voice, the Q&A touches on Stefani’s own plans for the future, […]

The dreamy and experimental Philadelphia band Knifeplay’s new album Animal Drowning earned them Band To Watch honors and spots on our lists of 2022’s best albums and songs as well as our annual Best New Bands list. Suffice it to say we like them a lot.

Yo La Tengo continued their annual Hannukah shows at Bowery Ballroom Monday night with another set speckled with covers and special guests. At Sunday’s opening night, the band — who have a new album called This Stupid World on the way — welcomed members of Lambchop and Pavement to the stage. This time it was […]

The benefit show Letters To Santa: The 24 Hour Comedy And Music Marathon has been an annual Chicago tradition since 2002. This year’s installment began Monday at 6PM local time and continues until the same time today, with performers including Jeff Tweedy, Ty Segall, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Sally Timms and Jon Langford of the […]