IDLES don’t care what you think. Or at least they don’t care what you think about them. Or they care enough to make sure you Continue Reading
Napalm Death Return With Their Most Vital Album in Decades
It’s no exaggeration to say that Napalm Death are one of the most important acts in popular music history. In fact, it’s an understatement, because Continue Reading
NYFF: 'Notturno' Looks Passively at the Chaos in the Middle East
There are glimpses of many unique and illuminating human stories in Gianfranco Rosi’s Notturno. But this elegantly lensed yet emotionally frigid documentary (screening at the Continue Reading
The Avett Brothers Go Back-to-Basics with 'The Third Gleam'
One of the great things about popular music is that it’s layered. You can peel away the glamorous reverbs and studio trickery, the Auto-Tune, and Continue Reading
Brian Cullman Gets Bluesy with "Someday Miss You" (premiere)
“Someday Miss You” is taken from Winter Clothes, the latest release from New York City-based singer-songwriter Brian Cullman. Tracked with a core band featuring Ollabelle’s Continue Reading
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Buy Their First Home Together
After nearly five years as a couple, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have bought their first home together! According to Entertainment Tonight, the pop icon Continue Reading
Man Sues Starbucks After Spilling Hot Tea on His Crotch
Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Continue Reading
Vanessa Bryant Slams Her Mom’s Claim That She Kicked Her Out After Kobe’s Death
Vanessa Bryant is clapping back at comments made by her mother Sofia Laine in a recent interview with Univision claiming that her daughter kicked her out Continue Reading
BTS Are Taking Over ‘The Tonight Show’ for BTS Week: Details + When to Watch
Brace yourself, ARMY—BTS are returning to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for an entire week! The superstar music group will be taking over for a weeklong Continue Reading
’16 and Pregnant’ Returning to MTV
MTV is bringing back 16 and Pregnant, the series that launched the Teen Mom franchise, as a "newly reimagined docuseries." The new season kicks off Thursday, October Continue Reading
2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominees Announced: See the Full List
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards nominees have been announced. This year’s nominees were announced on Tuesday (September 22) during The Today Show. Hosted by Kelly Continue Reading
PM Picks Playlist 1: Rett Madison, Folk Devils + More
Rett Madison – “Kerosene” Photo: Courtesy of the artist West Virginia’s Rett Madison possesses a powerful voice laden with emotional heft, and she deploys it Continue Reading
David Lazar's 'Celeste Holm Syndrome' Appreciates Hollywood's Unsung Character Actors
It’s hardly by accident that David Lazar mentions legendary character actress Thelma Ritter within the first sentence of this wonderfully incisive, reflective collection of essays Continue Reading
David Lord Salutes Collaborators With "Cloud Ear" (premiere)
Guitarist David Lord’s newest LP is Forest Standards Vol. 2 and finds the guitarist teaming with the rhythm section of Jeff Parker (bass, Tortoise) and Continue Reading
Laraaji Takes a "Quiet Journey" (premiere +interview)
“Quiet Journey” is the new single from Laraaji’s upcoming LP, Moon Piano, out 9 October via All Saints Records. The record is the second in Continue Reading
Blues' Johnny Ray Daniels Sings About "Somewhere to Lay My Head" (premiere)
Music Maker Relief Foundation has announced a new album, Hanging Tree Guitars, out 25 September, which explores America’s history with racism and racial violence. It Continue Reading
The Band of Heathens Find That Life Keeps Getting 'Stranger'
We are currently living in unusual times. The only sane response is to get strange. The Band of Heathens understand this and have taken things Continue Reading
Landowner's 'Consultant' Is OCD-Post-Punk With Obsessive Precision
Landowner’s second LP, Consultant, is a beautiful bundle of chewed-raw nerves, with intensely geometric post-punk motifs providing the razor to scrape back and forth over Continue Reading
NYFF: 'American Utopia' Sets a Glorious Tone for Our Difficult Times
When David Byrne, still reedy and diffident as a silver-haired 68-year-old, says to the audience at the beginning of American Utopia, “Thank you for leaving Continue Reading
South Africa's Phelimuncasi Thrill with Their Gqom Beats on '2013-2019'
The first beats of “Ngavele Ngagaxela” are crisp and bare; the vocals atop them nimble and bold. Such straightforward musical bones are the foundation of Continue Reading