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fromConsequence
1 day 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.
Music production
fromConsequence
22 hours ago

Chicago Music Fan Uploading Collection of More Than 10,000 Live Recordings to Internet Archive

Aadam Jacobs has digitized over 2,000 recordings from his extensive collection of live music spanning decades.
#kurt-cobain
#foo-fighters
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Foo Fighters Announce New Album Your Favorite Toy

Foo Fighters release Your Favorite Toy on April 24; title track out now; home-recorded LP co-produced with Oliver Roman.
Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

New Foo Fighters Album Is Finished, Dave Grohl Confirms

Foo Fighters finished a new album and will release it before January 14, 2026.
London music
fromConsequence
4 days 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.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
3 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'.
#girl-trouble
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fromPitchfork
4 days 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.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
6 days 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.
#courtney-love
Music
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.
Music
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.
London music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 week 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.
Music production
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.
London music
fromPitchfork
1 week 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
3 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.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Shaun Ryder on highs, lows and Happy Mondays: Heroin isn't a party drug you can't just do it at the weekend'

Shaun Ryder's memoir reveals how neurodiversity connected Happy Mondays members, with the band's chaotic energy defining an era through magnetic excess and authenticity.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks 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.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

I woke up and couldn't move': Scottish rockers the Twilight Sad on births, death and breakdown

The Twilight Sad's sixth album 'It's the Long Goodbye' directly confronts James Graham's recent trauma including his mother's death from dementia, fatherhood, and mental health struggles through visceral, metaphor-free songwriting.
#death-cab-for-cutie
London music
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

Death Cab for Cutie Line Up New Album

Death Cab for Cutie releases I Built You a Tower, their first album in four years and first on independent label Anti- in two decades, arriving June 5.
Music
fromConsequence
4 weeks ago

Death Cab for Cutie Announce New Album I Built You a Tower, Release First Single

Death Cab for Cutie announced their new album I Built You a Tower, releasing June 5th via ANTI-Records, with lead single Riptides exploring themes of grief and personal trauma.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
4 weeks ago

Death Cab for Cutie announce new LP 'I Built You a Tower,' share "Riptides"

Death Cab for Cutie signed to independent label ANTI- after 20 years on Atlantic Records and released their new album I Built You a Tower on June 5, produced by John Congleton.
fromVulture
1 month ago

Billy Idol's Advice to Quit Heroin? Smoke Crack.

Once you're trying to get off heroin, what do you go to? You go to something else. I started smoking crack to get off heroin. It worked. It worked.
Podcast
Music
fromConsequence
3 weeks 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.
Music production
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.
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
London music
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Shirley Manson Says She Buried Dad "The Week Before" Beach Ball Rant

Shirley Manson's December 2025 beach ball rant occurred while grieving her father's death in October and touring continuously without adequate time to process her loss.
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.
Music
fromConsequence
4 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.
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.
Television
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.
London music
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.
Music
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley review a sympathetic, urgent look at a life cut tragically short

Jeff Buckley's prodigious talent, family legacy, industry pressures, reliance on covers, and tragic accidental death shaped his brief, impactful career.
NYC music
fromFar Out Magazine
1 month 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

Photos: Highlights of Grateful Dead's Bobby Weir's memorial in San Francisco

Thousands gathered at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza to honor Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir, celebrating his musical legacy and community-building impact.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Garbage's Shirley Manson talks "insane" touring economics, viral beach ball fiasco in new interview

Garbage completed their final North American headline tour, revealing that 40 shows generated equivalent revenue to just 10 strategically-located shows, highlighting the unsustainable economics of touring.
Music
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.
Music
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.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Listen to Cash Cobain's New Song "Wish"

Cash Cobain released his first single of the year, 'Wish,' which samples Three 6 Mafia and includes a music video from a ski trip, preceding his upcoming album Party With Slizzy.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Metallica's Master of Puppets Remains the Ultimate Thrash Album

Master of Puppets is one of the few "perfect" albums in rock history (in other words ... all killer, no filler), and arguably the greatest thrash metal LP ever recorded. Tragically, though, it would prove to be the last Metallica album to feature the legendary Cliff Burton on bass.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My guitar was mangled like my life!' Goo Goo Dolls on how they made epic ballad Iris

A four-hour songwriting session using a damaged guitar with unconventional tuning produced 'Iris,' a track for City of Angels that became a major success through collaboration with skilled musicians and producers.
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.
Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Violet Grohl Releases New Song "What's Heaven Without You"

Violet Grohl released "What's Heaven Without You," a David Lynch–inspired atmospheric single on January 20 that blends longing vocals with mysterious instrumentation.
#greg-brown
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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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Social Distortion Announce First Album in 15 Years, Unleash Title Track "Born To Kill"

Social Distortion releases Born To Kill, their first album in 15 years, on May 8th, featuring the title track and marking frontman Mike Ness's return following cancer recovery.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Josh Freese on Foo Fighters Firing: "No One Should Feel Sorry for Me"

People created headlines from one quick, simple comment I made on a podcast not long ago, it's crazy. I've got to be careful about what I say about it. But I've got a lot to say about it and I've been just trying to figure out how and when, to go about really articulating it.
Music
#mariah-carey
Music
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.
Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Suicidal Tendencies Announce New Drummer Xavier Ware to Replace Jay Weinberg

Suicidal Tendencies appointed Xavier Ware as their new drummer; he recorded on Mike Muir's Cyco Miko album and will debut live on the ShipRocked Cruise.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Dee Snider says he's not dying' after leaving Twisted Sister for health reasons

Dee Snider left Twisted Sister due to health issues but insists he is not dying and is enjoying life.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

10 Classic Albums That Influenced Nu Metal

Nu metal has been re-evaluated as an important, influential fusion genre drawing heavily from alternative, industrial, and hardcore, and its roots extend beyond metal.
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