Scott Lapatine

It’s Bandcamp Friday and my recommendation is Games Of Power, the debut LP from Edmonton post-punk duo Home Front. RIYL The Sound, Echo & The Bunnymen, Joy Division. Tell us what you’re listening to in the comments, if it’s good.

This week we interviewed Wednesday, T-Pain, Poison Ruïn, Avalon Emerson, and Drain. Was really hoping to get Ace Frehley on the phone, though. I know he has Verizon.

R.I.P. MTV News.

The internet scares me, but once in a while it delivers an inspired piece of content I’m happy to tuck away in the recesses of what’s left of my mind. That happened 10 years ago today when the Texas hardcore band Live Without uploaded a video of their performance at a Houston Denny’s the previous night. It gave us the glorious meme What The Fuck Is Up, Denny’s?. Happy anniversary to all those who celebrate.

Some exciting news is that I am going to Eras Tour tomorrow and I won’t even have to have my back toward the stage. Tri-state social media managers are getting ready for it by making the Jets and Yankees name their favorite Taylor Swift songs, and New Jersey’s governor is saying meat me at midnight. Now I gotta go make 400 friendship bracelets.

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…

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:

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…

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.

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…