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I circled this date from the second it was announced. Daniel’s album “Panama ‘77” was my favorite of 2022. Lados B, from 2023, was also on my short list of favorites from the year. So seeing what this poly hybrid of psychedelic jazz, fashioned with DEEP grooves, could do in a live setting was a…
Sir Jinx is taking legal action against T.I. and his imprint Grand Hustle LLC, claiming the Atlanta rapper’s team owes him more than $800,000 in unpaid royalties for the 2016 track “Dope.” The Los Angeles-based producer and songwriter, born Anthony Wheaton, filed a federal lawsuit in Pasadena on September 28, 2025, alleging copyright infringement and…
Dry Cleaning are back with another new album. The London-based post-punk band will release Secret Love, their upcoming third LP, on January 9 via 4AD. They’re ringing in that news today by sharing the lead single “Hit My Head All Day,” which you can listen to below. “The song is about manipulation of the body…
Shoegaze heroes Hum and Chapterhouse will reunite for the third Slide Away festival, which is organized by Philadelphia band Nothing and will visit Brooklyn, N.Y., Chicago and Los Angeles in May 2026. It will be Hum’s first shows since 2019 and the 2021 death of drummer Bryan St. Pere, while Chapterhouse will be on stage…
Image Credit: Getty Images Halsey has managed several health issues and setbacks over the years, but they haven’t let it affect their career. The “Gasoline” artist, who prefers she/her and they/them pronouns, is an open book about her lupus condition, T-cell disorder, endometriosis and other challenges. In September 2025, Halsey updated fans via TikTok that…
Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. I realize that this is a controversial consideration, for many reasons, and that it will likely never gain traction, and maybe it shouldn’t. But maybe there are benefits to implementing more stringent controls over social media algorithms,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dolly Parton is making a difficult choice for her health and for her fans. But it’s the right call. In the wake of her husband’s tragic passing, the living legend delayed new music. Now, she’s bowing out of her planned Vegas residency this December — and explaining why. The incomparable Dolly…
Young Thug is opening up about his emotional state and admits that he’s sad about not winning with the people he wants to. On Sept. 27, a day after appearing on The Pivot Podcast and revealing he is depressed, Thugger shared more thoughts on social media. “I did a lot of taking up for people…
You know Seth MacFarlane’s voice. You’ve heard it a million times as Peter, Brian, and Stewie Griffin. Or maybe as Stan and Roger Smith on “American Dad!” Or maybe as the eponymous bear from the Ted movies. If you’ve seen a Seth MacFarlane vehicle, you’ve not only heard his voice plenty, but you know that…
Eric Adams pulled out of the New York City mayoral race Sunday with a pointed farewell video that slammed political extremism and subtly took aim at Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist front-runner poised to reshape the city’s political future. Speaking from Gracie Mansion, Adams announced he would not pursue a second term, citing a growing…
