Lady Gaga’s new album Mayhem came out on Friday, and to celebrate, the pop megastar did double duty as the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. It was her fifth time as the show’s musical guest, coming just a few weeks after her performance with the Lonely Island on SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. It was a funny show!

Have you ever wondered what Death Cab For Cutie’s seminal fourth album Transatlanticism would sound like if it was screamo? Well you’re in luck. A bunch of bands got together and transformed the iconic 2003 collection, titling it Farther Than Ever Before.

Since Trump took presidency, Ben Folds, Renée Fleming, and Shonda Rhimes have all stepped down from their positions at the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts. Trump is in the process of eliminating the center’s “woke” art as its longtime president Deborah Rutter and Joe Biden’s appointees to its board were fired, and now a statement has been released.

On Wednesday (March 5), Keith Richards became the inaugural recipient of Connecticut’s Governor’s Award of Excellence. The Rolling Stones guitarist was recognized for his contributions enriching Connecticut’s cultural and civic life in a ceremony at the Westport Library.

Last week tickets to the second Fyre Fest went on sale despite the purported host island saying the event does not exist. The festival has now revealed its first performer: Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown.

This week saw the longest ever Oscars speech and the longest ever presidential address to Congress. 😩 But soon we’re getting the longest ever Car Seat Headrest song. 😃 Here’s a short list of this week’s excellent comments.

Toronto’s New Friends Fest will return this summer for three days of emo, screamo, and blackgaze at the Lithuanian House. (I’m learning today that Lithuanian House is not a DIY punk house but a longstanding banquet hall and events center on the city’s west side.) The fest will take place from Aug. 1-3, and its lineup is dotted with some truly impressive names. Snowing! Rolo Tomassi! Home Is Where! Tenue! Respire! Nuvolascura! There’s also an appearance from Black Market/Michael Nelson favorite Sadness, which I thought was now defunct? So that’s exciting. Tickets are available here, and the full lineup is below.

Two years ago our esteemed metal columnist Brad Sanders anointed the one-person LA black metal project Lamp Of Murmuur as a Band To Watch. The man in question, who goes by the name of M., is one of those types who release music under a range of identities on Bandcamp. Today we behold the first under a new moniker.

D’Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the great Oakland R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, has passed away. In an Instagram statement, Wiggins’ family announces that he passed away this morning, surrounded by family, after a battle with bladder cancer. Wiggins was 64.

Music Can Hear Us, the delightfully titled new DJ Koze album, is just four weeks away. Today we get one last advance single, “Brushtaxi.” DJs including Keinemusik, Black Coffee, and D E S I R E E have spun the track ahead of its official release, but now you can bask in all eight-plus minutes. “Buschtaxi” is also available on a new 12″ vinyl EP opposite Koze’s recent Marley Waters collab “Brushcutter.” This one’s a lot lighter and airier than that one, and you can hear it below.