Sigh Perform in Portland on the Eve of New Album Announcement
Japanese extreme metal veterans Sigh played a Portland, OR show just before revealing details of their next record. Alison Webster’s photos capture the band in characteristic motion.
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Ocoeur’s Eleventh Album Finds Strength in Restraint
Franck Zaragoza strips away rhythm to reach a deeper stillness on Greener Grass, Clearer Water.
Joe Hahn’s ‘Unshatter’ Documents Linkin Park’s Return to the Stage
A new documentary directed by band member Joe Hahn traces Linkin Park’s path from silence after Chester Bennington’s death to their 2024 São Paulo show, capturing the uncertainty of the journey.
Long Goodbye's New EP Sheds Melody, Embraces Chaotic Extremity
The UK metalcore group’s latest release removes the clean contrasts that defined the early-2000s template, leaning instead into relentless heaviness and mid-2010s Renounced-inspired panic chords.
gash Release a Short, Haunted New Single, “risking heaven”
The Eau Claire avant-rock group strips their sound down to its bruised essentials in a track that lasts barely over a minute.
Chance the Rapper Revisits ‘Same Drugs’ on Fallon, a Decade Into Its Evolution
The Chicago artist’s Tonight Show performance and interview framed the Coloring Book anniversary not as nostalgia, but as a cultural check-in point.
Ariana Grande Tells Chicago Crowd Her Step Back Was Planned, Not Reactive
From the United Center stage, Grande spoke directly to fans about the decision to withdraw from public view after her tour, insisting it was made long ago and not driven by outside negativity.
Marlon Jackson Co-Producing Joe Jackson Documentary for BLK Prime
A new series on Joe Jackson’s life, developed with son Marlon, arrives as renewed attention on the family patriarch stirs debate over his legacy.
A Bag of Pee Went Crowd Surfing at Lollapalooza
As festival behavior descends further into bodily logistics, a sealed bag of urine passed overhead at Chicago’s Grant Park.
Lollapalooza’s Muddy Saturday Spawns an Impromptu Wrestling Ring
After heavy rain delayed entry, some attendees turned the sodden Grant Park grounds into a site of spontaneous, unsanctioned competition.