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fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Foo Fighters preview new songs

Foo Fighters are teasing a new album with singles and website snippets while announcing an extensive 2026 tour of festivals, stadiums, and North American dates.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Dave Grohl Is Foo Fighting His New Voice

Foo Fighters released the single "Your Favorite Toy," showcasing Ilan Rubin on drums and signaling the tone for their 12th album due April 24.
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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

Foo Fighters: Your Favorite Toy

Foo Fighters' new album 'Your Favorite Toy' reflects Dave Grohl's journey through grief and personal challenges while maintaining a lively rock spirit.
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fromConsequence
3 days ago

Your Favorite Toy Has All of Foo Fighters' Favorite Tricks: Review

Dave Grohl's therapy journey influences Foo Fighters' new album, reflecting on personal struggles and maintaining the band's signature sound.
London music
fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

Foo Fighters Unveil New Song "Of All People"

Foo Fighters released the single 'Of All People' from their upcoming album 'Your Favorite Toy', set to unveil on April 24th.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Foo Fighters share new single "Caught in the Echo"

Foo Fighters' new album 'Your Favorite Toy' features garage rock and includes the track 'Caught in the Echo'.
Wine
fromInsideHook
5 days ago

Pearl Jam's Official Tour Photographer Is a Wine Industry Pro

Geoff Whitman transitioned from a wine executive to Pearl Jam's official tour photographer, culminating in a photo book from their 2024-2025 tour.
London music
fromBrooklynVegan
5 days ago

The Tubs sign to Merge, share cover of Metallica's "Fade to Black"

The Tubs signed with Merge Records after their previous label closed, releasing a cover of Metallica's 'Fade to Black' to celebrate.
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Amazon Music partners with Bandsintowns for concert listings | TechCrunch

"Live music is one of the most powerful ways fans connect with the artists they love-something we've seen firsthand through the livestream performances we've brought to fans worldwide," said Karolina Joynathsing, Director of Business Development, Amazon Music.
NYC music
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fromSPIN
5 days ago

Gary Klebe Grows Up Without Growing Old - SPIN

Power pop evolves with age, reflecting deeper life experiences while maintaining its youthful energy and melodic appeal.
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from48 hills
1 week ago

How 'absurd grunge Cinderella' Melissa Auf der Maur embraced her wild '90s - 48 hills

Melissa Auf der Maur reflects on the '90s, seeking to reclaim meaningful experiences from a chaotic past as she promotes her memoir.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Gregg Foreman, the Delta 72 founder and Cat Power collaborator, dead at 53

Gregg Foreman, influential blues-punk musician and collaborator, has died at 53, leaving a significant impact on the music scene.
NYC music
fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

10,000 Chicago Concert Recordings Are Being Uploaded to the Internet Archive: Nirvana, Phish, Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants & More

Aadam Jacobs' concert recording archive preserves over 10,000 performances, now accessible through the Internet Archive.
#kurt-cobain
NYC music
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Alice Cooper Performs Surprise Cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Alice Cooper performed a surprise cover of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at his annual Coopstock festival.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

90s rock icon Bob Mould: When Cobain died, I pulled the plug there was nothing worth saving'

The beating heart of Sugar was always the sound of Bob Mould's guitar: a colossal, metallic, thunderous thing, like a sonic boom you could whistle. It was incredible, being engulfed by that wall of sound.
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fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

"World's Fastest Drummer" Plays Soundgarden Classic as He Hears It for First Time

Merlini is the current holder of the fastest hands on the planet. He's been measured at performing 400bpm single stroke rolls and over 300bpm with his bare hands, which is beyond blistering to those not in the know.
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SF music
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

The 'Jesus of Cool' returns to rock San Francisco

Nick Lowe has a long-standing affection for San Francisco, performing there since the late 1970s and cherishing his memories of the city.
London music
fromBrooklynVegan
3 weeks ago

BV Interviews: Bob Mould on all things Sugar reunion, Husker Du, Hedwig, earplugs, more

Sugar reunites for their first tour in 31 years, starting May 1, 2026, with shows in New York and London.
#girl-trouble
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fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Girl Trouble Return With First Album in 23 Years

Girl Trouble returns to K Records for their first album in 23 years, titled 'As Is', releasing on June 26.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 weeks ago

Girl Trouble announce first album 23 years: hear "Make It Mine"

Girl Trouble announces their first new album 'As Is' since 2003, featuring songs recorded over 15 years, releasing on June 26.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Mercury Music Picks: Hardcore Shortiez Destroy HLR, Larry Brings His Flask to Showdown, and It's Spring Break in Kenton

Sessa's charming stage presence, irresistible Portuguese vocals, and the whole band's groovy sunshine energy made the entire room fall in love with the musicians from São Paulo.
Portland
#punk-rock
London music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Generation X: Generation X

Big Ben's explosion in 1976 marked a cultural shift, coinciding with the rise of punk rock and Generation X's emergence in music.
London music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Generation X: Generation X

Big Ben's explosion in 1976 marked a cultural shift, coinciding with the rise of punk rock and Generation X's emergence in music.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Young people are longing for the low-tech 90s and so would I, if I could only remember them

Embracing 90s nostalgia encourages disconnecting from technology to experience life more fully and invites serendipity.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The male ego is even more fragile than it ever was': Kim Gordon on shyness, AI and Zohran Mamdani's cool

Sonic Youth focused on creating unprecedented music by studying influential predecessors like the Velvet Underground and no wave bands, then pursuing innovation without long-term planning, allowing creative direction to emerge organically.
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fromAnOther
1 month ago

Melissa Auf der Maur's Memoir Chronicles the 90s Alternative Rock Scene

Melissa Auf der Maur's memoir chronicles her experiences as bassist in Hole and Smashing Pumpkins during the 1990s alternative rock era, exploring addiction, loss, and her protective relationships with musicians.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Four Bay Area tweens made an album in 2000. 25 years later, it became a hit.

'We had a few songs that we were like, 'These are really good, these are genius, and we are the Spice Girls slash Destiny's Child,' said singer Ayden Mayeri in the documentary, on which she served as director.
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#courtney-love
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fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Courtney Love Urges Dave Grohl to "Man Up" and "Just Say We're Cool"

Courtney Love urges Dave Grohl to publicly acknowledge their reconciliation to stop harassment from his fans.
Music
fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Courtney Love Urges Dave Grohl to "Man Up" and "Just Say We're Cool"

Courtney Love urges Dave Grohl to publicly acknowledge their reconciliation to stop harassment from his fans.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I watched society burn a woman at the stake': Melissa Auf der Maur on her bandmate Courtney Love and the farce of the 90s

Melissa Auf der Maur kept her father's assisted death secret for 25 years before revealing it in her memoir about her rock music career in the 1990s.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

In Bloom by Liz Allan review an electric debut of grunge and teen spirit

Three teenage girls in 1994 Australia investigate a sexual assault accusation against their music teacher to save their band's chance at a Battle of the Bands competition.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

What's a Gen X to Do?

Beleaguered Louvre president Laurence des Cars quits after a historic heist under her watch. The next morning, a new leader is announced. It's Christophe Leribault from the Palace of Versailles, a true museum animal who ran a few during his career.
Arts
SF music
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

His band defined 1990s indie rock. In SF, he reclaims a singular voice.

Stephen Malkmus, a founding member of Pavement, continues to define alternative rock as a solo artist and bandleader while maintaining relevance across three decades through evolving musical projects.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Fred Armisen to Host CNN Series Delving Into Nirvana, GN'R, and Other Universal Music Artists

The untitled music docuserieswill give fans an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into Universal Music Group's vaults, which form the world's largest music archives... With Armisen as their dynamic and knowledgeable host, viewers will explore pivotal moments in pop culture, and the stories of the iconic artists and songwriters who changed the course of history. UMG's archives include a massive, highly secure vault within the Iron Mountain facility in Boyers, Pennsylvania, located 220 feet underground in a former limestone mine.
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#portland-music-scene
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fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Toody Cole on Keeping Dead Moon's Legacy Alive

Toody Cole, a humble punk bassist and Portland music icon, maintains a DIY ethos at 77, managing Dead Moon's legacy while continuing to perform and create music with unwavering dedication.
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fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Toody Cole on Keeping Dead Moon's Legacy Alive

Toody Cole, a humble punk bassist and Portland music icon, maintains a DIY ethos at 77, managing Dead Moon's legacy while continuing to perform and create music with unwavering dedication.
Digital life
fromHer Campus
2 months ago

It's the Feeling, Not the Clothes: Nostalgia for 2016

Many people nostalgically long for 2016's simpler social media culture and sense of peace before political upheaval, the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread generative AI.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The most stunningly awful wonderful record': how the Shaggs became rock's most divisive band

Austin Wiggin Jr. forced his daughters, the Shaggs, into a strict musical regime, leading to unexpected fame despite their unconventional style.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Failure Unveil Grungy Gothic New Single "A Way Down"

Failure's new single 'A Way Down' showcases a shift towards a gothic atmosphere, influenced by The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Billy Corgan Believes Rock Music Was "Purposely Dialed Down" in Late '90s

Rock music was deliberately diminished in mainstream culture starting in the late 1990s, replaced by rap and later pop, despite remaining commercially dominant in ticket sales.
NYC music
fromFar Out Magazine
2 months ago

Kim Gordon's favourite New York songs

Kim Gordon's return to New York immersed her in the city's no-wave and punk scenes, directly shaping Sonic Youth's early experimental sound.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

One of the most important Bay Area bands of all time visits San Francisco

Los Tigres del Norte will play Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 20 for the La Loteria Tour; tickets start at $85.
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

What "tour" are Hole's Courtney Love & Melissa Auf der Maur teasing?

I wanted her voice because it's robustly an octave over mine. It's surprisingly, to me, more robust and embodied now than it was in '98, when they recorded Celebrity Skin, Hole's Grammy-nominated third album. Silver, tinkling, all the things I can't do. We're perfect together.
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NYC music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Dinosaur Jr., JAMC, Blonde Redhead, Meat Puppets, Julie, TAGABOW & more playing Total Bummer at Knockdown Center

Total Bummer festival in NYC features established alt-rock acts like Dinosaur Jr. and The Jesus and Mary Chain alongside emerging punk, shoegaze, and experimental artists across May 30-31 at Knockdown Center.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Announces Graphic Novel and Rock Opera Album

Mike McCready releases a graphic novel and rock opera album titled Farewell to Seasons exploring Seattle's 1980s music scene and grunge's impact on artists.
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Pearl Jam's Mike Creedy announces new graphic novel & rock opera (exclusive vinyl)

McCready's story captures the drive and sense of community that forged the powerful backbone of the Seattle music scene of the 1980s, as their world changed forever with the explosion of grunge in the '90s. Farewell to Seasons unflinchingly shows the brutal cost it had for so many artists and musicians as it captures the lived experience of that seminal era.
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fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

Cigarette Mom Rock Is The Newest Music Genre & We Are Here For All Interpretations

The category's been going around social media for a bit, but there's even a domain exclusively for Cigarette Mom Rock. There, the meaning of the genre is described as a "feminine counterpart to 'divorced dad rock,'" but is also meant to conjure up images of your own hard-working '90s mom, driving you to baseball practice with the windows down and a cigarette in one hand.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Chat Pile release Sub Pop single with Nirvana cover

It's a true dream to put out a single on Sub Pop, and our new song 'Masks' hopefully honors the spirit of the mythical, sometimes mystical, city of Seattle. Thanks in part to the movie Hype, we have long been obsessed with Seattle, the American underground of the late '80s, and Sub Pop and their tools of world domination. Everything we learned about packaging Chat Pile, we learned from Sub Pop co-founders Jonathan Poneman and Bruce Pavitt.
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fromDocumentjournal
2 months ago

Bootsy Holler's lost photos of Seattle's teen underground

Bootsy Holler's photographs document Seattle's post-grunge youth scene (1992–2004), capturing underage nightlife, DIY parties, and emerging bands like Death Cab for Cutie.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Courtney Love says "no Hole reunion"

Courtney Love clarified that Hole will not reunite, though she and Melissa Auf der Maur are collaborating on new solo material and shows scheduled for 2026.
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

Smashing Pumpkins Announce 35th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue of Debut Album Gish

The Smashing Pumpkins are releasing a 35th anniversary 180-gram vinyl reissue of debut album Gish on May 29 with special color variants and original packaging.
fromVulture
2 months ago

When Is a Band Not the Same Band Anymore?

"When I read the fine print, it was 'an experience with REO Speedwagon's music.' It's none of the original members," Fletcher recalls. "I don't want to promote the show unless it's the real thing. I don't know why you would want to see that. It's just a cover band. To me, that's a little bit strange." He adds, with a sigh, "If there are no original members, who cares?"
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fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Mercury Music Picks: Birthdays for Commonwealth Skate and Mallbrawlreds, Rare Portland Appearances by Derek Hunter Wilson and Visible Cloaks

A hectic weekend of local shows and album releases showcased the collectivism of live music, ambient harp collaborations, and Cardi B's provocative new album.
#mariah-carey
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Courtney Love Teases Hole Reunion Tour with Melissa Auf der Maur

Courtney Love teases a Hole reunion tour potentially featuring bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, their first shows together in over a decade.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

AFI's Jade Puget reunites with Redemption 87 bandmates in new hardcore band on Revelation Records (listen)

Jade Puget reunites with former Redemption 87 bandmates to form Birdlegs, releasing debut album Visions Beyond The Ape Cave on Revelation Records in April, blending youth crew hardcore with contemporary influences.
#bikini-kill
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Greg Brown, Cake Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dies at 56

Greg Brown, Cake's original guitarist and co-founder, died at 55 after a brief illness; he wrote "The Distance" and helped define the band's early sound.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Celebrate rock n' roll history in Oakland with Greil Marcus, Daveed Diggs

Greil Marcus celebrates the 50th anniversary of his influential book Mystery Train with a discussion on music's role in defining American ideology.
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