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Motionless In White Announce Second Leg of “The Sweat and BloodTour” Set for Fall 2026

Motionless In White Announce Second Leg of “The Sweat and BloodTour” Set for Fall 2026

Platinum-selling, Scranton, PA powerhouse MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, who will release their new album DECADES on July 17 via Roadrunner Records, are pleased to announce the second leg of The Sweat and Blood Tour. Dayseeker will serve as direct support. The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Divine will also appear. This leg fittingly kicks off the night before Halloween in...

Tierra Whack to Open New (Whack’s Museum) Mixtape on Juneteenth

Tierra Whack to Open New (Whack’s Museum) Mixtape on Juneteenth

Tierra Whack has too many ideas to sit still, and that includes both writing new music and coming up with great puns. Hence why she’s just announced her new record (Whack’s Museum) that’s slated for release on June 19. The self-described “rap mixtape” follows her 2024 studio album World Wide...

WONDER GIRLS: A Career In Song Ratings

WONDER GIRLS: A Career In Song Ratings

There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then,...

Country Star Rodney Atkins Releases New Album ‘True South’

Country Star Rodney Atkins Releases New Album ‘True South’

Let’s just say it plainly: Rodney Atkins has delivered one of the most heartfelt country albums in recent memory, and True South is the record his fans have been holding out for six years. But from the first note to the last, this album makes the case that some things...

DJ Screw’s Catalog Is Coming to Streaming for the First Time

DJ Screw’s Catalog Is Coming to Streaming for the First Time

DJ Screw’s catalog is finally making it to streaming platforms this month. Starting today with the digital release of the 56-minute DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1), the DJ Screw Estate will roll out the Houston legend’s classic mixtapes weekly through the end of June. Listen to DJ Screw Originals (Volume...

100%: A Career In Song Ratings

100%: A Career In Song Ratings

There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then,...

Syd Announces First Album in Four Years

Syd Announces First Album in Four Years

Syd’s third album is on the way. Beard arrives on July 17 via Warner imprint Free Lunch Records, and features Raphael Saadiq, Big Sean, Rodney Jerkins, James Fauntleroy, Van Hunt, and Jordan Ward. The Internet co-founder also tapped Florida duo Blu June for a lead single, “Callin.” Check that out...

Listen to Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s Surprise New Album

Listen to Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s Surprise New Album

Melbourne garage rockers Eddy Current Suppression Ring have returned with a new album. The self-released In Light of Recent Events, their follow-up to 2019’s All in Good Time, is out now. Give it a spin below.Although it’s been seven years since their last proper LP, Eddy Current Suppression Ring have...

Dayseeker Brings Sold-Out Pale Moonlight Tour to Kansas City

Dayseeker Brings Sold-Out Pale Moonlight Tour to Kansas City

Dayseeker performing on stage at Grinders KC last Saturday, May 16, 2026. [Photo by Pam Whisenhunt] PAM WHISENHUNT | Go Venue Magazine The hottest day of the year had arrived in Kansas City, and shade was hard to come by. But as the sun finally started to set, the crowd...

Rylai Speaks To Us About ‘Issues’

Rylai Speaks To Us About ‘Issues’

Following on from our review of ‘Issues’, we speak with Rylai about his music, his ambitions, and what’s next. The ‘Issues’ video has you moving through New York in a really isolated way—how did that idea come together? It started from a brainstorming session with my team; we were really...