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3 hours 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
1 day 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.
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fromPitchfork
3 hours 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
1 day 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.
fromParade
4 hours ago

'80s Rock Icons Announce New Album With Original Lead Singer and Major 50th Anniversary Plans

The upcoming album In the Eye of the Storm will be released July 17 via Sun Records/Virgin Records, serving as the official soundtrack to a 50th anniversary concert film.
NYC music
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fromFast Company
4 hours ago

As the iPod makes a comeback, here are some pointers to use it

Secondhand iPod sales are surging as young people seek focused music listening experiences away from smartphones.
SOMA, SF
fromMail Online
1 day ago

Kurt Cobain death mystery reignites over 3 clues challenging ruling

Kurt Cobain's death investigation is claimed to have been mishandled, raising questions about the suicide ruling.
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fromAol
2 days ago

31 photos that show what life looked like in 1985

1985 was characterized by iconic pop culture, fashion, and childhood experiences captured in everyday life through photographs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Some might pay: Noel Gallagher guitar used to write Oasis's second album to be auctioned

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? went on to become the bestselling British album of the 90s, selling a phenomenal 350,000 copies in its first week of release in October 1995 and would go on to sell 22m, making it one of the top 50 of all time.
London music
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
6 days ago

22 Still-Popular Things That Older People Thought Would Just Be "Quick Fads"

Certain trends and cultural phenomena have persisted far beyond initial expectations of being mere fads.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Album That Made Me Fall Back in Love With Heavy Metal

Personal evolution in music taste leads to a renewed appreciation for metal through Neurosis's innovative sound.
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fromTasting Table
1 week ago

George Harrison's Love For This Candy Caused A Chaotic Concert Trend - Tasting Table

George Harrison's fondness for Jelly Babies led to fans throwing the candies at The Beatles during performances.
London music
fromBrooklynVegan
3 days 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.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 day ago

Jejune announce first US shows in 25+ years & Numero Group box set

Jejune's catalogue is reissued in the Wait A Lifetime box set, featuring albums, singles, and a booklet, with shows planned in the US.
NYC music
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Billy Idol Announces Summer 2026 US Tour

Billy Idol will embark on a summer 2026 US tour following his documentary premiere and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination.
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fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

Amazon Brings Back Buy 2, Get 1 Free Sale on Vinyl, CDs, and 4K Blu-rays

Amazon's '3 for the price of 2' sale offers a buy two, get one free promotion on over 1,000 items.
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fromPitchfork
4 days 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.
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fromBrooklynVegan
20 hours ago

Angine de Poitrine albums now available on vinyl

Angine de Poitrine's albums Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are sold out in Canada but will have wider US distribution on June 12.
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Here's What Happened at the xx's First Show in Eight Years

The xx opened with 'Crystalised,' closed with 'Infinity,' and included the first-ever live performance of 'Season's Run' in their setlist.
London music
fromSFGATE
2 weeks 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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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

The New Pornographers: The Former Site Of

The Former Site Of is a confessional album reflecting themes of doubt, renewal, and the struggle with faith and existence.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks 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.
#music
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

I was getting down with a guy and he decided to put on One Love. It was creepy': Duncan James from Blue's honest playlist

Music evokes strong memories and emotions, influencing personal experiences and relationships throughout life.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

I was getting down with a guy and he decided to put on One Love. It was creepy': Duncan James from Blue's honest playlist

Music evokes strong memories and emotions, influencing personal experiences and relationships throughout life.
fromBrooklynVegan
1 week ago

The Boo Radleys annonce new album 'In Spite of Everything," share "Bring it All Back"

"At 2 a.m., sitting up and contemplating our loss during my child's wake, I found myself reflecting on all the major news events that had left their mark on me through the years and the helplessness I sometimes felt to change anything. Writing the last verse was the most difficult and personal thing I've done."
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fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Vinyl Sales Eclipse $1 Billion in 2025 for First Time

Vinyl record sales exceeded $1 billion in 2025 for the first time, driven by 19 consecutive years of growth and dominated by Taylor Swift's overwhelming market share.
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fromConsequence
5 days ago

Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week March 28th - April 3rd

New music highlights include tracks from BbyMutha, Deb Never, and Disclosure, showcasing diverse styles and emotional depth.
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fromConsequence
1 week 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.
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fromConsequence
1 week 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.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Deep Purple Announce Summer 2026 North American Tour With Kansas

Deep Purple announces a summer 2026 North American tour with Kansas and select dates featuring Jefferson Starship.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Nostalgic Apple Product Is Making a Major Comeback - and You Can Thank Gen Z For It

Gen Z and young adults are purchasing used iPods to escape streaming fatigue and own their music libraries, with prices rising 60% since 2023 and search interest increasing 8% year-over-year.
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.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Watch Drake Honor Nelly Furtado, Rehash Junos Beef

Drake inducted Nelly Furtado into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2026 Junos, celebrating her diverse musical contributions.
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.
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.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

How The Rolling Stones recorded the worst album of their career: There was too much bitterness, it was the bad end of the drug-taking'

Tension among Rolling Stones members peaked during the recording of their 18th album, leading to significant conflicts and individual pursuits overshadowing the band.
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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.
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Sublime Announce First Album in 30 Years

"The last Sublime record that will ever be made is Self-Titled. There's no replacing history, period. Until the Sun Explodes the album is an epilogue, and 'Until the Sun Explodes' the single is the epilogue to the epilogue."
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 weeks 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'.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Kurt Cobain's Fender, Beatles drum head among $1-billion collection going to auction

Jim Irsay's billion-dollar guitar collection, featuring Kurt Cobain's iconic 1969 Fender Mustang from the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video, is being auctioned at Christie's with approximately 400 objects across four segments.
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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fromConsequence
3 weeks 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.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

49 Photos of Forgotten '70s Things That Will Make Any Boomer Feel Instantly Nostalgic

1. Soda and beer cans that came with pull tabs:
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fromSFGATE
3 months ago

This Bay Area 1-hit wonder sold a million copies. Then everything unraveled.

Timex Social Club's 'Rumors' rose from Bay Area high school origins to a 1986 No.1 hit, then sparked industry betrayal and the band's breakup.
fromBrooklynVegan
4 weeks 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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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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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

16 iconic musicians who have never had a No. 1 song

Despite decades of popularity and critical acclaim, numerous iconic artists including Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, and Nirvana never achieved a number one hit on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What do I play at a party? Oasis's Wonderwall goes down a storm': Alex James's honest playlist

A personal playlist of formative songs showing childhood memories, karaoke favorites, guilty pleasures, and music that inspired learning bass and shaped musical taste.
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fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

50 years later: 11 classic albums that hit No. 1 on the charts in 1976

A small group of acts dominated 1976 album charts—only 11 albums hit No. 1—while singles showed diverse genre shifts including disco, soul and soft rock.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

50 years later: 11 classic albums that hit No. 1 on the charts in 1976

1976 album chart dominated by established rock and soul artists while singles embraced disco, funk, and soft-rock crossover hits.
fromVulture
1 month 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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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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fromFuncheap
2 months ago

90s + 00s Alt-Rock with Audiorage at St. James Gate

Live 1990s–2000s alternative rock night featuring covers of The Strokes, Green Day, Hole, Paramore, Offspring, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down; Belmont address provided.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

From Dylan to disco, Beyonce to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever ranked!

Live albums often capture artists’ core strengths, offering immersive, definitive performances across soul, psychedelia, orchestral augmentation and expansive concert storytelling.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

End of the Road 2026: Pulp, CMAT, Super Furry Animals, Mac DeMarco, Kurt Vile, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, more

End of the Road festival returns September 3–6, 2026 at Larmer Tree Gardens with headliners Pulp, CMAT, Mac DeMarco, Super Furry Animals, and more.
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Metal Band Releases New Album on N64 Cartridge

Last year saw the highest vinyl record sales since 1984, signaling a strong desire among music enthusiasts to return to a simpler time of physical media. Even cassette tapes are making a comeback, with major artists including Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift releasing their material on the iconic plastic, four-inch audio reels. Now, self-described "party slam" metal band Party Cannon is taking the nostalgia play - often framed as an act of defiance against greedy and AI-slop-infested streaming platforms - to a new level.
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

Record Store Day 2026: The 45 Must-Have Releases

Record Store Day 2026 (April 18) features limited-edition vinyl, box sets, and specialty releases from major artists including Bruno Mars, Slipknot, Springsteen, and Bowie.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Albums by Radiohead, Funkadelic, and 2Pac to Be Inducted Into Grammy Hall of Fame

The Grammy HoF is meant to honor those albums and songs that "exhibit qualitative or historical significance and are at least 25 years old." And this year's honorees are headed up by just such iconic bands/records: Radiohead, Funkadelic, and 2Pac. Thom Yorke and company enter those hallowed halls on the back of their seminal OK Computer, which turns 29 this year.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

How Megadeth's Dave Mustaine went from thrash metal outsider to finally conquering the charts

After he woke up on Sunday, Feb. 1, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine got out of bed and went into the kitchen of his home in Franklin, Tenn. He downed a variety of health and wellness liquids and supplements, then picked up his phone and noticed a text from his son, Justis, who works at the band's management company. It read, "We're number one!!!"
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fromConsequence
1 month 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.
fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

5 Best Songs of 2026 (So Far)

The only song here that really matters. Written just hours after the murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and released a few days later, Springsteen names names (looking at you, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem) and speaks bold, specific truth. With a title that recalls his own impactful Streets of Philadelphia, a melody reminiscent of Bob Dylan, and an urgency not felt since Neil Young's Ohio, it may not be groundbreaking musically, but Streets of Minneapolis is exactly what we need right now.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Failure announce new album ft. Hayley Williams & tour (exclusive vinyl)

Failure will release Location Lost on April 24, a self-produced, stylistically different album featuring Hayley Williams and a limited opaque silver metallic vinyl.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

Only True Gen X Kids Will Ace This 1980s Song Lyric Challenge

Do you think you can finish the lyrics to the biggest hits of the 1980s? This '80s song lyrics quiz will test how well you really know your favorite throwback tracks. In this finish the lyrics quiz, we'll give you a line from a classic song, and you'll have to complete it correctly. From power ballads to synth-pop staples, this 1980s music trivia quiz is packed with iconic moments that defined the era.
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

Band of Horses Announce Everything All the Time 20th Anniversary Tour and Reissue

Band of Horses will release a remastered 20th‑anniversary Everything All the Time on March 20 with bonus material and a 2026 headlining spring tour.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Some artists thought it was too political': can Jarvis, Damon, Olivia Rodrigo and Arctic Monkeys reboot the biggest charity album of the 90s?

After seven solo albums, Tempest had begun thinking about working with others, and so the night before the recording session, he and Chatten repaired to Albarn's studio and wrote their verses together, responding to each other. It seemed to work really well, he says: A true collaboration. Nevertheless, he concedes, the actual recording of Flags proved to be quite the baptism of fire.
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

Kyle Gass Promises Tenacious D Comeback After Trump Controversy: "It's Gonna Be Bigger Than Oasis!"

Kyle Gass apologized for a tasteless, ill-timed Trump joke, explained threats and fallout, said his agent dropped him, and teased a larger Tenacious D comeback.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Bob Dylan, Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby, and More Remember Bob Weir

Bob Weir's fearless, soulful musicianship and warm humanity inspired peers, produced transcendent performances, and left a lasting musical legacy.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Yungblud Eyes Collab with Eddie Vedder: "I Think We Might Write Together"

Yungblud has been rubbing elbows with a number of legendary rock stars lately, and he hopes that a newfound connection with Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder leads to a collaboration in the future.
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

"Iris" and "Mr. Brightside" Among Most-Listened to Tracks By Decade in 2025

Most-streamed U.S. songs by decade: "Fortunate Son" (1960s), "Dreams" (1970s), "Don't Stop Believin'" (1980s), "Iris" (1990s), "Mr. Brightside" (2000s), "Tennessee Whiskey" (2010s), "Ordinary" (2020s).
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

Peter Frampton Announces 50th Anniversary Reissue of Frampton Comes Alive!

Peter Frampton is releasing a limited 2xLP Vinylphyle reissue of Frampton Comes Alive!, sourced from the original 1975 Doug Sax production master, out January 22.
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