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Elon Musk is still richer than anyone you will ever know, but his metaphorical wallet is considerably lighter today because of a lawsuit from a former metal drummer. Richard Tornetta played in the Philadelphia trash band Dawn Of Correction from 2005 to their 2009 breakup. In 2018, Tornetta owned nine shares in Tesla,  » Read More

Every five years, Merge Records, one of the greatest independent record labels of all time, throws itself a festival in its home base of North Carolina. Merge was founded in 1989, the same summer label founders Mac MacCaughan and Laura Ballance started Superchunk. (They came up with the name for the label while driving from legendary Sub Pop Lame Fest in Seattle — read their great 2009 label history Our […]

After retiring her Lingua Ignota project last summer, Kristin Hayter reemerged as the Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter. Her debut under that name, SAVED!, presented gothic, avant-garde spirituals that explored the more haunted side of old time religion. Today she’s offered up a companion piece, SAVED! The Index,  » Read More

Mark Mulcahy is an indie rock lifer. Miracle Legion, one of Mulcahy’s bands, never blew up, but they were staples of the Connecticut underground from the early ’80s to the mid-’90s. In 2016, they played their first show in 20 years. Polaris, Mulcahy’s other band, was the house act on the beloved ’90s kids show The Adventures Of Pete &  » Read More

Indiana freakout specialists Coma Regalia have been a big part of the screamo underground for well over a decade, and they release a lot of music. Just a few months ago, Coma Regalia teamed up with the great Milwaukee band Snag to release the split LP MMXXIII,  » Read More

The Austin noise band Water Damage specialize in clattering, droning grooves that cycle onward into infinity until you’re locked into a trance — “volume, repetition, volume, repetition, volume and repetition” as their official bio explains. I’ve found their work to be an incredible soundtrack for writing, and I listed “Fuck This: Reel 11”  » Read More

Over the past year or so, the Blessed Madonna, the dance DJ and producer who formerly recorded as the Black Madonna, has released collaborations with people like Uffie, Todd Edwards, Jamie Principle, and Gabriels’ Jacob Lusk. She also got together with Joy Anonymous and Danielle Ponder to release the collaborative EP Carry Me Higher a few months ago.  » Read More

The Usher comeback moment is upon us. For a while now, Usher has been doing a successful Vegas residency that’s produced a whole lot of viral videos, usually of Usher interacting hornily with various celebrity guests. Last year, he had the genuine hit single “Good Good” with Summer Walker and 21 Savage,  » Read More

Australian psych-rock band POND have shared a new song, “Neon River,” via a music video. They have also announced some tour dates.  » Read More