On Sunday night, the 37th season of The Simpsons came to an end with a two-part double-episode season finale. The first of the episodes found Marge going to Philadelphia to enter Santa’s Little Helper into the National Dog Show, and it had appearances from famous Philly voices Questlove, Boyz II Men, and Quinta Brunson, as well as Noah Wylie, Katherine LaNasa, and Taylor Dearden from The Pitt. The second episode (“Homer? A Cracker Bro?”) was about Homer and Kirk Van Houten starting a crumbless cracker company together, and it featured the grand Simpsons return of former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe.

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Up until recently, Local H’s breakout sophomore album As Good As Dead was extremely hard to come by on vinyl, going for upwards of $200 on secondary markets. This year marks As Good As Dead‘s 30th anniversary, so it’s primed for a reissue; earlier this month, the Long Island-based boutique record label Enjoy The Ride announced that they were doing just that. Local H, however, say they had no idea that Enjoy The Ride had plans to reissue As Good As Dead.

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Tim Very, the drummer for Manchester Orchestra, has died. The Atlanta, GA indie rock band announced the news on social media today. No cause of death has been provided. Very was 42.

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A little over a year ago, Central Cee’s Can’t Rush Greatness was our Album Of The Week. Since then, he’s collaborated with Drake, Sexyy Red, and more. Now the UK drill rapper is announcing an EP titled All Roads Lead Home, and two singles arrived this week. “Iceman Freestyle” arrived on Thursday (Feb. 12), and it…

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After Casey Wasserman’s ties to Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the latest batch of the Epstein Files, musicians on Wasserman Group’s roster have been reckoning. Chappell Roan, Wednesday, Water From Your Eyes, Weyes Blood, Orville Peck, and more have departed from the talent agency, whereas others, such as Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, have threatened to leave if the CEO and founder doesn’t step down. Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Casey Wasserman is putting the company up for sale.

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MJ Lenderman debuted two new songs in an Athens, GA performance Wednesday, and he plays a third new one in a video from The Adam Friedland Show that dropped today.

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Indie rock singer-songwriter and generational icon Alex G composed the score for Jane Schoenbrun’s first two movies, We’re All Going To The World’s Fair (2021) and I Saw The TV Glow (2024). As of today, we know he scored the third one too — with a noteworthy partner this time.

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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.)

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Bladee-heads never have to go too long without new music from their hero. Today, two months after releasing new songs “Ingen hör” and “Förstelnad,” the Swedish rapper/singer is back with another one. “Magic Misery” offers more of the dreamy iciness Bladee has become known for, and somehow, it turns the following phrase into a hook:…

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