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The Portland band Lazer Bullet make raw, frenzied, distortion-bombed hardcore like something that might come out on La Vida Es En Mus. In truth, their debut EP Spirit Suck Shit is out today on Convulse. The vocals are demonic yelps and yowls, the music is like elemental rock ‘n’ roll blasted to in-the-red extremes,  » Read More

They Hate Change have announced a new EP called Wish You Were Here…, their first project since the Tampa Bay duo’s breakthrough album Finally, New, which was released in 2022. The EP will be out at the end of the week, and it was recorded over the past year as They Hate Change hit the road.  » Read More

One night in January 1985, many of the biggest stars in pop history got together to record the same song at the same time. Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie had written a song called “We Are The World,” and it was slated to come out as a benefit single for African famine relief.  » Read More

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has her first Billboard Hot 100 hit thanks to Saltburn. Her 2001 song “Murder On The Dancefloor” soundtracks the film’s final scene, in which Barry Keoghan’s character dances nude to the track. As Billboard reports, “Murder On The Dancefloor” debuted at #98 on this week’s chart,  » Read More

Frank Zappa may not have entered 1973 with high hopes for a hit record, but when Over-Nite Sensation punched through the Top 40 of Billboard’s album chart it became clear that he was appealing to growing numbers of fans and probably the newly curious.  » Read More

Philadelphia’s Sheer Mag are releasing a new album, Playing Favorites, on March 1 via Third Man. Now they have shared another song from it, “Moonstruck,” via a music video.  » Read More

Atlanta’s Omni are releasing a new album, Souvenir, on February 16 via Sub Pop. Now they have shared another song from it, “Plastic Pyramid.” It features Izzy Glaudini of Automatic and was shared via an amusing infomercial-inspired music video.  » Read More

Philadelphia punks Pissed Jeans have announced a new album, Half Divorced, and shared its lead single, “Moving On,” via a music video.  » Read More

STRFKR have announced a new album, Parallel Realms, and shared a new song from it, “Together Forever,” via a music video.  » Read More