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Happy 80th birthday to Russ Ballard. In addition to songs for his band Argent, the English rocker wrote “New York Groove” (a hit for Hello and Ace Frehley), “You Can Do Magic” (America), “I Know There’s Something Going On” (Frida), “Winning” (Santana), and more.

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Zooey Deschanel as Ethel Cain for Halloween

[📷: Sarah Bahbah, Avery Norman]

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Weyes Blood was once a crop circle for Halloween

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The singer Willow Smith and the first Lifehouse album are 25 years old today 🎂

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Stereogum horror correspondent Rachel Brown found out if Denzel Curry and Mavi believe in Ghost

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Magdalena Bay Share Two More New Songs, “Unoriginal” & “Black-Eyed Susan Climb,” And Halloween Makeup Tutorial When we caught up with Magdalena Bay at Primavera Sound a few months back, they joked that one approach to following up last year’s acclaimed Imaginal Disk would be to simply never release another alb...

Magdalena Bay share two more new songs, "Unoriginal" and "Black-Eyed Susan Climb," plus a Halloween makeup tutorial

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Perry Farrell Performs For The First Time Since Jane's Addiction Blowup At Doors 60th Anniversary Concert Doors guitarist Robby Krieger celebrated the psych-rock band’s 60th anniversary Thursday night with a star-studded concert at LA’s Greek Theatre. Some of the guest performers were Billy Idol, Fantasti...

Perry Farrell performs for the first time since Jane's Addiction blow-up at Doors 60th anniversary concert

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The 5 Best Songs Of The Week Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogu...

Starring Rosalía, Ratboys, and more...

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#fbf Wolfmother’s self-titled debut album was released 20 years ago today

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Neko Case On Ending Tennessee Show Early Due To Armed Guards: "That One Fucked Me Up" A few weeks back, Neko Case ended a show in Tennessee after just a few songs due to her discomfort with security guards whose guns were prominently in view. At the time, Case did not comment on the in...

In a new dispatch about her recent tour, Neko Case addresses ending her Tennessee show early due to her discomfort with the armed security detail

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For Better And Sometimes Worse, Dave's New Album Takes You To Church Our review of 'The Boy Who Played The Harp.' Plus: the best new rap tracks of the month.

For better and sometimes worse, Dave's new album takes you to church.

Our review of 'The Boy Who Played The Harp,' plus the best new rap tracks of the month, in the latest edition of Say What's Real:

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Noname Announces New Project 'Cartoon Radio': Hear "Hundred Acres" We haven’t heard much from Noname since she released her long-awaited Sundial in 2023. That’s about to change. Today, the Chicago rapper has announced a new project called Cartoon Radio and shared its...

Noname announces new project 'Cartoon Radio'; hear "Hundred Acres"

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Advance Base Shares New Songs "Movie Theater Manager" & "Blue Christmas 2": Listen Former Casiotone For The Painfully Alone mastermind Owen Ashworth is about to launch his latest tour under his current guise, Advance Base. In preparation for the outing, he’s shared two more of his s...

Hear two painfully gorgeous new @advancebase.bsky.social songs, the Moontype collab "Movie Theater Manager" and "Blue Christmas 2"

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Our Annual Rundown Of Christmas Releases Continues To Haunt Your Halloween The ads have already started airing. Every year, the Christmas industrial complex encroaches earlier into autumn, and thanks to climate change, we’re now subjected to holiday fare before some of us ha...

The latest sequel in the horror franchise in which we ruin your Halloween by posting a roundup of new Christmas music

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Heems Shares Surprise New Indie Rock EP Feat. Panda Bear, Lee Ranaldo, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, & Anand Wilder Dating back to his Das Racist days, Heems has always maintained a presence in the indie rock world. Those connections come to fruition again today with the surprise release of A Hundred Alibis, a new ...

Heems shares surprise new indie rock EP featuring Panda Bear, Lee Ranaldo, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Anand Wilder

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Beatles Biopics Cast Members' Wives Director Sam Mendes is making four separate Beatles biopics, one for each member, for release in 2028. Back in the spring, we learned who would star as each Beatle: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Pa...

Beatles biopics cast members' wives

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Grimes Shares Sub Focus Collab, Tells 'Doomscroll' About Getting “Exiled From The Left” During her ill-fated Coachella DJ set last year, Grimes debuted “Synchronize,” a collaboration with the English DJ-producer Sub Focus. This past July, she enthused about Sub Focus in a tweet: I litera...

Grimes shares Sub Focus collab "Entwined," tells Doomscroll about getting "exiled from the Left"

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King Ink

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Australian Prime Minister's Joy Division T-Shirt Sparks Major Political Controversy The biggest story in Australian politics this week has involved the Prime Minister wearing a Joy Division T-shirt. On Oct. 23, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of the center-left Labor Party, was film...

Australian prime minister's Joy Division T-shirt sparks major political controversy

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Bat For Lashes Announces 'Fur And Gold' 20th Anniversary Edition With Previously Unreleased Demos Next year will mark two decades since the release of Bat For Lashes’ debut full-length Fur And Gold. Natasha Khan is celebrating early with a 20th anniversary edition.

@batforlashes.music-social.com announces 'Fur And Gold' 20th anniversary edition with previously unreleased demos

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New Warren Zevon Tribute Album Announced: Hear Jimmy Webb's "Desperados Under The Eaves" Lately, the late Warren Zevon has been getting his flowers. The cult-favorite singer-songwriter will receive the Musical Influence Award at next weekend’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction, and a mas...

There's a new Warren Zevon tribute album on the way; hear Jimmy Webb's cover of "Desperados Under The Eaves"

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#scaramouche

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R.E.M.'s Mike Mills Responds To Ariana Grande With New Supergroup Howl Owl Howl The R.E.M./Hootie/Black Crowes supergroup shares "My Cologne."

Howl Owl Owl is the new supergroup with @remhq.bsky.social's Mike Mills, Hootie And The Blowfish's Darius Rucker, and the Black Crowes' Steve Gorman.

In their debut single, Mills responds to Ariana Grande, who has a song and a beauty line called R.E.M.

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Terzij de Horde's Call To Arms The Dutch black metal band is crusading against Nazis. Plus: the best metal tracks of the month.

The Halloween edition of our metal column Breaking The Oath features Terzij de Horde, the Dutch metal/hardcore band on a crusade against Nazis.

Plus: the month's best metal tracks, including one from today's surprise-released Yellow Eyes album!

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