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Thom Yorke – Confidenza OSTXL Recordings Thom Yorke’s latest soundtrack opens with “The Big City,” an electro-symphonic slumber of synth bleeps and vocal blips. The album ends with “On the Ledge,” which evokes the sublime nightmare of a free-jazz brass band strutting down a portal into hell. If you could time travel back to the strained,

There’s a rebus in this weekend’s Consequence Crossword, “Phish Food.” Inspired by Phish, who expand on the studio versions of songs in their live shows, a rebus expands a small number of crossword squares to contain more than one letter. Here’s an example chosen in honor of Ben Kaye, who came up with the pencil

On the March-issued Image Issues LP, Brittany Davis explores the reality of navigating a visual world while blind. Sitting down with SPIN at SXSW, the singer-songwriter explains the album’s concept and how blind people can participate in visual art. “Image Issues, as a title, refers to not only my body dysmorphic type of view of

Charley Crockett – $10 CowboySon of Davy/Thirty Tigers There’s always someone who’s shit out of luck in Charley Crockett’s songs, but the desperation is especially palpable on $10 Cowboy, his 13th studio album in nine years.  He populates these songs with the usual assortment of ramblers and gamblers, roustabouts and rounders, but these hard-livin’ folks

Kanye West once said that his pornography “addiction” is what “destroyed” his family. Now, he’s evidently taking cues from the saying “If you can’t beat them, join them,” and is planning on launching his very own porn studio and brand. The news comes from a Yeezy rep who spoke with TMZ, revealing that West is

Summer music festival season rolls on today (April 23) with lineup announcements for San Francisco’s Outside Lands and the inaugural South Star Festival in Huntsville, Al. The former will be headlined by Tyler, the Creator, the Killers and Sturgill Simpson, while the latter is anchored by Gwen Stefani and blink-182. Outside Lands, which will be

Uncover a tiny mystery with “Artist Reveal I,” this week’s mini Consequence Crossword. New crosswords appear every Tuesday and Thursday in the Consequence Newsletter, where you can also find irregular bonus puzzles. Subscribe here to never miss an issue.  Originally Published Here.

A Certain Ratio – It All Comes Down to ThisMute Eclectic post-punkers A Certain Ratio have enjoyed a remarkably long shelf life. A staggering 45 years into their career, the disco-funk/industrial-jazz/world-dance stalwarts have outlasted pretty much everyone and everything in the influential Manchester scene from which they arose.  Yet It All Comes Down to This,

Thom Yorke, frontman of Radiohead and The Smile, has composed the original score for Daniele Luchetti’s new film Confidenza. Confidenza marks Yorke’s second film score, following his contributions to Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 remake of Suspiria. As a preview of his latest effort, Yorke has shared the visual for “Knife Edge” and its B-side, “Prize Giving.” Check

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, sharing with host Scott Lipps a behind-the-scenes look at the group’s recent Empire State Building performance and discussing Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994–2023. The pair also talked about the stories behind songs such as “Glycerine,” life on the road and Bush’s relationship with

Drake, forever thirsty for attention, is continuing to bait Kendrick Lamar. After releasing “Push Ups” on DSPs on Friday, the Toronto rapper has dropped a second diss track. This one, titled “Taylor Made Freestyle,” includes AI verses made to sound like Tupac and Snoop Dogg. “Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior/ Engraving your

For some, the ultimate concert experience happens in a record store.  I still remember the time I skipped school 24 years ago to see the Smashing Pumpkins at the now-defunct Spec’s Music in South Beach. Being just a few feet away from Billy and the band as they played everything from “Today” and “Disarm” to

Morgan Wallen has issued public apology for throwing a chair off of the sixth story of a Nashville rooftop bar. Posting to social media on Friday night, Wallen said, “I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks. I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good

Pearl Jam – Dark MatterMonkeywrench Records/Republic Records The ninth track on Pearl Jam’s 12th studio album, Dark Matter, is called “Something Special,” and it’s by far the most controversial—as far as Subreddits and message boards are concerned. “And further proof / That you’re phenomenal / You better believe it that / You are something special,”

Taylor Swift has revealed a surprise double album version of The Tortured Poets Department. “It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album” Swift announced on social media. “I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second

Rapper Kydd Jones wants you to know that he’s always telling his truth. The Texas-born rapper/singer/producer tells SPIN at SXSW that his music is funneled from the most authentic version of himself. “As far as integrity [goes], I always just think about, ‘What is my son gonna think when he listens to [my music]?’” Jones

The players in this week’s Thursday crossword are a little less ready for primetime than usual. Play “Saturday Night Livelihoods” now. New crosswords appear every Tuesday and Thursday in the Consequence Newsletter, where you can also find irregular bonus puzzles. Subscribe here to never miss an issue.  Originally Published Here.

Pearl Jam will headline the first and third nights of frontman Eddie Vedder‘s annual Ohana festival at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Ca., while longtime friend and collaborator Neil Young will anchor the middle evening of the Sept. 27-29 event with Crazy Horse. Vedder spilled the news today (April 17) in an interview with

Future and Metro Boomin are hitting the road for a 2024 “We Trust You Tour.” The North American trek follows the release of the hip-hop duo’s two recent collaborative albums — and reigniting a feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Get tickets here, and read on for more details, including pre-sale codes. Get Future and

Festival lineup announcement season rolls on today (April 16) with All Things Go’s 10th anniversary bill, which will feature Hozier, Laufey with the Kennedy Center Orchestra, Reneé Rapp, Bleachers, Janelle Monáe, Conan Gray and Chappell Roan. The event returns Sept. 28-29 to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. Also performing at the event humorously dubbed

This week’s mini Consequence Crossword has a black heart tattoo, choppy layers on a bob haircut, and no plans to regret either: Play “Emo Is Not a Phase” now. New crosswords appear every Tuesday and Thursday in the Consequence Newsletter, where you can also find irregular bonus puzzles. Subscribe here… Please click the link below

The 2024 edition of the Coachella festival at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Ca., may not have felt quite as buzzy and hyped as in years past, but there was a wealth of great music on offer no matter where you turned. No Doubt and Sublime reunited, Taylor Swift partied with Ice Spice, Olivia Rodrigo,

Coachella concludes weekend one today, Sunday, April 14th, and a vast majority of the day’s sets will be streamed online via YouTube. Sunday’s livestream schedule includes Doja Cat, J Balvin, Khruangbin, The Rose, Reneé Rapp, Jhené Aiko, Jamie xx x Floating Points x Daphni, AP Dhillon, Taking Back Sunday, Victoria Monét, Lil Yachty, Barry Can’t

Tyler, the Creator tapped into some star wattage for his first Coachella headlining set last night (April 13) in the California desert, bringing up Childish Gambino’s Donald Glover, A$AP Rocky, Kali Uchis and the Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson for guest appearances throughout his 21-song performance. Glover, who hadn’t been seen on the live stage as

After last year’s Barbenheimer phenomenon, Barbie’s Ryan Gosling and Oppenheimer’s Emily Blunt now find themselves starring together in the action/comedy The Fall Guy. But in the monologue of this week’s Saturday Night Live, both actors expressed reservations about moving on from such iconic roles with a spoof performance of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.” The

Although there was no sign of rumored special guest Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey stunned fans during her Coachella festival headlining set last night (April 12) by welcoming Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste and Jack Antonoff for on-stage collaborations. Eilish, who earlier this week announced that her next album is arriving on May 17, joined Del

Your Old Droog has dropped a banging new posse cut featuring Denzel Curry and Method Man. Titled “DBZ,” the lyrical free-for-all was produced by Madlib. Stream it below. Trading bars over an expertly-chopped soul sample, each rapper gets off their best punchlines and pop culture references. Droog opens the track by comparing haters to NBA player

Mount Kimbie – The Sunset ViolentWarp It’s a remarkably confounding experience when nature’s beauty becomes warped by the context of personal life tragedies.  “Dumb Guitar,” the first single from Mount Kimbie’s new album, The Sunset Violent, illustrates a couple drowning in their relationship and trying to find safe, shallow water while on vacation at a