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Mollie Elizabeth’s ‘Puppet Show’ Weighs the Price of Perfection
The Washington-raised singer pairs a jazz-laced pop arrangement with a visual that turns cosmetic procedures into horror.
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Lollapalooza 2026: A Few Notes on What Stuck
Early on day one, a Filipino P-pop group brought something rare to the festival’s main stage: unpolished sincerity. Elsewhere, not everything landed.
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Roland Orzabal’s Memoir Is a Window Into Tears for Fears, Slightly Ajar
In “Welcome to Your Life,” the songwriter behind “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” traces a path from family turmoil to stadium anthems, but his emotional remove remains intact.
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Lucy Dacus Shares ‘Clay Pigeons’ From Forthcoming Blaze Foley Tribute
The track arrives as the first glimpse of a Lost Art Records compilation that also includes contributions from Lucinda Williams, Phosphorescent, and John Moreland.
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Earl Sweatshirt Turns Drake’s ‘Don’t Worry’ Into a Tour Finale
The rapper’s nightly karaoke-style rendition of a deep Icemancut bypasses stan-war noise to focus on a sharply written revenge song.
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Boy George Removed from Bandcamp, Splits with Label Manager Over AI-Made Political Track
The singer confirmed his Bandcamp profile was deleted after uploading an AI-generated song supporting Israeli military actions, while his label manager refused to release it.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Homecoming at Reykjavik Arts Festival Marks a Quiet Return
After over a decade away and a historic Oscar win, the composer performed new and reimagined works in Harpa’s sold-out hall, tracing the slow glissandos of a career spent far from home.
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Quicksand Channel Classic Hardcore Urgency on ‘Bring on the Psychics’
After two quiet post-reunion records, the New York post-hardcore veterans reconnect with the kinetic, posi-core energy of their early days.
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Shudder’s ‘V/H/S/MIXTAPE’ Enlists RZA, Flying Lotus, and GWAR for a Sound-Driven Horror Anthology
The found-footage series returns with musicians and creature designers turning rhythm into weaponry—streaming this October.
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The Who’s Last Tour With Keith Moon Started Fifty Years Ago in Maryland
On August 3, 1975, The Who opened a U.S. tour without a new album, selling out arenas on the strength of a back catalog few could match, all while the band worked through a very public rift.