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In 2025, we have a whole new generation of amazing kids all over the country making Sydney and Australian hardcore the sickest it's ever been,

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and San Jose Rocks today announced a celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's first performance under that iconic name. On Dec. 4, at 4pm, the city will unveil a commemorative bronze plaque at San Jose City Hall above the footprint of a house which once stood on South Fifth Street.

Navy Blue raps as though he's leading you out of a dark, damp tunnel and into the light. His voice is measured and restrained, often strident, as if he's talking you through breathing exercises to ground you in the throes of a panic attack. Since Sage Elsesser's debut LP as Navy Blue, 2020's Àdá Irin, he's been paring his music down to be the purest elemental reflection of his heart.

"Big Daddy" is the slickest Nigerian pop song of the year. In under three minutes, Tems' kiss-off is breezy and poised as she throws jabs at her ex: "No ambition, he's a loser." If that weren't enough, she wields the titular pet name against him, clowning on his familiar switch-up from all-demanding Lothario to pathetic beggar boy ("What's the deal, daddy?/Big daddy, jump for me.") Consider this the flip side of " Love Me JeJe." This time, it's all resentment.

After the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night (which Max Verstappen won, and which was attended by A-Listers including Beyoncé and Jay-Z), a bunch of very random celebrity F1 fans-or maybe just the rich and famous who happened to also be in Sin City this weekend-attended the afterparty, which helpfully tells us was officially given the title The After.

For example: shopping for someone who wants to let everyone know they go to live shows and get down 'n' dirty in the mosh pits? Grab a shirt from the iconic SF venue The Fillmore to put that non-verbal message on blast. Or maybe the object of your affection is seeking more low-key musical attention? They can signal fondness for reggae, dub, and drum and bass via a lid, custom tee, mug, beer koozie, or even a dog scarf proclaiming dedication to the low-end goodness of DJ SEP.

A musical journey stretching from Technicolor Hollywood to the modern stage, the concert will feature vocalist Joan Ellison. The singer has made it her life's work to restore and perform Judy Garland's original symphonic scores - the very arrangements audiences first heard on television, in films, and at Garland's legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Singing Garland's original orchestrations with a full symphony is both exhilarating and surreal for Ellison. "It's just the biggest thrill imaginable," she said,of performing with a symphony orchestra. "It feels like I'm standing in the recording studio at Capitol Records in 1955!"

Tyler played his own set, during which he made the live debut of the recently-released Chromakopia bonus track "Mother," and he also made guest appearances during other sets at the fest. He joined GloRilla for their Chromakopia collab "Sticky," A$AP Rocky for their late 2010s collabs "Who Dat Boy" and "Potato Salad," and Clipse for their collab "P.O.V." from Clipse's 2025 comeback album Let God Sort 'Em Out. It was their first time performing the song live together (though Tyler performed the verse on his own at Madison Square Garden earlier this year), and and it was yet another super exciting Tyler moment, following his recent OutKast tribute at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Now that Hilary Duff is back in the music world, she's showing how "Mature" she's become - with some help from her wardrobe. On Nov. 6, the actor officially returned to music after a decade-long wait with her new single "Mature" and a music video, where she wore an array of sequined yet spicy looks that perfectly captured her comeback while showing how far she's come.

Michael Bublé and Mariah step aside, there's a new festive icon competing for the coveted Christmas number one spot on the chart. But Denise Welch also has competition from Kylie Minogue 's single, "XMAS." It's really a battle of the gay icons this year. Promotion for the track, a collaboration with chocolate brand Celebrations, sees Welch referencing Kylie in an all-red ensemble. She also dances around the booth with her fluffy scarf and oversized sunglasses in the song's video.

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we're sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff's favorite new music.

it will also make stops in Montreal and Mexico City. As was the case this year, the 2026 run of the Vans Warped Tour will stage two-day events in each city. The punk-rock extravaganza will kick off in Washington, D.C., at the Festival Grounds at RFK Campus on June 13th and 14th, then hit Long Beach on July 25th and 26th at the Downtown Long Beach Shoreline Waterfront.

Sword II is the product of a left-field Atlanta DIY scene that, about a decade ago, was thriving. To witness it then, under the crumbling ceiling of WonderRoot, the surreal Rowdy Dowdy, or its epicenter, the Mammal Gallery, was to witness a cultural collision. Any $5 show might've featured garage-rock psychedelia, a blistering noise set, and SoundCloud rap groups of the Awful Records ilk under the same roof.

We love those classic Christmas recordings. And we cherish the chance to hear Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, the Beach Boys, Darlene Love and other greats sing these standards each and every Christmas season. Yet, we also like to spice things up and add some new voices to our holiday playlist. Thankfully, we never have any shortage of contenders trying to make the cut.

Hammer Presents Merry-Achi Christmas 2025: The Mariachi Sol de Mexico returns to the Hammer Theatre Center for a musical tribute to Mexico's Christmas traditions. Be mesmerized by a multicultural celebration featuring holiday favorites from America and Mexico. Performances will also have Mexican Sign Language. 2:30 p.m., Hammer Theater Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose. bit.ly/4icAGUb "Kinky Boots": The boots are back!

MexikoDro, who turned 30 in November, isn't afraid to say he prefers a simpler life these days. The Atlanta producer was one of the architects of plugg, an evolution of the booming trap production of the 2000s that laid a stylistic foundation on which contemporary ATL megastars like Playboi Carti made their names. He also produced a trio of excellent projects with ManMan Savage, and helped define an era of music that turned the ATL regional scene into an international phenomenon.

At her first Sydney show, the Grammy-Award-winning singer told the audience that she was looking for an infra-red sauna when she stumbled across Sydney Sauna. Jameson Farn, the author of Bathhouse Babylon, a book that tells of his experiences of working in and managing gay bathhouses over a 13-year period, previously described gay saunas as "a safe space for gay men", with most actively promote safe sex, he told PinkNews.

The best fictional detectives are famed for their intuition, an ability to spot some seemingly ineffable discrepancy. Peter Wollny, the musicologist behind last week's world sensational revelation of two previously unknown works by Johann Sebastian Bach, had a funny feeling when he chanced upon two intriguing sheets of music in a dusty library in 1992. His equivalent of the Columbo turn, from mere hunch to unravelling a secret, would take up half his life.

The first song I fell in love with God Will Open Doors by Walter Hawkins. I grew up on the Hawkins gospel family. They were my teachers. I was raised by my grandparents, and my auntie fell in love with the gospel sound and imported records from America although my grandparents thought it was a bit too secular, even though it was gospel.

Greg's new stand-up special, Greg Fitzsimmons: You Know Me, was recorded on November 18, 2023 at The Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. After 35 years performing stand-up, You Know Me, finds Greg hilariously reflecting on 34 years of sobriety, sex with a 57-year-old woman, convincing your children that you're cool, and combating loneliness on the road. And he realizes, he's happy where he is.

Arch Enemy have parted ways with singer Alissa White-Gluz. We're thankful for the time and music we've shared and wish her all the best. Wherever there is an ending, there is also a beginning. See you in 2026.

San Jose Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a good time every third Friday of each month at 8 pm. San Jose is the largest city in Northern California, but they are hidden in the suburban sprawl. It's time to enjoy the South Bay, ride the streets, and make this place the active and exciting city you want it to be.

"Somebody put me up on it and said it was about masturbation?" says the 40-year-old singer and songwriter, which is about half-right: As detailed in an essay in Harper's that went viral last month, to goon - a term heretofore associated with Jesso thanks to his cult-fave 2015 album "Goon" - means in Gen Z parlance to masturbate at such great lengths that the act leads to a kind of trance state.

Alicia Silverstone is Kyle Mooney's video vixen in his new Christmas single, "Mrs. Claus Is Getting Down." Not since her trilogy of Aerosmith videos has Silverstone been so nice about being naughty. In the music video, Silverstone's Mrs. Claus throws a party when the Big Man is out delivering presents. All the wintertime buds are there. But do not get it twisted: this is not an "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"-style cuck fantasia. Mrs. Claus is just here to dance.

I think we're so excited to finally be able to show people our debut album, especially to promote in the United States and come to New York. And recently, our English version of Plot Twist has just come out, as well as our two DJ remixes of the song, so we can kind of reach a wider audience, and we've been really excited to meet with fans in the US and share our music,