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Last month, The Polaris Music Prize, which is awarded annually to the best album by a Canadian artist, announced its longlist. Today, the 10 finalists have been revealed, all of which were released within the eligibility window between April 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024. It includes Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee,  » Read More

In a couple weeks, Wand will unveil their new album Vertigo. So far the LA psych-rock group has shared the singles “Smile” and “JJ,” and on Wednesday they debuted the track “Hangman” during their first TV appearance, which took place on WGN’s Midday Fix.  » Read More

Ice Spice’s debut album Y2K! arrives later this month, but we’ve heard a fair amount of it already. The Bronx rapper has shared singles “Phat Butt,” “Gimmie A Light,” and “Think U The Shit (Fart),” and today, we have a slightly less conspicuously-titled one called “Did It First.”  » Read More

When Katy Perry first rose to fame, she did so in part by baiting controversy with “I Kissed A Girl.” Lately, as she begins to roll out her first album in four years, the Perry promo machine has been in high gear, once again causing a fuss.  » Read More

To paraphrase the song in question: The Beastie Boys are shutting Chili’s down with a push of their button. The rap crew — who famously rarely license their music for commercial use — have sued restaurant owner Brinker International for allegedly using their 1994 hit “Sabotage” in social media promos for the Chili’s chain without permission.  » Read More

The Zombies’ Rod Argent is retiring from the road. Argent, the band’s founder, keyboardist, and primary songwriter, announced today that he suffered a stroke during a weekend trip to London with his wife, where they were celebrating his 79th birthday and 52 years of marriage, following the band’s recent UK tour. Though he was released after one night in the hospital,  » Read More

San Francisco experimental rock veterans Oxbow’s 36-year run abruptly ended a few days ago when frontman and founder Eugene Robinson announced his departure from the band in the middle of their European tour. Near the end of Robinson’s Substack post about leaving the band, he wrote, vaguely and ominously, that “the very real prospect that we might have contributed to the misery of the world makes me sick to my […]

Phish are playing Fallon tonight, and ahead of that appearance — on the occasion of Trey Anastasio’s upcoming 60th birthday — the guitarist and frontman sat down for an interview with Rolling Stone. During the chat, Anastasio discussed the devotion of Phish’s fanbase and the way they’ve been able to maintain a sustainable level of cult stardom without truly crossing over,  » Read More

A big change for Big Thief: Bassist Max Oleartchik is no longer in the band. “This change was made for interpersonal reasons with mutual respect in our hearts,” the band writes in the announcement on their social accounts. It’s a pretty significant shift for a group where every member’s contributions really seemed to matter.  » Read More