Donald Trump likes to present himself as a tough guy who doesn’t need anyone’s approval or—ahem—consent, but like all men who think they’re bigger than everybody else, he’s really just a whiny little brat who is extremely insecure and hates the fact that so many people don’t like him. Today, Donald Trump is lashing…

Nils Frahm reaches exciting new dimensions on All Melody, while No Age go bigger and brighter than ever on Snares Like A Haircut. These, plus Tribulation and Nightmares On Wax in this week’s notable new releases.

Mark E. Smith—the mad Mancunian genius behind The Fall, one of the most prolific, mercurial, confounding, and enduring bands of the post-punk age—has died, according to a statement from his manager, Pamela Vander. “It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Mark E. Smith,” Vander wrote. “He passed this…

Earlier this week, Neil Diamond announced that he’s retiring from touring, effective immediately, with his remaining shows being canceled in the wake of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Today, Elton John announced that he’s also going to retire from touring, though his decision thankfully didn’t come in response to a…

Most people don’t really understand Bitcoin or how it works, allowing a small handful of those who do know how it works to inexplicably make a whole bunch of money by…doing something related to computers. Apparently, 50 Cent is one of these people who somehow made a bunch of money using Bitcoin—which apparently just…

It’s been just about a year since Japandroids dropped Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, the duo’s third album since their debut in 2009, and Brian King and David Prowse are still touring in support of the album. As reported by Consequence Of Sound, Japandroids have announced a new string of North American tour dates,…

According to Variety, Neil Diamond has announced that he’ll be immediately retiring from touring due to being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The decision came on the advice of Diamond’s doctor, and Variety says that the next batch of dates on his ongoing 50th Anniversary Tour in Australia and New Zealand have…

In a video posted on its YouTube page, iconic metal band Slayer has teased that it’s going on a “final world tour” before “the end of days”—implying, in less apocalyptic terms, that the band is calling it quits. The final tour dates haven’t been announced yet, but the video promises that they’ll come soon and Stereogum…

Fall Out Boy originally intended to release Mania (stylized M A N I A) last fall, but primary songwriters Patrick Stump (guitar/vocals) and Pete Wentz (bass/lyrics) realized something important in July: They didn’t like the album. “It doesn’t sound like Fall Out Boy,” Stump recalled thinking.

In 2016, Kendrick Lamar destroyed the stage at the Grammy Awards with a (somewhat literally) fiery showcase before going home with trophies for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Collaboration, and Best Rap Album. He might be looking for a repeat this year, with Billboard reporting that Lamar will open the…

A lot of people think Stranger Things is pretty cool, but that doesn’t come close to how singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson feels about Stranger Things. According to Billboard, she’s such a big fan of Netflix’s retro horror show that she’s making an entire album about it called Stranger Songs. In a statement,…

For as much as the band seems to have a very specific aesthetic, The Decemberists have been known to frequently step out of their folk-rock box and go in some weird directions. For example, 2009's The Hazards Of Love is a rock opera with an evil forest queen and a magic fawn boy and 2015's What A Terrible World, What…

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Nearly 10 years after Tune-Yards made their debut with the lo-fi curiosity Bird-Brains, the Oakland outfit helmed by Merrill Garbus is set to release its fourth full-length, i can feel you creep into my private life, on January 19. It’s the project’s first release as a duo, with longtime bassist and co-writer Nate…

It’s a new year, and with that new year we now have another new lawsuit in which someone has accused Ed Sheeran of ripping off their song. Thankfully, he’s not alone this time, as the lawsuit concerns a song he co-wrote for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill—both of whom are also named in the complaint. This comes from The Hollywood…

I’ve yet to see Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, Phantom Thread, but over our holiday break, I found myself obsessed with a short musical excerpt from the film’s score that Nonesuch Records published ahead of tomorrow’s full digital release. As with every Anderson film since There Will Be Blood, the soundtrack was…

Back in August, we reported that Jack White was recording a new solo album—his first since 2014's Lazaretto—in a very quiet manner that involved writing melodies in his head rather than making any loud noises. Now, White has officially announced the album, giving it the name Boarding House Reach and releasing a new…

On Sunday, Lana Del Rey seemed to confirm reports that she was being sued by Radiohead over similarities between “Creep” and her song “Get Free.” She indicated that she was communicating directly with the band’s “relentless” lawyers, and even though she had offered to give up 40 percent of the song’s publishing…

Radiohead has been pretty open about how much it gets sick of “Creep,” with the band going years and years without playing it live, but Radiohead’s efforts to distance itself from that annoyingly massive hit shouldn’t be taken as an indication that it doesn’t care about it. According to Pitchfork, Radiohead is…

If Titus Andronicus (or “+@” as the band stylizes it) can be counted on for one thing, it’s to bring some motherfucking fire to pretty much everything it does—there’s probably never been a rock opera about manic depression more intense than 2015's The Most Lamentable Tragedy, for instance—but the band and frontman…