Josh Klinghoffer, the former guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, has accepted a no-jail plea deal after being charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in September 2024 for allegedly driving over and killing pedestrian Israel Sanchez in Alhambra, California. Klinghoffer originally pleaded not guilty through his lawyer, Blair Bernholz Berk, when the charges…
Earlier this month, four former employees of 85-year-old Motown veteran Smokey Robinson filed a lawsuit accusing the singer of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault. Now, Robinson has filed a countersuit against the plaintiffs, accusing them of defamation and seeking $500 million in damages. According to court documents obtained by Pitchfork, Robinson also filed…
Levitation, the longtime Austin, Texas, music festival that focuses on psych-rock, electronica, and punk, has unveiled its 2025 lineup. Pavement, TV on the Radio, and Mastodon will headline, with Built to Spill, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Acid Bath, and the Black Angels topping the bill. Levitation is implementing a new cross-hybrid format of the festival grounds,…
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As promised, Clipse have released “Ace Trumpets,” the lead single from their newly announced comeback album, Let God Sort Em Out. Listen to the new song, produced by Pharrell Williams, below. Let God Sort Em Out, Pusha T and No Malice’s first album together as Clipse since 2009’s Til the Casket Drops, is out July…
Haim have shared a new song: “Take Me Back” is the latest single from their forthcoming album, I Quit. Give it a listen below. Danielle Haim and Rostam Batmanglij co-produced “Take Me Back.” Haim co-wrote their new song with Tobias Jesso Jr., with whom they made “Hallelujah” and “Relationships.” The track also features saxophone from…
Why did Hamas choose the truly horrific acts of October 7th? The answer seems obvious, and I believe Hamas chooses too to hide behind the suffering of its people, in an equally cynical fashion for their own purposes. I also think there is a further and extremely important point to make. Social media witch-hunts (nothing…
Taylor Swift has bought back her master recordings. She made the announcement with a note on her website, sharing happily, “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.” It’s the first time she has every owned the rights to all of her own music. Find the full statement below. Infamously, in 2019,…
The long-in-the-works King of the Hill revival finally has a premiere date. The new season of the beloved Mike Judge show will premiere on Hulu on Monday, August 4. Watch the first preview of the new season below. King of the Hill ran for 13 seasons between 1997 and 2010. During that original run, Tom…
Smerz have announced new tour dates in support of their new album, Big City Life. The experimental pop duo will play European shows in September and October, before heading to North America for more October dates. Smerz return to Europe and the United Kingdom in November. See Smerz’s tour dates below. Along with the tour…
