Peter Gabriel is being guided by the moon. Following a similar rollout to 2023’s i/o, which was the art-rock trailblazer’s first album in over two decades, Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon for his forthcoming album oi. The follow-up to last month’s “Been Undone” is called “Put The Bucket Down.” It was…
The post Peter Gabriel – “Put The Bucket Down” appeared first on Stereogum.
Last night, Cardi B made her return to SNL. The Bronx rapper was previously the musical guest was in 2018, performing the same week that her debut studio album Invasion Of Privacy was released. This time, there was no grand pregnancy announcement. But she did open with a vibrant performance of “Bodega Baddie,” which paid homage to her Dominican roots. She followed up with “ErrTime.” Both are off of last year’s Am I The Drama?. She also made an appearance in the Immigrant Dad Talk Show sketch, playing Marcello Hernández’ wife.
The post Cardi B Returns To <em>SNL</em> For Its 1000th Episode appeared first on Stereogum.
Before there was Garbage, there was Angelfish. Steve Marker first reached out to Shirley Manson about singing for Garbage after seeing her band Angelfish’s video for “Suffocate Me,” which famously aired just once on MTV during the September 12, 1993 episode of 120 Minutes, at nearly 2 a.m. Last night, the short-lived early-’90s rock group reunited live for the first time in a decade with all proceeds from the show benefiting humanitarian aid charities for Palestinian children.
The post Shirley Manson’s Pre-Garbage Band Angelfish Reunite And Cover Stone Roses At Palestine Benefit appeared first on Stereogum.
Michael “5000” Watts has died. The Houston DJ, producer, and founder of Swishahouse Records was hospitalized earlier this week and his family had released a statement about his “tremendous health issues.” Another statement was shared yesterday, saying he “developed a fatal heart rhythm called Torsades de pointes causing a sudden cardiac death.” He was 52.
The post Swishahouse Founder Michael “5000” Watts Dead At 52 appeared first on Stereogum.
The existence of Mariah Carey’s secret ’90s grunge album was first revealed in her 2020 memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey. In 1995, Someone’s Ugly Daughter was released under the band name Chick without her lead vocals. It was inspired by Sleater-Kinney and L7 and Carey has been “on a quest” to find the version of the LP with her lead vocals intact so she could put it out; last fall she talked with SZA and Jimmy Fallon about the mission. In the meantime, Foo Fighters and Taylor Momsen teamed up to cover some of its tracks last night at the MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honoring the singer.
The post Foo Fighters & Taylor Momsen Cover Mariah Carey’s Secret ‘90s Grunge Songs At MusiCares Tribute appeared first on Stereogum.
A new Netflix documentary about the Red Hot Chili Peppers was announced today. It will feature interviews with band members Anthony Kiedis and Flea. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, however, have now released a statement clarifying the film is not a “Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary.”
The post Red Hot Chili Peppers Say New Netflix Documentary <em>The Rise Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers</em> Is Not A Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary appeared first on Stereogum.
Among the many events in Los Angeles this week leading up to Sunday’s Grammys ceremony was an event honoring Pharrell Williams. Pharrell, who was just knighted in France last week, was the guest of honor at the Recording Academy Honors, presented by the academy’s Black Music Collective at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Brandy and Kirk Franklin were also honored at the event, which featured Justin Timberlake’s first public performance since revealing his Lyme disease diagnosis in July.
The post Justin Timberlake Performs For The First Time Since Revealing Lyme Disease Diagnosis At Grammys Event Honoring Pharrell appeared first on Stereogum.
Once a year, the Nelsonville Music Festival brings a thoughtfully curated collection of artists to Nelsonville, Ohio. Our own Chris DeVille was there last year, and he proclaimed that the festival “rules.” Allow him to elaborate: “The way forward, as has been obvious for a while now, is smaller, more carefully curated fests — sustainable events with real personality. Nelsonville Music Festival is one of the best of them.” We don’t even have the full lineup for this year’s edition of Nelsonville, but its lineup already includes the bands. who made Stereogum’s two favorite albums of 2025.
The post Nelsonville Music Festival 2026 Initial Lineup Has Geese, Wednesday, More appeared first on Stereogum.
In 2024, the Messthetics, the adventurous instrumental DC trio that includes Fugazi’s former rhythm section, teamed up with jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis for the imaginatively titled collaborative album The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis. It was awesome. Now, they’re doing it again. Next month, Lewis and the Messthetics will release their new LP Deface…
The post The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis – “Deface The Currency” appeared first on Stereogum.
In the past year or so, the Denver punk and hardcore label Convulse Records has put out music from MSPAINT, Destiny Bond, Gumm, Big Laugh, Eliminators, and Pat Flynn’s new project How Much Art, among many others. Anytime I get an alert from the Convulse Bandcamp, I give that record a shot, and I’m never…
The post Head Crack’s New EP <em>Zero 2 Dust</em> Is Old-School Thrashy Hardcore Excellence appeared first on Stereogum.