It was bound to happen. With all the momentum and universal praise, Geese were destined to win their first industry award. Who would’ve thought it would be a BRIT Award? The Brooklyn indie rockers won International Group Of The Year tonight, and drummer Max Bassin accepted the award at Manchester’s Co-op Live, saying, “Free Palestine, fuck ICE, R.I.P. Mani, let’s go Geese!” The speech was censored on ITV, but Geese were ready with video from the audience to post on socials before the show was over.

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Social Distortion’s last album was 2011’s Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes, and this week the SoCal punk icons finally announced its followup Born To Kill, arriving May via Epitaph. The title track is out now. It’s the band’s first album since leader Mike Ness beat tonsil cancer. At a listening party in LA on Tuesday,…

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Last year, Tobias Jesso Jr. made an album with his former gardener. Now, Juliana Hatfield is sharing a surprise record she made with her contractor. It’s called Bets, and it arrives on the heels of December’s Lightning Might Strike. On Instagram, the Western Mass alt-rock veteran wrote: new surprise release alert! before i made my…

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Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind the #1 hits “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” “Bad Blood,” and “Laughter In The Rain,” has died. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” his family writes in a statement to Variety. “A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed.” No cause of death has been provided. Sedaka was 86.

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Punk In The Park is going dark. The multi-city punk-rock festival series has canceled all 2026 events, and according to a statement from organizers, the cancellation is due to the ongoing uproar over the owner’s donation to the Trump campaign.

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The pop-punk, emo, and metalcore festival When We Were Young has spent the past decade catering to former Warped Tour kids with disposable income. They won’t be doing that this year.

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PinkPantheress is about to be named Producer Of The Year at Saturday’s BRIT Awards. Ahead of that honor, here’s another: Her Fancy That heater “Illegal” has been remixed by her fellow British production great, Four Tet. Kieran Hebden’s crisp, uptempo rework is built for the club, so throw it on next time you want to…

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The bleary, gritty, shoegazey New Jersey rockers High. are a Stereogum Band To Watch, and songs like “George” are a reason why. The group’s new single out today is a collaboration with sweet93, aka Chloe Kohanski, fka chloe mk, who may be the only former The Voice contestant to ever appear on a shoegaze track.…

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Back in December, we learned the Dallas psychedelic soul singer/rapper/producer Liv.e was teaming up with veteran jazz drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins for an album under the name GENA. It’s an acyonym standing for God Energy, Naturally Amazing and also a reference to Gina from Martin, all of which should help you triangulate where…

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