
kurt vile shreds through “99 bpm” on fallon
On the eve of the next leg of his North American tour
pitchfork.com

various artists, “a la altura: visionary mexican music 1977–1999, volume 1”
A compilation of late 20th-century Mexican experimental music features ambient and New Age ruminations that sprawl with celestial curiosity.
daily.bandcamp.com

andy shauf on ten years of “the party”
The Canadian songwriter reflects on the before's and after's of his breakthrough 2016 album.
daily.bandcamp.com

diego mapa’s guide to the manila underground
A veteran of Filipino indie music on Manila's music scene, it's "greatest underrated export."
daily.bandcamp.com

listen to mj lenderman cover lambchop’s “weakened”
From the veteran Nashville band's new covers EP Demoed
pitchfork.com

jay-z confirmed for super bowl 2027 halftime show
The Roc Nation founder will headline his own event at California’s SoFi Stadium on Valentine’s Day
pitchfork.com

This Under-$30 Eye Mask Helps Me Sleep on Red-Eyes
Apparently, sweet dreams are made of mulberry silk.
cntraveler.com

westside gunn announces new album heelmatic
Lead single “Zilla” features rapping on a camel in front of the Great Pyramid
pitchfork.com

A New Fossil Hints at the Surprising Origins of Snakes
By the Cretaceous, they’d already tried on several different lifestyles and sensory styles
nautil.us

listen to two new kacey musgraves songs
They appear on the forthcoming Middle of Nowhere companion album Tex Mex Tapes
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the strokes and phoebe bridgers to play snl
Oh and also Gracie Abrams
pitchfork.com

how dev lemons is the nathan fielder of music
The absurdist comic and musician creates dizzying music that balances darkness and light.
daily.bandcamp.com

interpol plot 2027 north american tour with deafheaven
The two bands are linking up for a run through Mexico and the southern U.S.
pitchfork.com

witchthroat serpent, “demons left to roam”
The riff, then the rhythm, then the rest goes the hierarchical order on the doom band's latest.
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brooklyn street named after late baby’s all right co-founder billy jones
“Billy did more for music in New York than what can be put into words”
pitchfork.com

sophia stel, worldpeace dmt, weed420, and more: this week’s pitchfork selects playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
pitchfork.com

Early Humans in America Endured Climate Chaos
Footprints found at White Sands, New Mexico, were dated to the height of the last ice age
nautil.us

olivia rodrigo and chappell roan compete on david byrne’s gameshow in “expectations” video
The You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love song gets a remix in Roan’s hands
pitchfork.com

blondie announce first album in nine years
Johnny Marr, Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock, and Beirut’s Zach Condon feature on High Noon, led by “Spectral Eyes”
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bassist and composer mali obomsawin builds a bridge across time
The First Nations musician draws a line back to her heritage as a member of the Abenaki Nation.
daily.bandcamp.com

geordie greep responds to accuser’s sexual misconduct allegations
The accuser told Paste, "I fell asleep on the couch. I then woke up to him kissing me, and no, not just a peck."
pitchfork.com

watch phoebe bridgers and boygenius perform live in new short film
Bridgers is the latest guest on A24’s Sound Check at Cherry Lane Theatre YouTube series
pitchfork.com

underground medicine #7: region rock, usa
Mapping out punk scenes archives from around the United States, alive and well on Bandcamp.
daily.bandcamp.com

casa tr by maximale
In this tiny house in Estepona’s historic centre, on a plot of just 30 square metres, Maximale finds a surprising sense of spaciousness through an economy of me
minimalissimo.com

willie nelson, yo la tengo endorse james talarico
YLT will play a benefit concert for the Texas Senate hopeful in Austin on October 27
pitchfork.com

chyna baejing contains multitudes
Assistant Principal by day, rapper by night, the Lynn artist weaves scholarship through everything she does.
daily.bandcamp.com

carly rae jepsen unveils day and night b-sides
The pop singer continues her love of extended releases this Friday
pitchfork.com

drake and don toliver’s “choosin’ texas” remix is officially here
”Solar Eclipse” arrives alongside other FOMO tracks “Quebec,” “Classic PT2,” and “Cold Shoulder”
pitchfork.com

in chicago, teamlab expands our perceptions through boundary-breaking installations
teamLab consists of hundreds of collaborators who tap into the provocative intersection of art, science, and technology.
thisiscolossal.com

nycc ’26: mad cave unveils programming and creator signing schedule
Check out details for NYCC '26 Mad Cave Studios programming, creator signings, and exclusives for next weekend.
comicsbeat.com

the best jazz on bandcamp, september 2026
Our guide to the month’s crucial jazz LPs.
daily.bandcamp.com

Maintaining the Platte River for Cranes and Communities
Disking sandbars supports the crane migration
audubon.org

the best field recordings on bandcamp, september 2026
A higher-than-average number of insects make the scene on September's best sounds captured outside the studio.
daily.bandcamp.com

tv buddha, “hallelujah anyway”
The Chicago group make bedroom pop with the ambition of Abbey Road.
daily.bandcamp.com


What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like?
Maggie Miller explains why our intuition about three dimensions breaks down in four, and how she visualizes 4D spaces as a reel of three-dimensional snapshots.
quantamagazine.org

yung miami announces debut solo album watch dis
The long-awaited LP will include features from Quavo, G Herbo, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, Shenseea, Vybez Kartel, and more
pitchfork.com

mogwai recruit iggy pop for new song “underground”
In which Pop sings about robots, blowjobs, shrewd producers, and how it’s “great to be a nepo kid”
pitchfork.com

Vinya Llarga Stretches the Vineyard Across the Bottle
Vinya Llarga stretches the vineyard across the bottle in sweeping bands of green, yellow and earthy brown. Atipus turns the landscape into abstraction, giving Maria Rigol Ordi’s first still wine a fresh identity built around movement, simplicity and the meaning behind its name.
thedieline.com

megiapa, “intentions”
On her debut album, megiapa elevates what would be a masterful beat tape into a lyrical diary.
daily.bandcamp.com

sabrina carpenter to play ginger rogers in fred astaire biopic
She’ll star opposite Tom Holland and Margaret Qualley in the still-untitled Paul King film
pitchfork.com

boys noize announces first album in five years and world tour
Listen to “1+1+1” from 7LLVSION, out November 6
pitchfork.com

man jailed for selling $3.6 million in counterfeit taylor swift, rihanna vinyl
The largest stash of fake records in UK history was sitting in Rehan Ahmed's warehouse
pitchfork.com

perennial death on diy, olympia, and their current pop hot streak
"There are a lot of bands in our friend group that are making really great art, and maybe we’re able to put it out into the world a little faster than other labels."
daily.bandcamp.com

duncan sheik dies at 56
The musician was best known for his 1996 single “Barely Breathing” and his Tony-winning work on Broadway’s Spring Awakening
pitchfork.com


heavy blessings: a church road records primer
How the sudden demise of Holy Roar Records kickstarted one of the most venerable indie labels in the UK.
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bob dylan somehow finds 371 unreleased songs for another rolling thunder box set
The 39-disc Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings documents the fabled tour’s second leg
pitchfork.com

jem finer and john matthias on the strange magic of “almost starlight”
Two decades of friendship culminate in a spectral album of violin and hurdy-gurdy recorded inside an ancient English church.
daily.bandcamp.com

The $100 Keypad That Puts Each AI Coding Tool Behind Its Own Button
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhwebU5rDa0 Every developer juggling AI agents right now knows the feeling of context switching until the whole workflow blurs together. Copilot suggests something in one window, Claude Code runs a task in another, and a dozen prompts live scattered across notes and muscle memory. The Logitech MX Keypad exists to collapse all of that into
yankodesign.com

the best hip-hop on bandcamp, august 2026
Our guide to the month’s crucial hip-hop LPs.
daily.bandcamp.com

essential releases, september 4, 2026
Sludge metal, shoegaze, and more.
daily.bandcamp.com

inside tencent's long-term strategy: live service, ai tools, and evergreen titles
"I think people should just not be afraid of AI"
gamesindustry.biz

here’s everyone kanye west brought out at his homecoming chicago show
Future, 2 Chainz, Twista, Young Thug, Travis Scott, and more appeared at the embattled rapper’s Windy City stint
pitchfork.com

the best field recordings on bandcamp, august 2026
The best sounds captured outside the studio in August.
daily.bandcamp.com

dotdotdot: narrative is better than immersive
When it comes to experiencing physical space, today more than ever “immersive” is a keyword. The Milanese studio Dotdotdot has created installations since 2004, always on the ridge between physical…
coolhunting.com


13 new albums you should listen to now: turnstile, erykah badu and…
Stream new releases from Turnstile, Erykah Badu and the Alchemist, Mike D, and Interpol
pitchfork.com


Listening for Life Among the Dead
A local chapter of a national frog survey convenes at a storied Massachusetts cemetery.
biographic.com

julianna barwick and mary lattimore share songs from new film score
The duo reunited for Threshold, a documentary about Olympic skier Jessie Diggins
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ice spice and lil yachty link up for new song “out my…
The beat-switching track also gets a bifurcated video directed by Yachty himself
pitchfork.com

the ongoing transformation of cabo verdean music
Past and present, home and afar—a host of elements combine to create dynamic new music.
daily.bandcamp.com

essential releases, august 21, 2026
Thrash metal, electronic kosmiche, experimental, and more.
daily.bandcamp.com

When bike brand Brompton needed a refresh, Studio Blackburn didn't mess around—they…
Iconic bicycle manufacturer Brompton needed a global brand platform. But Studio Blackburn didn't just design a system. They went to the source and cut metal let...
creativeboom.com

tyondai braxton, “splayed werks”
The experimental composer's latest isn't an LP; it's a full-blown anti-album.
daily.bandcamp.com

remi wolf announces new album mud
“I literally felt like I was covered in shit. And now, at the end of the album process, I feel so clean and clear.”
pitchfork.com

These rare (and very popular) Levi’s 501s are a snapshot of apparel history
It all started with a highly coveted, super rare pair of 1942 501s sourced in Tokyo.
fastcompany.com