Reporting on independent music: labels, releases, touring and the business behind the songs.
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke discusses the racist and homophobic comments aimed at a recent video, arguing that artistic visibility should never invite abuse.
Kings Of Leon headed to Olympia London for a solitary UK date at the British Airways ARC, testing new material from O My Beloved and reviving tracks untouched for years.
Bono and The Edge reflect on half a century together, Brian Eno, and the subversive street rituals shaping their sixteenth album, Carnaval de Luz.
Buzz Osborne, JD Pinkus, Coady Willis, and Clinton Jacob have formed Gatta Morta, with their debut LP Immaculator arriving in February on Ipecac Records.
Fear Factory have set an April 9th release for their upcoming studio album Roboticist on Nuclear Blast, sharing the lead single and music video for Detonizer.
Coachella has officially announced its 2027 lineup, confirming headliners SZA, Tame Impala, and Dua Lipa, alongside a return to the Dance Tent for Madonna.
Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, and SZA will headline Coachella 2027, with the Indio festival returning across two weekends in April.
A California judge has pushed the civil sexual assault trial against Steven Tyler to May 2027 after the assignment of a new presiding judge.
Kamasi Washington and Leon Bridges have collaborated on a big-band holiday track for Apple TV's upcoming Peanuts special, Snoopy Presents: 12 Days Of Snoopy.
Animal rights group PETA has asked Cage The Elephant to change their social media handle to Free The Elephant to highlight the plight of a circus elephant.
