James Rettig

Tracii Guns, the co-founder of the ’80s glam-metal group L.A. Guns, performed an entire show from a backstage bathroom in Plano, TX last week. As Blabbermouth points out, the venue rigged the bathroom so that he could hear and perform with his bandmates that were out on stage.  » Read More

Sophie Allison has always had a flair for the macabre. On the opening track of Soccer Mommy’s Clean, she imagines her lover eating her alive: “Left me drowning once you picked me out your bloody teeth.” On color theory‘s lead single “Lucy,”  » Read More

Lil Nas X has released a new single, “Late To The Party,” which features NBA Youngboy.  » Read More

Taylor Swift has released “Carolina,” her original song for the upcoming film Where The Crawdads Sing. It was produced by her now-frequent collaborator Aaron Dessner, who you might just know from the National. Where The Crawdads Sing is an adaptation of the 2018 bestselling novel by Delia Owens;  » Read More

Goblin guitarist and co-founder Massimo Morante has died. A post on the group’s official Facebook page confirmed his passing: “Goblin announce with a heavy heart and in total disbelief the passing of founder and guitar master Massimo Morante.”  » Read More

Since Stereolab reunited in 2019, the band has mostly been concerned with live performances and archival releases. Last year, they put out the fourth volume of their Switched On rarities compilation series that dates back to the ’90s. Today, they’ve announced another edition called Pulse Of The Early Brain [Switched On Volume 5].  » Read More

The Brooklyn-based experimental musician Rachika Nayar made something of a name for herself with last year’s full-length debut Our Hands Against The Dusk and its companion Fragments EP. Today, she’s announcing her sophomore album Heaven Come Crashing, out in August. “I both love and feel so wary of melodrama,  » Read More

Next week, Carlos Hernandez is releasing a new Carlos Truly album called Not Mine. We’ve heard “108th,” “New Growth,” and “Vessel” from it already, and today he’s back with one more single, the soft and spacious “Your Sound.”  » Read More

Swedish pop star Tove Lo has announced a new album, Dirt Femme, her follow-up to 2019’s Sunshine Kitty and her first away from the major-label system — she’s releasing it on her own Pretty Swede Records. It includes the Euphoria-debuted “How Long”  » Read More