August is closing out strong on the music tip. This week, one of New York’s dopest MCs comes through with his first album since 2022, Buffalo’s king curator doubles back with a sequel, a Cali rapper with Southern roots puts a spin on a popular book series and more. Joey Bada$$ Drops Lonely at the Top […]
Reach your hand into the mystery bag of tricks on Igorrr‘s upcoming record, Amen, and see what you pull out because there’s no telling what you’ll find from the operatic, industrial-metal dubstep band. The description alone should allude to the sheer unpredictably that Igorrr bag up, wrap up tight, and chuck directly at your forehead. […]
John Fogerty finds it pretty funny that President Trump doesn’t seem to get the irony of playing “Fortunate Son” at his political events. In a new interview with Vulture, Fogerty was asked what he thinks his most misunderstood song is. His answer was “Fortunate Son,” which, he explained, is often assumed to be something it’s […]
Tool are infamous for taking their time between albums — sometimes a very long time. Fans famously endured a 13-year gap between 2006’s 10,000 Days and 2019’s Fear Inoculum. The long waits have become part of the band’s mythology, with lawsuits, side projects, and the band’s notoriously meticulous writing process all contributing to the delays. […]
It seems like this year’s festival season just ended, but the folks at Lollapalooza are already getting their 2026 plans in order. Specifically, today (August 28), they announced the lineups for their South American festivals in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. The lineups for the three separate events are mostly the same and feature Sabrina Carpenter; […]
If you grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, there’s a good chance that you had at least one Fisher-Price toy sitting on the living room floor, waiting to trip your dad. But these weren’t just toys. Fisher-Price had a knack for shrinking the world down to kid size. “Mooo!”: The Sounds and Magic of […]
Fall Out Boy will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album ‘From Under The Cork Tree’ with a new deluxe edition. Photo: Elliott Ingham for Rock Sound Set for release on October 17, it comes with remastered audio of the original album and 13 bonus tracks including alternate versions of ‘I Slept With Someone In […]
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that was released this week, we’ve […]
Spite Premiere New Single & Music Video “LIGHTS OUT” From Upcoming New Album “NEW WORLD KILLER” Spite have announced their upcoming studio album, NEW WORLD KILLER, which is slated to drop this Halloween (October 31st) via Rise Records. Ahead of its arrival, the California deathcore outfit have unleashed a music video for the lead single, […]
The grunge era was nearing its dawn when Pearl Jam formed from the ashes of Seattle band Mother Love Bone, whose singer died of a heroin overdose shortly before their debut album was to be released. Taking a chance on an untried singer from the San Diego area, the group rebranded with Eddie Vedder writing all of the […]