Last year the Jesus Lizard reunited for the release of Rack, their first album in 26 years. Vocalist David Yow has also been busy acting in the forthcoming Toxic Avenger reboot, and he’s in the new red band trailer.

Throughout the years Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha has stayed politically active. In November 2023 he marched for Palestine after not showing up to the band’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction, and now he’s teaming up with clothing brand Born X Raised for anti-ICE merch.

Patrick Walden, the guitarist of the British rock group Babyshambles, has died. The news was shared on the band’s social media account, and the cause of death has not been disclosed. He was 46.

Should we do a little key? Should we have a little line? Maybe with the new Brat Chuck Taylors? That’s right. Apparently there’s a new Brat collaboration with Converse, for whom Charli XCX has been a brand ambassador over the past year.

We have a couple sagas to deal with in this post. First: the saga that is Machine Gun Kelly’s unlikely bromance with Bob Dylan. What started with Dylan unexplainedly posting footage of MGK to Instagram in February led to the two men seemingly meeting in May. In June, when MGK announced his new album lost americana, it sure sounded like Bob Dylan narrating the trailer.

Audrey Hobert is the latest rising queen of suburban girl pop. Last month, she released her wildly catchy single “Sue Me,” which seemed to come out of nowhere. Turns out she’s already penned songs alongside her close childhood friend Gracie Abrams. Today, she’s shared another brilliantly written single “Bowling Alley,” a playful acoustic gem that wrestles with clout vampires and that nagging feeling no one wants you at the party.

Today, Norwegian artist and producer Marit Othilie Thorvik returns with her newest single as Jouska. “Flower Moon” is the first new music since her 2023 sophomore album Suddenly My Mind Is Blank.

With albums like Charmer’s Downpour and First Day Back’s Forward, the emo scene is having a good year. Now it’s getting better with the announcement of Kerosene Heights’ new record Blame It On The Weather.

PinkPantheress shared Fancy That in May, and we named it one of the best albums of the year. Now the pop sensation is already back to officially put out an unreleased fan-favorite tune called “Close To You.”