Tom Breihan

In 2002, Anthony Kiedis opened the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ single “Can’t Stop” with these characteristically baffling lyrics: “Can’t stop, addicted to the shindig/ Chop Top, he says I’m gonna win big.” In recent months, that line has become a bit of a meme. Perhaps Kelly Clarkson wanted to get in on the fun,  » Read More

Tomorrow, the 69-year-old musician Rob Grant will release his debut album Lost At Sea, and the record is getting a lot of attention for one very simple reason: Rob Grant’s daughter Lizzy grew up to become Lana Del Rey. Lana sings on two songs from the LP, which also features contributions from folks like Jack Antonoff,  » Read More

The Louisville post-punk act Fotocrime started out as a solo project for former Coliseum frontman Ryan Patterson, but it’s now a full-on band, with bassist Will Allard and former Young Widows guitarist Nick Thieneman on board. Later this year, Fotocrime will follow their 2021 album Heart Of Crime and their 2022 covers EP Alcoves with a new album called Accelerated.  » Read More

The outlandish and hugely entertaining Detroit rapper BabyTron has has a busy year. In January, he released his album Bin Reaper 3: New Testament. A month later, when he was out on bond after a drug-possession arrest, BabyTron released his EP Out On Bond.  » Read More

On Friday, the massive British rap stars Dave and Central Cee got together to release the single “Sprinter.” Those two guys are old friends, but this was the first time they both rapped on the same song since 2016, when neither was famous and both were on an AJ Tracey posse-cut remix.  » Read More

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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. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.  » Read More

This record is filthy. The extremely grimy Bay Area hardcore punk band Spy got started during the pandemic, and they made their name on the strength of their EPs — 2020’s Service Weapon, 2021’s Habitual Offender, their 2022 split with Maniac —  » Read More