<p>For many of us, the most freeing moment of our lives is when we finally stop keeping score of all the missteps and mistakes we make as we travel through each day, accepting the highs and lows as part of the routine and ultimately hoping to just come out ever-so-slightly on the plus side. Self-acceptance and the path to it takes many forms and avenues, and right now ours is soundtracked by Soda Blonde’s vibrant new single “Bad Machine,” which […]</p>
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<p>Those who wish to go surfing this summer are quickly running out of time. But those who ponder something deeper just off the shore don’t have to act with such urgency. And that’s fantastic, because Diners‘ new jangly guitar-pop single “Someday I’ll Go Surfing” demands an extended runway as an empowering anthem of forward motion. “‘Someday I’ll Go Surfing’ isn’t exclusively about surfing,” admits Diners’ Blue Broderick, “but rather confronting the unknown and moving on to the next big thing.” […]</p>
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Bob Vylan are going to release a hot sauce. It's called Bobby's Burn Britannia and it's out via the Dean of the Dead company. The sauce is described as "Pink Grapefruit and Scotch Bonnet herk falvored." It's expected to be out later this year.

Slapshot is heading over to the UK in November. Death Before Dishonor opens. You can see the dates below.

<p>It’s a common belief that bad things come in threes. But if Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson have anything to say about it, they’re making it known that good things can too. As announced on Tuesday (August 1), the star-studded trio will be making their collective way to a very limited number of venues next month, for a weekend run of shows that is set to come to Springfield’s MassMutual Center on September 8. The quick stop in […]</p>
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Ceschi and Sam King of Codefendants are going on tour. The short jaunt kicks off in September and runs about a week. You can see the dates below. Co-Defendants released This Is Crime Wave in 2023.

<p>Chappell Roan is releasing a greatest hits record next month. It’s also her debut album. The alt-pop rhinestone cowgirl comet, who in a few years (maybe sooner) will likely be recognized as one of our generation’s greatest and most thrilling songwriters, has announced her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and its due out September 22 via Amusement/Island Records. We dub it a greatest hits record because it’s exactly that, as the album pulls together Roan’s breathtaking […]</p>
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Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel has released a novel. It's called Crow-Black the Night and it's a murder mystery. The book is self-released and is about a former rock singer in a band that is now sober. The singer attempts to re-start her career in rural Wisconsin, and then people start winding up dead. You can read the first chapter here. The weeze released The Awful Disclosures of Screeching Weasel in 2022.

<p>The best tracks of 2023 — from The Last Dinner Party to Chappell Roan — have all seduced our eras with a deliberate dose of theatrical drama at their core. The latest to crash our hearts, minds, and playlists comes from Lucia & The Best Boys, the Scottish alt-pop project that today (August 2) amplifies its velvet decadence with “Burning Castles.” The commanding single floats out from its grand tower of ambition as the title track to Lucia’s forthcoming debut album Burning […]</p>
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Jawbreaker is going on tour. Joyce Manor and Grumpster open the show. It kicks off September 12 and runs through most of the month. You can see the dates below.