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Leyla McCalla – Sun Without the Heat Anti- Records Leyla McCalla, erstwhile Carolina Chocolate Drop and occasional Our Native Daughter, is on a search: “I am trying to be free … I’m trying to find me,” she sings at the start of this album’s first song, “Open the Road.” Then later, near the end of Sun

Crank up the distortion with “Devil Horns,” this week’s mini edition of the Consequence Crossword. New crosswords appear every Tuesday and Thursday in the Consequence Newsletter. Subscribe here to never miss an issue.  Mini Consequence Crossword: “Devil Horns” Wren Graves Please click the link below to read the full article. Originally Published Here.

Billie Eilish will join Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves and Beyoncé amid a star-packed spring release calendar with her highly anticipated third album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. The 10-track project will arrive May 17 through Darkroom/Interscope Records and is the follow-up to 2021’s Happier Than Ever, which won two Grammy Awards. HIT ME HARD AND

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 12 Episode 10 “No Lessons Learned…” — as well as pretty much all of Season 12.] As several characters reminded viewers throughout Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12, Larry David infamously bunged up the finale for one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld. Now, almost

Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett and Lainey Wilson are among the country stars set to appear on the upcoming tribute album Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty. Parton’s cover of “Southern Accents” is the first out of the gate from the collection, due

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Modest Mouse’s indie rock classic, Good News for People Who Love Bad News. This past Friday saw the release of an expanded reissue of the album, and the band also has plans to a celebratory tour. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock revealed

Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan have been mutual admirers for quite some time, and even covered each other’s songs during separate appearances last year on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Last night (April 5) at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the duo finally performed together during Rodrigo’s first of four shows at the venue when

Our Song of the Week column spotlights the latest and greatest new tracks each week. Find these new favorites and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist, and for other great songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Knxwledge and Anderson .Paak return as NxWorries for “86Sentra.” Sometimes the

It’s just after midnight on the 10th anniversary of big room electro-house artist, DJ and producer KSHMR’s first ever show under that name. We’re at a sold out Academy LA and the floor is brimming with anticipation as KSHMR readies for his set. Exiting the green room and up the stairs to stage, KSHMR exudes

Cage the Elephant have released a new song titled “Good Time,” the latest single from their forthcoming album, Neon Pill. Musically, “Good Time” is reminiscent of Cage the Elephant’s mid-2010s classics, with punchy drums driving harmonic layers of guitar chords and fuzzy keyboard lines. Lyrically, along with the other tracks on Neon Pill, it speaks

The stained glass gives the air a gold haze in the nave of Knoxville’s former First Christian Church, the century-old site of André 3000’s woodwind seance on the closing afternoon of Big Ears ‘24. This Palm Sunday of Easter week is the 3K quintet’s first ever daytime show, but yet another held in a classic

Feel the rhythm with the Consequence Crossword, a brain teaser for the pop culture obsessed. The puzzle “Beyond the Bassics” has some fun with notable figures from Consequence Bass Week. Be sure to peruse our list of the 100 Greatest Bassists of All Time, and also check out our easier mini-crossword, “How to Play the

U.K. rock outfit Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” was the biggest international hit from a British band in nearly 30 years, and the first song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with a single writer and producer since Pharrell’s “Happy.” They’ll follow up that tune and its 2020 parent album Dreamland with I

Back in 2012, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong famously had a meltdown during the band’s performance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The band was in the middle of “Basket Case” when organizers gave them the wrap-it-up sign. “Give me a fucking break. One minute left? You’re gonna give me one fucking minute?” Armstrong responded.

Khruangbin – A LA SALADead Oceans Khruangbin have given rock scholars plenty to deconstruct. A lovely, ingenious aberration, the Houston trio made reverb-soaked guitar instrumentals a pop proposition for the first time since the surf era. More importantly, they did this not as revivalists—surf’s Achilles’ heel—but in a personal and contemporary way, reflecting the diversity

Slip into a groove with the Mini Consequence Crossword, a bite-sized brain teaser for the pop culture obsessed. This week’s mini, “How to Play the Bass,” celebrates Consequence Bass Week. Be sure to peruse our list of the 100 Greatest Bassists, check back on Thursday for the standard-sized crossword, “Beyond the Bassics,” and stay tuned

In February, Queen of the Entire World Beyoncé did something no one else has ever done before. She became the first Black woman to occupy the top spot on the country singles chart when her line-dance anthem, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” debuted at No. 1. What makes the accomplishment all the more impressive is that she

It’s been about half a year since Oliver Anthony released his unexpected hit single, “Rich Men North of Richmond”; now, the viral sensation is back with the release of his debut album, Hymnal of a Troubled Man’s Mind. Featuring 10 “self-penned” songs from the Virginia native, Hymnal of a Troubled Man’s Mind was independently released

Name  Uncle Kracker Best known for  Being spit out of Kid Rock’s womb and landing in Kenny Chesney’s lap. Current city  Nashville, TN Really want to be in  Key West. I would be catching tarpon off a dock or anxiously awaiting stone crab season to check my traps and take off some claws. Excited about  Releasing my new album and heading out

Chance Perdomo, star of the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the Prime Video show Gen V, has died at the young age of 27 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Representatives for the actor told The Hollywood Reporter that the motorcycle accident only involved Perdomo, and that no one else was injured

The Secret Sisters’ Laura Rogers pulls into the parking lot of a Baptist church in the town in which she lives in her home state of Alabama. In a different Alabama city, her musical and blood sister Lydia Slagle pulls into another church parking lot. The two are on a quick getaway from their children,

Johnny Depp and Sydney Sweeney are set to star in a new supernatural thriller called Day Drinker from 500 Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb. The news comes from Jeff Sneider’s TheInSneider newsletter. Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War, Fast X) reportedly wrote the script, which follows an “enigmatic stranger (Depp) and

Gary Clark Jr. – JPEG RawWarner When he emerged in the early 2010s, Gary Clark Jr. was anointed a genuine guitar god—he even earned comparisons to perhaps the greatest of all time, Jimi Hendrix. But over a decade later, the 40-year-old is still proving that he’s much more than a virtuoso. With his fourth album,

j-hope of BTS has released a six-track special album titled HOPE ON THE STREET VOL. 1. Stream it below. The follow-up to full-length solo album Jack in the Box shows the BTS dance leader return a bright, optimistic, and ’90s-infused sound closer to the energy in his first solo mixtape, Hope World. The project accompanies a

Zach Bryan fans got a whole lot more than they bargained for last night (March 27) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., as none other than Bruce Springsteen and Maggie Rogers made surprise appearances throughout the sold-out show. Eagle-eyed attendees may have noticed Bryan wearing a Springsteen concert t-shirt onstage last night, although the

I now know way more about Jerrod Carmichael’s kinks than I ever thought I would. Practicing an extreme form of radical honesty, the comedian turns the camera on himself in unexpected and surprising ways for HBO’s Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, an eight-episode series in which Carmichael reveals the ways in which his life has changed

Bolis Pupul – Letter to YuDeewee Mothers are often the keepers of culture. As the people traditionally tasked with preparing meals, planning social engagements, and maintaining ties with family, they play an especially pivotal role in preserving roots in immigrant families. Producer and musician Bolis Pupul was born in Belgium to a Chinese mother and

Two homes owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by the US Department of Homeland Security on Monday (March 25th) in connection to an ongoing federal sex trafficking investigation. Now, Combs’ lawyer is claiming that officials employed a “gross overuse of military-level force.” In a statement released on Tuesday, Combs’ attorney, Aaron Dyer, alleges that

Disney+ has landed the new career-spanning documentary The Beach Boys and will release the project for streaming on May 24. It was directed by the tandem of Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, who have individually worked on acclaimed documentaries about Paul McCartney, the Bee Gees, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor and Carole King. Said to

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by the US Department of Homeland Security on Monday (March 25th) as part of a federal sex trafficking investigation, as reported by Fox 11. The raids occurred in the afternoon at Combs’ mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood and his residence in Miami. Video