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Philly Hardcore Rippers Commitment Share Debut Single “Hellraiser”

There’s a good chance that you know Pierce Jordan as the frontman for the chaotic, incisive, generally excellent Philadelphia punk band Soul Glo. Their album Diaspora Problems was one of the best of 2022. Now, Jordan has a new band where he’s the drummer, not the singer. In the new group Commitment, Jordan is joined…

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Merce Lemon & Fust – “Cup Of Loneliness” & “Choices” (George Jones Covers)

Merce Lemon and Fust are two of the best and brightest indie acts currently channeling the spirit of the sad-eyed country greats. So the prospect of the Pittsburgh singer-songwriter and the Durham alt-country band teaming up to cover two George Jones songs is immensely appealing. That premise plays out on a new 7″ out digitally…

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Melody’s Echo Chamber – “The House That Doesn’t Exist”

We aren’t getting too many new albums between now and the actual end of the year, but one of the few that drops this week is Unclouded, the latest from Melody Prochet, the French psych-pop artist who records as Emily’s Echo Chamber. I have heard the full record, and it’s just as pretty and spacey…

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Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, & Coco Jones Will Sing At Super Bowl 2026 Pregame

Bad Bunny will headline next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. We know this. It’s become a whole political issue, with Donald Trump weighing in and everything. Now, the NFL has announced the list of artists who will perform on next year’s Super Bowl pregame show, and someone will probably find a way to get mad about that, too.

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Paul Anka Finally Breaks His Legendary Silence About Frank Sinatra’s Penis Size

Paul Anka started out as a teen idol in the ’50s before embarking on a near-endless career as a Las Vegas entertainment fixture. Along the way, Anka, now 84, became one of the diminishing number of living people who can claim to have seen Frank Sinatra’s penis in the flesh. Now, Anka has gone on record about Sinatra’s junk, causing us to use our “breaks legendary silence” headline convention for the first time in a while.

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Cootie Catcher Announce New Album Something We All Got: Hear “Straight Drop”

In March, Cootie Catcher released their sophomore effort Shy At First, which earned them a spot on our list of the best new artists of the year. Now the Toronto indie-pop band is already announcing its followup called Something We All Got. “Straight Drop” is out now. “This one came from frustration of being vulnerable in…

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Spokesman Says The Wiggles Do Not Endorse Drugs Following Unapproved “Ecstasy” TikTok

Over the summer, the Wiggles were sued by former CEO, and the blue Wiggle was accused of financial misconduct. Now, the children’s music group are embroiled in some more controversy following a since-deleted video that promoted a new song called “Ecstasy.”

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