mary in the junkyard Begin Baffling Countdown with ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’
The new track starts a 60-day clock toward a ‘B’Day’ 20th anniversary edition, leaving far more questions than answers.
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Oasis Shares First Trailer for Tour Documentary ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’
The Steven Knight-produced film captures the 2025 reunion, with backstage access and the Gallagher brothers’ first joint interview in over 20 years.
Speed of Life’s ‘Television Set’ Channels the Ghosts of TV Sign-Offs
Michael Branch’s latest release as Speed of Life revives the long-lost ritual of late-night television station sign-offs, turning an obsolete broadcast custom into an ambient electronic study of what happens when the signal fades.
Pancratio Sets ‘Be Yourself’ EP for July Release on Faith Beat
The four-tracker refines the producer’s focused house sound without sacrificing its floor-minded warmth.
A Band Reported Dead in Venezuela, Serj Tankian on Genocide Recognition, and Another Tour Halted by Visa Issues: Heavy Music’s Week
Tragedy, politics, and administrative limbo collided in heavy music this week, forcing conversations beyond stage volume.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding Weekend Takes Over Madison Square Garden
A two-day celebration at the arena draws a sprawling guest list that blurs the lines between pop aristocracy, NFL royalty, and Hollywood.
New Music Friday: Madonna’s Confessions II, mary in the junkyard’s Role Model Hermit & More
This Friday’s releases trace artists who work with legacy and reinvention in equal measure. Some expand into high-gloss pop statements or immersive rage worlds that demand sustained attention. Others step into debut territory or precise moments of emotional directness and suburban reckoning. Madonna channels mid-2000s club euphoria into a direct sequel that tests how much space a pop icon can still command. mary in the junkyard crystallises cultish singles into an art-rock debut built on intimate chaos and theatrical delivery. Smirk pivots from speed-freak punk toward measured power-pop that renders suburban malaise with nervy precision. Sienna Spiro arrives with a polished pop-soul introduction framed for long-term presence. Ken Carson extends the maximalist rage sound into longer-form world-building. Rico Nasty leans into playful trap character, Addict delivers a slow-burn meditation on distance and belonging, and Skrillex and Solomun bridge scenes with a festival weapon built on detailed architecture. What connects them is a clear sense that music holds weight when it respects the time it asks from the listener.
Steinberg Cubase 15 Tightens the Toolbox Without Reshaping It
The latest annual update adds practical modulation and sequencing tools, but stem separation and a new vocal synth show that some additions still need work.
Bob Vylan Sues BBC for Defamation After Glastonbury Backlash
The duo claims the broadcaster falsely labeled them antisemitic for on-stage chants targeting the IDF, turning a political performance into a legal standoff.
The Guest List Take On Modern Masculinity With New Single ‘If Ever Your Devil Is Kind’
The Manchester band’s brooding new cut previews their upcoming debut LP ‘Something Real’, cutting into a tangled subject without sloganeering.