Jon Small, who played drums in Billy Joel's early bands the Hassles and Atilla and later became an accomplished director of music videos and concert films, has died. Joel announced his passing in a ...

Bloc Party's new album Anatomy Of A Brief Romance arrives this Friday. The internet was not a fan of the band's latest single "Pigwigs," which is certainly not Bloc Party at their best. Nevertheless, ...

It’s a sad day for metal and wrestling fans. Last night, professional wrestler and metal musician Andy Williams passed away following a medical emergency during a match at Mr. Small’s Theatre in ...

It's a beautiful day here in Stereogum world: The War On Drugs released a new single. Around these parts, that's cause for celebration, especially when they pile on the sonic splendor like this.

British new wave legends Squeeze are currently on a North American tour with fellow '80s veterans Adam Ant and Haircut 100, but they had to cancel last night's Vienna, Virginia show for tragic reasons ...

Sean Ragon, founder and frontman for the goth- and punk-rooted psych-folk band Cult Of Youth, has died. "It is with a heavy heart that I say, Sean Ragon has left this mortal coil," reads an ...

Within the independent music world, there's been a growing enthusiasm this year for Historic New Jersey, a recording collective and/or record label in Philadelphia making retro-tinted pop-rock, ...

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In 1996, the Butthole Surfers hit the big time. For years, they’d been known as the biggest freaks on the American underground rock circuit, and this was during a time when the American underground ...

After months of saying that she’s going all-in on acting, big-deal pop star Ariana Grande just went ahead and announced a new album. For a few weeks, Grande has been teasing a follow-up to 2024’s ...

It has been nearly five years futuristic pop experimenter Arca released kiCK iiiii, her most recent album. In the time since then, Arca has released a bunch of singles, like “Puta,” “Sola,” and the ...

Earlier this month, Tears For Fears announced a new live album called Songs For A Nervous Planet. But a lot of the folks who would be excited for the project were disappointed in its artwork, accusing ...