We didn’t hear much from IAN SWEET last year, and it looks like it’s because Jillian Medford was on some interesting side quests. The indie rocker co-wrote and co-starred with Kareem Rahma, aka the Subway Takes guy, in a MUBI feature film called Or Something. For it, IAN SWEET transformed Third Eye Blind’s 1997 hit…
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San Francisco’s beloved independent music venue Club Bottom Of The Hill has been around for 35 years, but it’ll be closing at the end of 2026. The longtime owners Ramona Downey, Kathleen Owen, and Lynn Schwarz made the announcement yesterday.
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Morrissey loves to cancel shows. This has always been true, but it’s especially true as of late. In September he canceled an Ottawa concert over a Bluesky threat, in October he axed a Turkey gig due to backlash over his support for Israel, in November he called off his South American tour because of “extreme exhaustion,” and in December he inexplicably canceled his first-ever Dominican Republic concert. Now, the former Smiths frontman is canceling two California shows.
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In May of last year, Billy Joel canceled all of his shows due to normal pressure hydrocephalus, which is when cerebrospinal fluid builds up in your skull and presses on your brain. He later clarified that he was not dying, but he said his “balance sucks.” Last night, the Piano Man performed for the first time since that diagnosis.
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Professional violinist Brian King Joseph is suing Will Smith and his management team for sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation. The suit was filed on December 30 at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. According to Variety, Smith and Treyball Studios Management are accused of “deliberately grooming and priming Mr. Joseph for further sexual exploitation” and “predatory behavior.”
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The Chainsmokers are back, wreaking remix havoc. The duo has been reworking some of music’s biggest hits, including Charli XCX’s “party 4 u,” Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club,” and Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True.” Last month, they shared a rework of Taylor Swift’s “The Fate Of Ophelia,” and to close out 2025, they dropped a remix of sombr’s “back to friends.” All of these are unsolicited remixes, except for Swift’s, which is available on DSPs. Most recently, they released a remix of scouse rapper EsDeeKid’s “4 Raws” yesterday afternoon, and it has not been received well.
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Since, releasing his fourth studio album IDOLS, aspiring rock god Yungblud has had a nice streak of wins — naysaying predecessors aside — in the name of rock ‘n’ roll, including an Aerosmith collab and a few Grammy nominations. One of those nominations is Best Rock Song for the ballad “Zombie.” Today, Yungblud breathes new…
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Madison’s Wristwatch play a sharp-edged, high-strung form of garage punk, like the Buzzcocks meet Dark Thoughts. The vocals are theatrically forceful and piercing in a way that reminds me of Jay Reatard, and the band’s nervous-tension barrage brims with the mechanical intensity of a post-punk band without losing its fiery humanity. It’s all tightly wound…
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Indie rockers were among the many musicians who played a part in Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign to become mayor of New York City. Lucy Dacus, for instance, welcomed Mamdani onstage during her performance at All Things Go. Mamdani is keeping that connection going as his term officially begins today. (It’s also the first day of no more MetroCards — the future really is now!)
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Phish’s annual New Year’s Eve show at New York’s Madison Square Garden tends to involve some special flourishes. For instance, two years ago the band performed Trey Anastasio’s full Gamehendge song cycle for the first time in 30 years. As the calendar flipped from 2025 to 2026, the band had something a little more farcical in store.
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