St. Louis musician Martin Meyer used to lead the punk band Lumpy And The Dumpers and run the label Lumpy Records. Since 2020, Meyer has been cranking out playful lo-fi power-pop under the name Soup Activists. (He's really the only Soup Activist.) Thus far, Soup Activists have released a handful of…
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have announced the release of “I Love Rock ‘N Roll + The Shadow Album,” a limited edition collection celebrating the legendary album’s 45 th anniversary, coming on December 11, 2026. Available as a two-record vinyl set and a two-CD set, the…
Australia's PARKWAY DRIVE played a career-defining Sydney Opera House show in June 2025, performing alongside a full symphonic orchestra for the one-night-only event. The band has now announced that the resulting live album, "Home - Live At The Sydney Opera House", will be released on December 4…
Miley, the pop veteran who recently dropped the "Cyrus" from her stage name, had the #1 album in America last week. This week, things look starkly different. Her new album Bass Persuades debuted at #1 last week. Its 61,000 album equivalent units were enough to temporarily sneak past Ella Langley's…
Norwegian stoner-punk rockers BOKASSA return with a bang on ferocious new single "Cop Out", a no-nonsense barnburner set to please fans of the band's heavier side. Watch the "Cop Out" music video below. "Cop Out" sees the power trio firing on all cylinders, leaning into their metallic hardcore…
The iconic and influential multi-platinum rock band BIG WRECK has re-upped its essential second full-length album, "The Pleasure And The Greed", with a special new 25th-anniversary edition, out November 6 on all DSPs. Additionally, the band has unveiled the first-ever vinyl pressing of "The…
Lorenzo Senni is back. The electronic producer has announced his first new album in six years, All Ages , set for release on Warp next month. It features Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart on one track, and on the opener, Senni brings in two of the biggest names in American skateboarding. The post Lorenzo…
How far down the Billboard 200 did Miley Cyrus’ “Bass Persuades” album fall in its second week? Curiosity about that grew over the last few days, particularly as Billboard announced the top 10 of its album chart on Sunday, and Cyrus’ album was not in it, after having debuted at No. 1 the previous…