The big talking point of the week, splashed across pages 6 and 7 of the magazine, was the surprise revelation that Black ...

In North Carolina, Merge Records was just getting its start as an independent record label as the '90s ramped up. Early buzz ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist announces his debut solo album, featuring Thom Yorke, Nick Cave, and a return to his first ...

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Maygen & the Birdwatcher, Gr3g, Sophie Hiroko and Sallyforth are also among this year’s roster of Twin Cities buzzmakers.

A Southern rock group who rose to fame in the late 1980s is going on tour to support their first new album in 21 years. .38 Special has announced the first leg of the band’s 2026 tour in support of ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Last month, underground Chicago hip-hop crew Tomorrow Kings dropped their first album in 12 years, Salt, via Swiss label Buenaventura. They clearly took their time with it, and not just because ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

South African multi-award-winning singer Sjava recently announced the release of his upcoming album, INkanyezi NeZinkanyezi The popular star revealed that he will drop the album in January 2026 on his ...

(KTLA) — It’s officially end-of-year list season as 2025 comes to a close. While this year has seen plenty of misses or underwhelming releases, it also provided some great material from stars, both ...