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Friko Add Tour Dates and Detail SXSW 2024 Shows, Share New Video: Watch

Friko Add Tour Dates and Detail SXSW 2024 Shows, Share New Video: Watch

Friko have announced a string of North American tour dates in support of Willis, Water From Your Eyes, and Mind’s Eye. The first block (with Willis) takes place in April; the second stretch (with Water From Your Eyes) is in early May; and the group’s l   ast leg (with Mind’s Eye) occurs in May and…

Finom (fka Ohmme) Announce New Album Not God, Share Video for New Song “Haircut”: Watch

Finom (fka Ohmme) Announce New Album Not God, Share Video for New Song “Haircut”: Watch

Chicago artists Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart previously released music together under the name Ohmme, and they’ve now announced their first full-length as Finom. The new album, Not God, is out May 24 via Joyful Noise. Leading the LP is “Haircut,” and it comes with a music video featuring the band a magician played by director Alex Grelle. Watch…

Blur’s Dave Rowntree to Stand as UK Member of Parliament

Blur’s Dave Rowntree to Stand as UK Member of Parliament

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree will stand as a member of parliament (MP) for the Labour Party at this year’s UK general election. Rowntree previously won a seat as a Labour representative in local government, for Norfolk County Council, before standing down in 2021, citing shielding responsibilities to his family during the pandemic. Now, Labour have selected Rowntree to fight for the…

The Roots’ Questlove Announces New Hip-Hop Is History Book

The Roots’ Questlove Announces New Hip-Hop Is History Book

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is releasing another book. The Roots drummer and acclaimed director will issue Hip-Hop Is History on June 11 via his own Auwa Books. See the book’s cover, designed by Reed Barrow, below. Questlove wrote Hip-Hop Is History with Ben Greenman—the musician’s collaborator on 2016’s Something to Food About: Exploring Creativity With Innovative Chefs; 2018’s Creative Quest; 2019’s Mixtape Potluck Cookbook: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their…

New Music Streaming Bill Aims to Boost Streaming Royalties for Artists

New Music Streaming Bill Aims to Boost Streaming Royalties for Artists

U.S. House representatives Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman have introduced to Congress a new bill aiming to boost streaming royalties for artists. The Living Wage for Musicians Act would create a new payment system, the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, that circumvents record labels and other intermediaries, funneling listeners’ money directly to artists. Tlaib said in…

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Album Wild God, Share Song: Listen

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Album Wild God, Share Song: Listen

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are back with a new album. Wild God, the follow-up to Ghosteen, arrives August 30, and you can hear the title track below. Cave and Warren Ellis, who released the interim album Carnage in 2021, produced the new LP, with David Fridmann on mixing duties. Colin Greenwood—Radiohead bassist and sometime Cave touring bandmate—and guitarist Luis Almau are…

Refused Announce Final Festival Show in Sweden

Refused Announce Final Festival Show in Sweden

After reuniting a decade ago and going on several tours since then, Swedish post-hardcore luminaries Refused have announced their final festival show in their home country. The band will perform its first concert in four years at Stockholm’s Rosendal Garden Party this June. The three-day festival takes place June 14-16, with the Cardigans, M.I.A., and Massive Attack slated to…

Air Announce Moon Safari North American Tour Dates

Air Announce Moon Safari North American Tour Dates

Air have been playing their 1998 classic Moon Safari on tour in Europe, and the French duo has now announced the North American leg of the anniversary tour. The shows in Canada and the United States take place in the fall. See all of Air’s upcoming tour dates below. It’s been over a decade since Air last released…