For most of the year, Paramore leader Hayley Williams has been crossing North America on two massive tours, her first and second as a solo artist. At many of her shows, she has brought out special ...

New Yangze? Fuck yes! But also, “F*** No,” as that’s what the song is called. The Copenhagen alt-pop upstart shared two songs from his debut album Heartbreak Stew last month, including “Okay,” which ...

Right now, alt-rock elder gods Smashing Pumpkins are arguably as big as they’ve been at any point since their ’90s heyday. They’re currently on an arena tour to celebrating the 30th anniversary of ...

In 1965, Joni Mitchell moved from her homeland of Canada to the United States. First the legendary singer-songwriter resided in Detroit, then New York, and finally California, where she remains to ...

Within the hardcore world, there's a maxim that the best moshers also make the best lead vocalists, that any band looking for a leader should simply recruit their scene's hardest limb-flailer who ...

In the Dublin band Lankum, singer Radie Peat turns folk music into something stark and ominous. Now, she's doing the same thing on her own. Peat will release her debut solo album No Human Tongue Can ...

Ben Funkhouser, the Seattle musician who records as fish narc, started out as a pioneering producer in the emo-rap world, joining the storied collectives ThraxxHouse and GothBoiClique and making music ...

MJ Lenderman played his first concert in five months in Durham, NC last night. His joint performances with Waxahatchee ran through May and the following month he dropped off Zach Bryan's tour for a ...

"Expression On Your Face," the absolute banger by Bladee, Ecco2k, and Mechatok, was one of my favorite songs of last year. Now, Robyn shared a remix of the track, and in return the German DJ remixed ...

The indie-sleaze-tinted pop upstart Sombr is emerging as one of those young stars who attract a lot of attention and praise from their rock elders, like Yungblud or Andrew Watt. In particular, Lindsey ...

Earlier this month, Third Man Records announced The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers XX as its latest Vault Package for subscribers. The 20th anniversary companion for the Raconteurs’ debut album ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is ...