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4:55 PM EDT on August 19, 2026 Piper Kennedy daine is releasing their highly anticipated debut album In Endless Awe & Agony later this year, but it turns out the hyperpop scene has some drama (who could've guessed?). Electronic duo Bassvictim — who are known t…
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4:55 PM EDT on August 19, 2026 Piper Kennedy daine is releasing their highly anticipated debut album In Endless Awe & Agony later this year, but it turns out the hyperpop scene has some drama (who could've guessed?). Electronic duo Bassvictim — who are known t…
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Netflix is bringing one of the strangest chapters in Wu-Tang Clan history to a global audience. Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets including VICE and U…
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The Australian rockers are bringing their PWR/UP tour to Canada with limited-edition merchandise, collectibles and more. Australia's most legendary rock band has hit Canada and is pursuing their trek out east. AC/DC fans will have a new way to celebrate the ba…
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The Connecticut home improvement company was among the local businesses that helped support the 2026 Black Bear Americana Music Festival in Harwinton. When the music ended at the 2026 Black Bear Americana Music Festival, the weekend left behind more than memor…
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4:11 PM EDT on August 19, 2026 The boys are fighting. It all goes back to last month, when Charley Crockett caught heat for dropping Twin Temple off of his shows allegedly due to their Satanic imagery. Jack White recruited the LA duo to open for one of his sho…
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3:27 PM EDT on August 19, 2026 Due to appendicitis, Phoebe Bridgers had to postpone a series of intimate UK shows this week, which were to be her first live performances since last Friday's momentous Lost Weekend release. But before her appendix flared up, she…
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Oso Oso has lined up a North American tour. The emo and power pop group led by Jade Lilitri will hit dozens of US cities (and Toronto!) this fall with support from Leisure Hour, Bad Luck, Liquid Mike, and Bugsy. Check out a full list of dates below. When ticke…
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Hole frontwoman recalls L7 bassist’s generosity of spirit and loyalty in moving essay: “In my 62 years, I can think of nobody more loyal or honourable. A true friend, who also gave me the security of having one house where I was safe†Courtney Love and J…
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1:12 PM EDT on August 19, 2026 Tyler, The Creator's annual festival, the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, sold out before it unveiled its lineup. A day before unveiling the festival poster, the Camp Flog Gnaw website teased its lineup with an unscrambling word game th…
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Twisted Teens have signed to Sub Pop. The prolific New Orleans punk outfit led by Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos have also added a pair of U.S. shows to their already enormous tour schedule. Those will take place in Los Angeles and San Francisco in early Sept…
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The band conquered Quebec and the internet with microtonal math rock, and now the masked duo is selling out U.S. shows Becky drove up from San Diego without a ticket. She parked near the Teragram Ballroom in downtown Los Angeles at 1:03 p.m. on Tuesday, ran to…
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Reid says the libraries that helped inspire her writing career deserve the same support that helped her become a successful author. Rachel Reid is putting some of the success behind Heated Rivalry toward a cause that helped shape her career in the first place.…
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12:30 PM EDT on August 19, 2026 KPop Demon Hunters was a resounding success for Netflix, coming out of nowhere to become the platform's most-watched movie of all time and spawning several of last year's biggest pop hits. It was less of a success for Demon Hunt…
Phoebe Bridgers has been forced to cancel a series of U.K. shows after being hospitalised with appendicitis. The US singer-songwriter confirmed the last-minute cancellations on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, assuring fans that she will "make it up" to the…
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11:49 AM EDT on August 19, 2026 Insane Clown Posse's annual Gathering Of The Juggalos festival is set to start today in beautiful Macks Creek, Missouri. ICP lead a lineup that includes Freedom 250 talent Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli, as well as Tech N9ne, Hat…
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11:23 AM EDT on August 19, 2026 The fight for the future of C+C Music Factory is officially on. C+C, the hip-house hitmakers who dominated the early '90s jock jam scene with monolithic bangers like "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" and "Things That …
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After a TikToker went viral for her videos with Disneyland’s Peter Pan, the internet is asking one question: Should the characters be left to the kids? What happens when Peter Pan’s shadow has a shadow? Over the past two weeks, TikToker Toni Kulusich, bett…
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Republicans are melting down after Jon Ossof commented on the president's strange relationship with his aide Natalie Harp with Donald Trump on July 22, 2026. In early 2024, while reporting a story on New York’s boisterous, controversial Young Republican Club, …
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Boston slowcore trio Horse Jumper of Love are ringing in the 10th anniversary of their debut album with a special reissue. Alongside remastered versions of their original songs are unreleased tracks, demos, and alternate takes. Horse Jumper of Love (Deluxe Edi…
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The Boston hardcore band just signed to Roadrunner Records. I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye is out this fall Boston hardcore band Haywire celebrated their signing to Roadrunner Records last weekend not just by opening up the pit at Sound and Fury fest, but by show…
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