A personal assistant and three former housekeepers for Smokey Robinson have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them dozens of times during their tenure as staff. The anonymous women filed a single lawsuit, in Los Angeles County, alleging that they were raped at his various homes in California and Las Vegas, according to the…
Turnstile have announced a new visual album to accompany their upcoming studio LP, Never Enough. The companion film, titled Turnstile: Never Enough, will debut at Tribeca Festival 2025. Directed by singer Brendan Yates and guitarist Pat McCrory, the 50-minute visual includes all 14 songs from the record. Watch a trailer for the film below. This…
Ty Segall has announced the new benefit compilation L.A. Recovers to raise money for California wildfire relief and recovery funds. The vinyl-only record features exclusive and unreleased covers by Segall, Shannon & the Clams, No Age, King Tuff, White Fence, Mikal Cronin, Meatbodies, Shannon Lay, and more. Pre-orders are currently available, and all proceeds go…
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band have announced their first album since 2023 breakthrough Dancing on the Edge. The new album is called New Threats From the Soul, and it comes out on July 25. It’ll get released in the United States via Sophomore Lounge, while Tough Love is handling the release in the United…
Leikeli47 has outlined the details of her upcoming album: Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only will be released on June 13. Featured on LP is the new song “Soft Serve,” which also comes with a video directed by Dana Rice. Watch it below. Spanning 11 songs in total, including the single “450,”…
Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced its 2025 lineup. Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, the Strokes, John Summit, and Doechii are set to headline the two-weekend event, which will take place October 3-5 and 10-12 at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Artists further down the jam-packed bill include Rilo Kiley, Marren Morris,…
Nathan Jerde, the drummer for Chicago’s beloved early-aughts garage rock revivalists the Ponys, has died. Matador Records shared the news last night, Monday, May 5, with the band’s former label, In the Red, also posting a message to Instagram earlier today: “[Jerde] was an awesome guy and a fantastic drummer. To say he will be…
Soccer Mommy is releasing a new EP featuring stripped-back versions of songs from her 2024 album, Evergreen. The new EP, Evergreen (Stripped), is out June 6 via Loma Vista. Featured on the six-track project are February’s “Driver (Stripped)” and today’s new “She Is (Stripped).” Listen to the new song below. “She Is (Stripped)” is the…
Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa say “censorship and silencing” led to the cancellation of their two UK concerts next month under pressure from the the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. The Radiohead musician and Israeli singer are longtime collaborators, but have faced renewed criticism over their willingness to keep performing in Israel as the…
Space, the funky frontier. In the recent season of the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor, the usually quiet and reserved senator Mon Mothma literally let her hair down and cut loose on the dance floor. What was the cause? Celebrating her daughter’s marriage? Escaping from the horrors of funding an underground rebellion? A few too…
