James Rettig

Heavenly, the twee British band that was started in the early ’90s by former members of Talulah Gosh, are reuniting for their first show in 28 years next year. The group’s Amelia Fletcher, Pete Momtchiloff, Cathy Rogers, and Robert Pursey will perform together at Bush Hall in London in May 2023.  » Read More

For the past couple months, Lady Gaga has been out on the road for the Chromatica Ball, a tour in support of her 2020 album Chromatica. The final show of that tour took place in Miami on Saturday night, but it was cut short due to inclement weather.  » Read More

Post Malone fell through a trap door onstage at his show in St. Louis on Saturday night. While performing “Circles,” he took a wrong step and landed halfway in an opening that was used to lower his guitar earlier in the show. Medics came and took the rapper away. It was unclear whether or not the concert would go on until Posty emerged 15 minutes later with an apology.  » Read […]

Over two years ago, we found out that the Whitney Houston estate and Houston’s longtime label head Clive Davis were at work on a biopic about the pop star. A little while after that, Naomi Ackie was cast in the lead role. The film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody,  » Read More

A couple months ago, Mumford & Sons leader Marcus Mumford announced his debut solo album, (self-titled). The music video for its lead single “Cannibal” was directed by none other than Steven Spielberg. He’s since put out a bunch of other singles from it, including “Better Off High”  » Read More

A Sublime biopic is in the works. Today, Sony’s 3000 Pictures announced that Francis Lawrence is attached to direct a film about the Long Beach trio, with Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy writing the script. The executive producers for the film include band members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, plus Troy and Jakob Nowell on behalf of the estate of lead vocals Bradley Nowell,  » Read More

After eleven hours of deliberation, a jury reached a verdict in the federal trial against R. Kelly that has been unfolding in Chicago over the last month. As The Chicago Tribune reports, Kelly was convicted of six of the 13 charges he faced. He was found guilty on three of four counts of child pornography,  » Read More

Last month, Fauness — Best New Band Class Of 2019 — announced her debut full-length album, The Golden Ass, after a series of shorter releases. She shared “Mystery” from it at the time, and now she’s back with another single, “Hours,” a lilting track about how quickly time can pass.  » Read More

Next month, Whitmer Thomas is releasing a new Jay Som-produced album, The Older I Get The Funnier I Was. We’ve heard two tracks from it already, “Rigamarole” and “Most Likely,” and today the comedian is back with another one, the gauzy “Everything That Feels Good Is Bad.”  » Read More