KISS played what was billed as their final in-makeup live show in December 2023 at Madison Square Garden. During that concert, the band members — Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer — revealed the digital hologram avatars they said they would start using in 2027 to keep them “forever young and forever iconic.” As far as we know, the holograms are still on. But now KISS are planning some activity before then.
The Houston rapper Sauce Walka was one of two people shot outside a hotel near the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee Saturday afternoon, TMZ reports. Sauce, born Albert Walker Mondane, sustained injuries to his leg and is currently in the hospital, expected to make a full recovery. The gunmen approached him while he was outside a car with a friend, who was killed in the shooting. His name has not been released.
Last September we got word Justin Bieber, whose last album was four years ago, was working on new music with MK.gee. Since then there’s been no word on the Mk.gee front but Bieber’s been busy on Instagram while raising his infant son with his wife Hailey.
In a couple of weeks, Perennial will release their ’60s-inspired EP Perennial ’65. The band shared the “title track” earlier this month, and now they’re back with a cover of the Kinks’ “All Day And All Of The Night.”
Lollapalooza Chile is going down this weekend at Santiago’s Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos. Olivia Rodrigo headlined on Friday (March 21) and brought a cover of No Doubt’s 1995 hit “Don’t Speak” to the stage.
On Saturday (March 15), U.K. Subs were slated to play LA Punk Invasion. However, three out of four of the band members were denied entry to the US. Bassist Alvin Gibbs shared a statement on social media recounting his experience.
Rico Nasty is gearing up to unleash her Fueled By Ramen debut LETHAL in May, and now she’s getting ready to make her acting debut as well. The eclectic musician has been announced as part of the cast for Apple TV+ and A24’s upcoming series Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
We reviewed Jbrekkie’s For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) and asked Michelle Zauner about her old music videos featuring Christopher Moltisanti and a former Stereogum editor. Read those then tell us in the comments what you’re getting up to this weekend.
Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy has a new solo album called Silver Shade coming soon, and its latest single pairs him with an unexpected collaborator. “The Artroom Wonder” is gothy, symphonically inclined synth-pop with bass from Tool’s Justin Chancellor, Murphy’s fellow Englishman. Per Murphy, the song is a flashback to his school days involving former Bauhaus bandmate Daniel Ash:
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)