Scott Lapatine

New Linkin Park singer got milkshake ducked real fast. Hope you have a better weekend than them.

This Friday March 15 Stereogum returns to Austin’s Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River St.) for day and night parties with some of our favorite bands. Today we are announcing some lineup additions and the set times for both events.

Next month Stereogum will team up with Partisan Records for a live music showcase in Austin. The event is Friday March 15 at Cheer Up Charlies on 900 Red River St. In recent years Stereogum brought performances to this venue by acts like Militarie Gun, Ratboys, Rico Nasty, Hotline TNT, Black Midi, Fontaines D.C., and more, and we’re just as psyched about this year’s lineup. In the afternoon on the outdoor stage Stereogum will host the Armed, Horse Jumper Of Love, Snõõper, Kassa Overall, Tomato F…

It’s time for the only year-end list that includes Ace Frehley, Drake, and Crazy Town. Our weekly Shut Up, Dude posts are paywalled to Stereogum members, but I’m making this annual countdown free for all so everyone can admire each other’s puns.

The inaugural Darker Waves festival brought new wave legends, some gothy younger bands, and the Cardigans’ first US set in 17 years to Huntington Beach in California over the weekend. We caught acts like Tears For Fears, New Order, Psychedelic Furs, the B-52s, and Echo & The Bunnymen — all of whom, coincidentally, have appeared or will appear in our The Alternative Number Ones column. You can read our review of the event here and check out our photo portraits of some of the performers by Wilson…

The 38th Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony/concert was held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center tonight. The 2023 class includes Sheryl Crow, the Spinners, Kate Bush, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against The Machine, and Missy Elliott. DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray enter in the Influence category while Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, and Bernie Taupin join in the Musical Excellence category. Don Cornelius received the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

We snapped artists at the Columbia, MD fest before they took the stage.

Early in the summer Fall Out Boy covered Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire,” updating the lyrics to reference topics from the past 30+ years, though not in chronological order. “Listen, we did our best,” the band’s Pete Wentz told Zane Lowe at the time. “It’s very, very, very difficult.” Tonight Fall Out Boy returned to the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time since 2007 (when they performed with Rihanna) and they took the opportunity to play the cover live for the first time. (Sadly B…

This week the Rolling Stones held a livestream to reveal “Angry,” the lead single from their first album of original songs in 18 years and their first collaboration with Sydney Sweeney. But the band’s inaugural livestream happened over a decade before that. Since it’s #fbf, enjoy this 1994 time capsule:

Outside Lands threw its 15th festival in San Francisco over the weekend and Stereogum was on hand to watch sets from artists like Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Father John Misty, Alex G, Megan Thee Stallion, Taper’s Choice, and many more. Conan O’Brien was spotted checking out Alvvays, Michael Bublé became an honorary Foo Fighter, driverless taxis caused chaos outside of Golden Gate Park, and we wrangled some of the event’s most exciting performers for exclusive photo portraits. Check out Lindse…

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It was festival announcement week and we did our annual breakdown of the Coachella poster. It’s a lineup that looks pretty good to me, though I will not be going! This week we also got lineups for Bonnaroo, BottleRock, Boston Calling, Sonic Temple, In Between Days, BeachLife, NOLA Jazz Fest, and Tied Down Detroit. Next week: Gov Ball and Just Like Heaven?

December 31st means it’s time to reflect on all the content we’ve experienced together this year and the clever things you had to say about it. Tomorrow marks 21 years since I started Stereogum (easy to remember because it has the same birthday as Ice Spice) so if you wanna get us anything here is where to sign up to become a paying member. On behalf of the staff, I offer a sincere thanks to everyone who has already done so — this site would not have lasted without your financial support. And sh…

It’s the last weekly Shut Up, Dude of the year, but come back tomorrow for the 50 best comments of 2022 countdown. Until then, here are your thoughts on Gwen Stefani and Courtney Love like it’s 1995.

Courtney Love was the latest guest on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. She discussed her forthcoming album, drill music, her dad dosing her with LSD when she was four, 12-step recovery, Lana Del Rey, Kanye West, Nirvana, and more. After an hour, Maron concluded that his guest was a “walking mythology.”

Every December, after we’ve published Stereogum’s best-of-the-year lists, we turn our attention to what’s coming out over next 12 months. When it comes to great music we are nothing if not greedy.

The Ally Coalition, Jack and Rachel Antonoff’s organization benefitting LGBTQ+ youth, staged its eighth annual Talent Show in NYC last night. The NYU Skirball Center was the star-studded event’s new home after being held virtually in 2021 and at Town Hall in years prior. Also new this time was that the talent was a surprise, with no performers aside from Bleachers announced in advance. That lineup ended up including Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, the 1975’s Matty Healy, Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Wey…

Every year for the past 100 years I’ve put together an Oscars-style In Memoriam tribute to all the bands who broke up in the past 12 months. In this edition you’ll find some acts that you loved and some you’ve never heard of, but I promise they are (were) all real and had fans. Between the dismal touring economy, vinyl pressing delays, venue merch cuts, and TikTok’s oversized influence on young listeners, it’s surprising that more bands didn’t announce an “indefinite hiatus,” actually.

There’s one month until Christmas, Jack Frost’s nipping at your nose, and it’s the perfect time to buy a Stereogum sweatshirt because for Black Friday you can have 20% off any order in our shop. Just use discount code NOWITSAHOLIDAY when you check out. Valid until Christmas and cannot be combined wi…