Rock Gossip

After a COVID-mandated two-year break, this run of shows will benefit the Fund For The School District Of Philadelphia, a nonprofit that raises and coordinates investments into the city’s public schools. There will also be an auction in January (sign up here to learn more) for items such as a Golden Ticket good for a […]

This year certain corners of the internet, TikTok included, were consistently fascinated with and enraged by “nepo babies” — that is, children of celebrities, whose path to success in the entertainment industry (and life in general) is significantly easier thanks to nepotism. I was only ambiently aware of this fixation — I guess Gen Z […]

The death of Specials frontman Terry Hall has occasioned a massive outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians over the past 24 hours. One of those tributes comes from Blur and Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn, who collaborated with Hall many times over the years. “Terry, you meant the world to me. I love you,” Albarn wrote […]

The emo-ish Los Angeles indie band Guppy caught our attention this year with their album Big Man Says Slappydoo. Today they’ve released a new holiday track called “A Jew On Christmas.” It’s an acoustic ballad all about the desire to partake in yuletide traditions to feel included in American society. Relevant lyric: I’m talking to […]

Guided By Voices were set to play a run of four shows next week at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois, culminating in a sold-out gig on New Year’s Eve. Those concerts have now been canceled because singer, songwriter, and ringleader Robert Pollard suffered a fractured kneecap. The band announced the cancellations today while sharing an X-ray […]

After the breakup of Clipse, Pusha T signed to Kanye West’s record label G.O.O.D. Music in 2010, and his appearances on Kanye tracks like “Runaway” helped firm up his status as a solo artist. In 2015 Pusha became the president of G.O.O.D., which by then was a subsidiary of Island Def Jam. He remained with […]

Martin Duffy, the keyboardist for bands including Felt, Primal Scream, and the Charlatans, has died. According to a post from Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, Duffy died Sunday after suffering a brain injury due to a fall at his home in Brighton. He was 55.

Last night, Metallica hosted their third annual All Within My Hands Foundation benefit concert at the Microsoft Theater in LA. The night featured several highlights, including the live debut of Metallica’s new single “Lux Æterna,” from their upcoming studio LP, 72 Seasons (arriving on April 14). There were also acoustic covers of Thin Lizzy’s “Borderline” […]

Billie Eilish played a third and final show of her mini-residency at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles last night, where she brought out Donald Glover, who performed as Childish Gambino for the first time since 2019. The two teamed up for a stripped-down rendition of “Redbone,” which Glover originally released in 2016.

A woman has died after being injured at London’s Brixton O2 Academy, where a “large number of people were attempting to force entry” at an Asake concert. According to local police, 33-year-old Rebecca Ikumelo, from Newham, east London, died in the hospital on Saturday morning. Two other women, aged 21 and 23, are in critical […]