Glasgow post-punkers Life Without Buildings did not last long. The band made one excellent album, 2002’s Any Other City, and then broke up shortly thereafter. They’ve never reunited, even as plenty of other bands have named them as an influence and Any Other City has grown to cult-classic status. But now, after nearly a quarter century, they’re getting back together for a one-off gig.
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Last winter, the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa put on an all-star tribute concert marking the 50th anniversary of Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks. Elvis Costello, Sharon Van Etten, Lucinda Williams, Adam Granduciel and many more were on hand at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa to pay homage to Dylan’s 1975 breakup-album masterpiece. In November, the center revealed plans for a similar event celebrating the 60th(!) anniversary of 1966’s raucous and expansive double album Blonde On Blonde was in the works for Feb. 20 at the same venue. Today, we learn the lineup.
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Last month California’s Draag announced their upcoming EP Miracle Drug with its ripper of a title track, which we named one of the Best Songs Of The Week. Today the off-kilter indie rockers are following that up with another good one called “NSPS.” “NSPS” is a hypnotic slow-burner that builds off seemingly endless loops of…
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Cootie Catcher, one of the Best New Artists Of 2025, are starting 2026 off strong with a new album called Something We All Got that’s coming out in February. The Toronto indie pop band announced the record with lead single “Straight Drop,” and today they’re back with another preview, “Puzzle Pop.” Per Cootie Catcher singer/guitarist…
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San Francisco’s Bosse-de-Nage have been leading lights in the sweeping, emotional, experimental sound known as blackgaze since their self-titled debut came out in 2010. Two years after that, they did a split EP with a little band called Deafheaven. Bosse-de-Nage have been out of the limelight in recent years, and they haven’t released an album…
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At least on paper, Chris Stapleton’s 2015 version of the oldie “Tennessee Whiskey” is now the most popular country song of all time. According to a press release from Stapleton’s label MCA, “Tennessee Whiskey” is now the first country song ever to achieve a double diamond certification from the RIAA for 20 million units sold. That press release might be underselling things.
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Morgan Nagler is everywhere this week. Just the other day, the LA singer-songwriter and Whispertown/Supermoon member performed at Jenny Lewis’ wedding to her dog. Today, she’s announcing her star-studded solo debut album I’ve Got Nothing To Lose, And I’m Losing It, which features contributions from a laundry list of indie favorites including Courtney Barnett, Allison…
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The Smiths’ final album, 1987’s Strangeways, Here We Come, came out after the band had broken up. It includes “Paint A Vulgar Picture,” the band’s disgusted song about the music industry. In his acid-tongued lyrics, Morrissey described the “sickening greed” of record execs, “sycophantic slags,” rushing to sell music that a “dead star” left behind.” On Saturday night, Morrissey performed that song live for the first time in 29 years. I wonder why.
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Last night the third iteration of Mustafa’s Artists For Aid benefit concert series went down at Los Angeles’ Shrine Ballroom, with proceeds supporting relief efforts in Palestine and Sudan. The event was hosted by Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal, and featured sets from Clairo (her first performance sing having to drop off November’s Camp Flog Gnaw lineup), Geese (their first performance since successfully playing Camp Flog Gnaw), Blood Orange, Alex G, Faye Webster, 070 Shake, Lucy Dacus, and more. Dacus’ set — her first performance since Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration — featured a surprise appearance from Chappell Roan, and the two of them did a cover of the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs classic “The Book Of Love.” Check that out below.
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Bob Weir, co-founding singer/guitarist for the Grateful Dead and their various offshoots, has passed away. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could,” according to a statement posted on his website today that cites “underlying lung issues” as the cause of death. Weir was diagnosed with cancer last July, and he began treatment before playing three farewell shows with Dead & Company last year, his final live performance. Weir was 78.
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