Today is the late Jane Birkin’s birthday. The English-born singer, actress, and fashion icon died in 2023, and this weekend, her adoptive hometown of Paris honored her legacy by renaming the “passerelle des Douanes” to “passerelle Jane Birkin.” The newly-named Jane Birkin Footbridge is the oldest bridge crossing the Canal Saint-Martin, in Paris’ 10th arrondissement….
Dick Van Dyke has won numerous Emmys, a Grammy, and a Tony. He’s received a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honors. He’s been inducted into both the Television Hall Of Fame and the Disney Legends Hall Of Fame. But for years, we’ve all been wondering: When is this guy finally…
Last night, December 13, Lily Allen returned to Saturday Night Live as musical guest for the first time since 2007. The British pop star performed “Sleepwalking” from her new album West End Girl and brought out Dakota Johnson to play the titular other woman in “Madeline.” She also appeared as herself in a sketch themed…
It appears nobody was injured when the floor caved in during Superheaven’s recent show at Williams Center in Rutherford. The grungy Pennsylvania band are currently touring in support of their first new album in a decade, and on Friday night they were playing their first New Jersey show since 2016, with openers White Reaper and…
It’s been more than seven years since Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner threw their last Eaux Claires festival. Eaux Claires was a fixture from 2015 to 2018. The Big Red Machine bandmates brought legends like Paul Simon, Erykah Badu, and Sufjan Stevens to Vernon’s Eau Claire, Wisconsin hometown, and there were…
A private concert headlined by Slash and a rock supergroup Thursday night featured an impressive list of surprise-guest rock stars including Bruno Mars, Eddie Vedder, Anthony Kiedis, Brandi Carlile, and Yungblud. The gig, the holiday party for Todd Boehly’s holding company Eldridge Industries, was held at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. The core…
Big news for Stereogum readers who enjoy having a good time: The new DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ album is finally here. The beloved London-based electronic producer revealed in July that the followup to last year’s Sorcery was on the way, and she released a lot of singles: “Will My Love,” “Keep Wondering Why,” “Search…
Do you want Jello Biafra’s 1989 Toyota Celica GT Convertible? I have good news for you. The Dead Kennedys legend is auctioning off the vehicle, and he’ll drive the winning bidder around in it. And ride, ride, how we ride. The car is in Carmichael, California, and it’s got a blue exterior with a blue…
Earlier this year MJ Lenderman covered Songs: Ohia’s “Just Be Simple” for I Will Swim To You: A Tribute To Jason Molina. Last night, he joined Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. at their Asheville show for a performance of “Dark Don’t Hide It.” At the Grey Eagle, Lenderman helped with guitar and vocals for the…
Bob Dylan has once again extended his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, adding a new batch of dates behind the 2020 album that will take him across the United States in the spring. Kicking off in Omaha, Nebraska, in March, the run takes in more than two dozen theaters, arenas, and auditoriums before wrapping in…
