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It's the first-time people are actually hearing me speak or rap in Spanish and it was fun to show another side of who I am, and it's even more special that I got to do it with Toki. We went to the Dominican Republic to shoot the video last month and it was a vibe. I definitely felt at home.

Melbourne-based DJ Moopie, AKA Matthew Xue, is renowned for engrossing, wide-ranging sets that can run the gamut from gelid ambient music to churning drum'n'bass and beyond. He also runs A Colourful Storm a fantastic indie label that massively punches above its weight when it comes to putting out charmingly moody experimental pop music, from artists as disparate as London-based percussionist Valentina Magaletti, dubby Hobart duo Troth, and renowned underground polymath Simon Fisher Turner.

The holiday season is officially upon us, and if you're hoping to find some music-related gifts for the people on your shopping list (or to buy yourself), we can help. Listed here are some of this year's best albums, worthwhile reissues, exclusive and limited edition vinyl variants, cool action figures, books, and other merch, all ready to ship to you from the BV shop. Find lots more where these picks came from here, including a whole section of $10-and-below stocking stuffers.

Melody Prochet took the title for her new Melody's Echo Chamber album, Unclouded, from a Hayao Miyazaki quote about achieving equilibrium and clearing away hate to create space for acceptance. The follow-up to 2018's Bon Voyage is a showcase for suitably unburdened and dreamy psych-pop with rolling basslines and reverb-cloaked vocals, resulting in music that's more floral wisps than paisley curls. Even the song titles themselves invoke a trippy 1970s film: Eyes Closed, The House That Doesn't Exist, Flowers Turn Into Gold.

Yellowcard have announced a 2026 US tour with New Found Glory and Plain White T's, bringing together three notable acts from the emo/pop-punk world. The outing, dubbed "The Up Up Down Down Tour," kicks off May 6th in Atlanta, and runs through a June 17th show in Boston, hitting Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Nashville, New York City, and other markets along the way.

As one half of Brooklyn-based duo Water From Your Eyes, Nate Amos makes left-field pop that feels hypermodern: wry, memey lyricism; post-ironic genre-hopping; the kind of jilted chaos and tonal jumble that characterises a social media feed. Yet the band had actually been plugging away for seven years before their 2023 breakthrough. Amos's solo project This Is Lorelei has been going even longer, only gaining proper traction with last year's belated debut album Box for Buddy, Box for Star.

New Orleans duo The Convenience, who released the terrific Like Cartoon Vampires earlier this year, are here to rep for their hometown with five other artists from the scene you should know about: You can check out music from all five of their picks below.

Noah Weiland paid tribute to his late father, Scott Weiland, with a concert marking the 10th anniversary of the legendary singer's passing. The show took place Wednesday night, December 3rd, at the Garden Amp outdoor amphitheater in Orange County, California, with Noah singing songs from his dad's bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver.

I've read about how Kraftwerk wanted to remove all of the humanity from their music, but Eno often spoke about wanting to make synthesized music that felt distinctly human,

Stanley Simmons, a new duo comprised of singer-guitarist Evan Stanley and vocalist Nick Simmons - the sons of KISS legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons - have unveiled their debut single, "Body Down." Evan and Nick previously previewed the song, which they co-wrote with singer-guitarist Jacob Bunton (Steven Adler, Mars Electric, Lynam), with a stripped-down performance posted on Instagram way back in February. Now, the fully produced single is out, and available to stream below.

Avenged Sevenfold have unveiled a new song titled "Magic" as part of the new "Season 01" patch to the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Let's enjoy our community, family and friends with a celebration of joy and cheer, music and entertainment, and fun festive activities. Join at the evening close with a YULETIDE COMMUNITY SINGALONG. -Photos with Santa-Hot Chocolate Bar-Arts & Crafts-Cookie Decorating Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur. Address: 19419 Stevens Creek BlvdCupertino, CA

When I was at prep school in the 1960s, a series of old military buffers came to give a lecture to my motley group of school friends about how we were predestined to run the British Empire; this was always an unlikely prospect since our colonial cousins were jumping ship at an alarming speed. Part of this imperial training process involved putting us young boys in dresses and bonnets and full stage slap to perform Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.

After working in music journalism for over 10 years, if there's one thing I've come away feeling it's a true hatred for making lists. The very process of having to pick 10 or 20 or 50 or 100 of the best songs or albums or whatever and make it sound definitive is annoying in itself. When you add the inevitable consternation from the readership, then it becomes even more untenable.

Larry Vuckovich celebrates his 89th year on the eve of his birthday, which is December 8! He will be playing with his favorite guitarist, Kai Lyons. Larry and Kai have been regularly expanding their diverse and wide-ranging repertoire. Besides the great jazz classics of top composers, they will cover seldom heard standards, great Latin and Brazilian pieces, World Music gems, and as always funky, boogaloo blues selections.

Poppy has unleashed the new single "Guardian," while also revealing the tracklist to her previously announced upcoming album Empty Hands, set for release January 23rd via Sumerian Records. The new song finds Poppy delivering melodic clean vocals over an industrial-metal guitar riff, making for a more radio-friendly sound than some of her extreme offerings, including the heavy recent single "Bruised Sky."