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Considering Lorde has quite literally yelled "free fucking Palestine" mid-song during her Ultrasound world tour, I don't think she has an issue when fans show up to her shows wearing Palestine shirts. And yet, at the singer's show at London's O2 Arena Sunday night, two attendees had shirts reading "Palestine" confiscated by venue security, who said they were in violation of venue policy. The post O2 Arena London Apologizes For Confiscating Lorde Concertgoers’ Palestine Shirts appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Last year Daniel Hildebrand started Daily Dylan, a series of social media accounts devoted to Bob Dylan fandom. The account has more than 55,000 followers on Instagram and 48,000 on Facebook; there's also a Daily Dylan presence on Twitter, Bluesky, and Substack, plus occasional podcasts. The account posts setlists and aggregates live video (with credit) from other non-professional accounts, and it does not appear to be monetized in any way. However, he says recirculating live photos and videos from Dylan's tour got him removed from a recent Dylan show. The post Bob Dylan Fanpage Creator Says It Got Him Banned From Glasgow Show appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

The New Pornographers were blindsided by an extremely unfortunate turn of events in April when Joe Seiders, who had been the power-pop group's drummer for the past decade, was arrested on charges including possession of child pornography. The band immediately severed ties with Seiders and has mostly stayed off the radar since then, save for some Substack posts from frontman A.C. Newman. Today, Newman has given his first interview since the Seiders debacle, and the New Pornographers have announced plans to get back on the road. The post New Pornographers Announce Tour, Give First Interview Since Ex-Drummer’s Arrest appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

It’s been an extremely busy year for Kneecap, and it’s not over yet. When the Belfast dance-rap trio released their last single “Sayōnara” in September, group member Mo Chara was still facing wildly overstated terrorism charges in London. That case has since been thrown out, and now Kneecap have come back with a new Irish-language… The post Kneecap – “No Comment” (Feat. Sub Focus) appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Earlier this year, the experimental New York rock band YHWH Nailgun impressed a whole lot of people with their debut album 45 Pounds. Since then, they’ve played a whole lot of festivals and built their name up a bunch more. Now, they’ve shared a very different version of “Weaving,” a track that the New York… The post YHWH Nailgun – “Weaving” (LEYA Cover) appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

The YouTube channel Soft White Underbelly features interviews with "people who are frequently invisible in society—the unhoused, the sex worker, the chronic drug user, the runaway, the gang member, the poor and the sick." A new episode on the channel posted three days ago features Cameron Heacock, former frontman of the Minneapolis nu-metal band American Head Charge. In the 45-minute interview, Heacock's first public appearance in seven years, he discusses his current life: unhoused, living on the streets of Los Angeles, addicted to fentanyl. The post American Head Charge Frontman Resurfaces To Discuss Addiction Struggle With <em>Soft White Underbelly</em> appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Kai Slater is obsessed with the past. For those of us who share his interests, that's working out splendidly. Slater, a 21-year-old Chicago singer-songwriter, first gained renown as a member of Lifeguard, a trio whose noisy, melodic post-punk songs turn '70s and '80s classics into rocket fuel. He dresses like a mod dandy and publishes a handmade zine titled for NEU!'s krautrock classic "Hallogallo." It's not just that he devours the stylistic palette of the 20th century underground; he's also keeping the flame for its DIY ethos, gritty and grounded in community. The post Album Of The Week: Sharp Pins <em>Balloon Balloon Balloon</em> appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Oxis only began putting her music out on Bandcamp in 2023, but it’s been a busy couple of years: The maritime-minded producer, who just wrapped up a tour supporting Magdalena Bay, is already about to release her eighth full-length album. The appropriately-titled Oxis 8 arrives in January, and Oxis is announcing the record today with… The post Oxis Announces New Album <em>Oxis 8</em>: Hear “Guili” appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

At the end of this week, Oregon-based singer-songwriters Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover will release their second collaborative album, What Of Our Nature. The pair shared writing duties for the project, trading off songs from opposite corners of the country (Conover was based in Maine at the time) while taking inspiration from Woody Guthrie… The post Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover – “to each their dot” & “This Morning I Am Born Again” appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Geese's new album Getting Killed is undoubtedly awesome, but in this economy, you don't become the buzziest band in Brooklyn just by putting out an awesome album. Amid the Getting Killed hype, Cameron Winter and company have also earned a reputation for their covers over the past few months, whether they're doing a Springsteen hit for an Xbox commercial or going viral for a live studio rendition of New Radicals' "You Get What You Give." Geese are playing a pair of proper hometown shows later this week, but first, they took over Manhattan's famed Blue Note Jazz Club last night for an intimate set that featured no Geese songs at all. The post Geese Play Covers-Only Set With Songs By The Stooges, Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd, & More appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

We're getting a lot of 2026 festival lineups today. Daytona Beach's Welcome To Rockville fest isn't the best of them, but it's almost certainly the biggest. Welcome To Rockville might be the king of what's known in certain circles as the racetrack festivals -- the ones with lineups built on metal and on the kind of stuff that gets played on active-rock radio. These festivals are big, and they bring in tons of acts. Next year's Welcome To Rockville will come to the Daytona International Speedway May 7-10, and it'll feature a lineup that includes stadium-sized headliners My Chemical Romance, Guns N' Roses, the Foo Fighters, and Bring Me The Horizon. The post Welcome To Rockville Unveils 2026 Lineup With My Chemical Romance, Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, More appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Plus Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin and a ton more. The post Welcome To Rockville 2026 Announces Full Lineup Feat. FOO FIGHTERS, GUNS N' ROSES, BRING ME THE HORIZON & More appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

Next year's Kilby Block Party lineup is here. The Salt Lake City music festival is stacked with Lorde, the xx, and Turnstile headlining from May 15 to 17 at the Utah State Fairpark. The post Kilby Block Party Announces 2026 Lineup appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

See? There IS money in metal! The post SLIPKNOT Sells Their Entire Catalog To HarbourView Equity Partners For (Probably) A Lot Of Money appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

What are they doing over there in Iowa? Every year, the Hinterland Festival comes to the Des Moines area. When it started in 2015, the fest went heavy on roots music and indie rock, but it has slowly evolved into something else. At this year's fest, the headliners were Lana Del Rey, Kacey Musgraves, and Tyler, The Creator -- a slightly all-over-the-place lineup that at least made sense on the festival circuit. Today, however, the bookers unveiled a 2026 lineup that makes me feel like I'm in outer space -- in a good way, I think. The post Lorde, KATSEYE, Kali Uchis, & Mumford & Sons Headline Extremely Strange Hinterland 2026 Lineup appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

The jazz-trained LA musician Andrew Aged is half of the duo inc. no world with his brother Daniel. He has toured with artists like Raphael Saadiq and FKA twigs, and he has done session work on records from people like Lorde and Blood Orange. Right now, Aged plays guitar in his friend Mk.gee’s live band.… The post Andrew Aged Shares New EP <em>Crown</em> Made With Mk.gee, Zack Sekoff, & Nightfeelings appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

If you've ever wanted to see Buckethead shredding below the surface of the Earth, great news! The post BUCKETHEAD Streams "Welcome To Bucketheadland" Live From The Caverns appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

If you get a chance to see David Byrne, you should really take it. The art-music legend and former Talking Head released his album Who Is The Sky? a few months ago, and he’s lately been out on the road, playing a fascinating and innovative live show that elaborates on his American Utopia Broadway show… The post David Byrne – “T Shirt” appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

This is going to be incredible. The post EMPEROR & BLOOD INCANTATION Announce 2026 North American Tour appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

Eric Bachmann hasn’t released an album under his Crooked Fingers moniker in nearly 15 years, but that’s about to change soon. Today the Archers Of Loaf frontman has announced Swet Deth, his first Crooked Fingers album since 2011’s Breaks In The Armor. Its lead single “Cold Waves” is out now ahead of the record’s February… The post Crooked Fingers Announce New Album <em>Swet Deth</em> Feat. Sharon Van Etten, Matt Berninger, & Mac McCaughan appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

Kicking off in March. The post THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Announces U.S. Tour With FOUR YEAR STRONG, SPLIT CHAIN & I PROMISED THE WORLD appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

Old acquaintance Anjimile should not be forgot. A couple of years ago, North Carolina indie-folk singer-songwriter Anjimile Chithambo released The King, an album that got into the subject of living as a Black and trans person in a hostile world. Since then, he’s contributed to records from Hurray For The Riff Raff and McKinley Dixon,… The post Anjimile – “Auld Lang Syne II” appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article

The most brutal tour of the year? It's gotta be up there. The post LAMB OF GOD Announces North American Tour With KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY & SANGUISUGABOGG appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking 2005-2006 Carnival of Sins tour and the 45th anniversary of the band. The post MÖTLEY CRÜE, TESLA & EXTREME Announce Massive North American Tour appeared first on Metal Injection. View the full article

For most of the 2010s, Augusta Koch led the beloved Philly band Cayetana, but since then she’s been releasing music with her newer band Gladie (their 2022 album Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out still sounds great). Gladie are about to head out on tour opening for their emo-punk forebears Algernon Cadwallader, but first… The post Gladie – “Car Alarm” appeared first on Stereogum. View the full article