James Rettig

The Chicago musician Nnamdi Ogbonnaya released music at a frantic clip for a while there in 2020, but has slowed down a bit as of late. Today, though, he’s announcing a new NNAMDÏ album called Please Have A Seat, his first in partnership with Secretly Canadian. “I realized I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at,”  » Read More

Depeche Mode have shared a statement about Andy Fletcher’s death. Fletcher passed away last month at the age of 60. In their statement, the group’s Martin Gore and Dave Gahan revealed Fletcher’s cause of death at the request of his family, “Andy suffered an aortic dissection while at home on May 26,”  » Read More

This fall, The Big Climate Thing: Concert For People And the Planet will take place at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City on September 16, 17, and 18. The event is organized by Climate Control Projects, and will feature performances by Khruangbin, Haim, The Roots, Sheryl Crow, The Flaming Lips and Gary Clark Jr.,  » Read More

Rina Sawayama is releasing her second album, Hold The Girl, in September, the follow-up to her 2020 debut. She introduced it last month with “This Hell,” which she then performed on late-night in some Western wear. Now she’s back with the aspirational pop track “Catch Me In The Air.”  » Read More

Last Friday, Lil Nas X released a new single, “Late To The Party,” which includes the refrain “Fuck BET.” It’s the result of a beef with the BET Awards show, which aired on Sunday night and for which Lil Nas X was not nominated. When the nominations were announced a few weeks ago,  » Read More

Kendrick Lamar closed out Glastonbury on Sunday night, and at the end of his set while he was performing “Savior,” he chanted “Godspeed for women’s rights; they judge you, they judge Christ” repeatedly in reaction to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. He also did a handful of tracks from his most recent album Mr.  » Read More

Goose performed at Radio City Music Hall this weekend, fresh off the release of the jam band’s new album DRIPFIELD. Last night, they were joined by Father John Misty for a couple of songs. Also along for the ride was Phish’s Trey Anastasio, who came out for the second half of the band’s set.  » Read More

Lorde performed at Glastonbury in the UK today, and she addressed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade right after performing the Solar Power track “Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All).”  » Read More

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is the latest artist to express his disgust with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. During a concert in London on Friday, he said: “Fuck America, I’m fucking renouncing my citizenship.”  » Read More