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Lorde, Charli XCX and more join lineup for Primavera Sound 2022

Lorde is scheduled to perform as part of the newly announced 2022 Primavera Sound festival lineup. The appearance will mark her first live performance since the Melodrama World Tour in 2018. Lorde began trending on Twitter as thousands of her fans shared their excitement and disbelief about the singer’s return to the stage. Read more: […]

The Cure concert documentary set for summer release

Director Tim Pope has confirmed The Cure‘s 2018 Hyde Park concert film will be released this summer. The director announced plans for a documentary about the band revolving around their 40th anniversary. Just last month Pope teased a photo fans speculate is from the film, showing what appears to be a silhouette of frontman Robert Smith. Read More: ‘Winnie […]

Watch Kristen Stewart star in Interpol's vivid new music video

On the eve of their new album Marauder‘s release, NYC indie-rockers Interpol have unleashed new song and video “If You Really Love Nothing.” Watch the carmine clip, starring Kristen Stewart and American Horror Story‘s Finn Wittrock, below. Read more: Hear Fall Out Boy’s new ‘Lake Effect Kid’ EP The video, directed by Hala Matar, features […]

Listen to Interpol's new song "Number 10"

NYC rockers Interpol have just dropped the second single from their upcoming sixth album, Marauder. Below, listen to the raw “Number 10” — it follows last month’s reveal of first single “The Rover” — and pre-order Marauder right here. Read more: Interpol announce new album ‘Marauder’ “Number 10” begins with an extended, ethereal guitar figure […]

Hear “The Rover” from Interpol’s upcoming sixth album, ‘Marauder’

[Photo by: Jamie-James Medina] Interpol have announced a new album, Marauder, out Aug. 24 via Matador, and shared first single “The Rover.” Hear it below. Read more: Robert Smith is planning a new Cure album Marauder is the NYC indie rockers’ sixth full-length, and it’s the band’s first LP since 2014’s El Pintor. The group […]

The Cure announce 40th anniversary concert and supporting acts

[Photo by: The Cure/Facebook] English goth-rock legends the Cure will celebrate 40 years as a band next summer with an anniversary concert in London's Hyde Park. Check out the details and the stellar supporting acts for the celebratory fest below. Read more: Our staff picks the 28 best songs of 2017 As reported by Consequence […]

The Killers' Brandon Flowers says new rock bands aren't popular because they're not "good enough"

[Photo by: Anton Corbijn] The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers apparently thinks that today's rock bands aren't as popular as their predecessors because they aren't as good as the New York City-based acts that led the early-aughts rock resurgence and post-punk revival. Read Flowers' recent talk on rock popularity below. Read more: Watch the Killers “Run […]

5 TV characters who rocked

Peyton Sawyer – One Tree Hill “Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music?” Before Myspace’s heyday, Peyton Sawyer reigned as the ultimate emo scene queen. Though just a high school cheerleader full of raging teen angst, she single-handedly ran booking duties for the nightclub Tric—securing the likes of Jimmy […]

The 14 best comeback songs of the year

We love comebacks for the same reason we love those newfangled anniversary tours: sweet, sweet nostalgia. That's assuming the comebacks are as good as we remember them—too much time away can lead to letdown. For this list, we rounded up 14 of the best original songs released by bands this year who haven't had any […]

Interpol stranded on highway in Buffalo snowstorm for more than two days

A massive storm hit the Buffalo area on Tuesday, dropping over six feet of snow. Four people died, many were stranded in their homes and tons of schools have closed. While on tour, Interpol got stuck in the storm on their way to Toronto. After being stranded for more than two days, the band finally […]

Ben Weinman (the Dillinger Escape Plan) interviews Interpol and Mastodon members

The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman has been a busy man as of late with his other creative outlet, Party Smasher Inc. In mid-August, he interviewed Interpol frontman Paul Banks to talk about finding his vocal style back in the band's “Obstacle 1” and “PDA” days, his methodology for releasing solo material and more: Just a few […]

Interpol release "All The Rage Back Home" from first album in four years

Interpol will release their first album in four years, El Pintor, on September 9 through Matador Records. Today, the band are sharing a single from the record titled “All The Rage Back Home,” along with an accompanying music video. If you like what you hear, you can pre-order the record now. Check out the track's video below and let […]

Interpol announce first album in four years, 'El Pintor'

Interpol will release their first album in four years, titled El Pintor, on September 9 via Matador Records. The record was recorded at Electric Lady Studios and Atomic Sound in New York City. Pre-orders are available for purchase now. Check out the album's track listing and artwork, as well as a video featuring in-studio footage, below.  Additionally, the […]

Interpol announce first U.S. shows in three years

Interpol have announced that after a three-year absence, they will be returning to the U.S. for a handful of tour dates over the course of this coming summer. Dates will include warm-up shows in the Northeast and festival performances at Governors Ball, Lollapalooza, FYF Fest and Austin City Limits Festival. Check out a full list of where they […]

Bloc Party - Four

Bloc Party Four This review originally ran in AP 290. The new offering from Bloc Party is sprinkled with some intra-band asides and buzzing amps, signifiers for a “being there” audio-verité moment. It makes sense: Much of Four sounds like some dudes in a small room sacrificing their personal space in service to playing music. […]

Various Artists - We Are The Works In Progress

Various Artists We Are The Works In Progress We Are The Works In Progress is a compilation curated by Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, the proceeds of which benefiting the Japanese Earthquake Fund, Architecture For Humanity and other charities working to help Japan recover from last year’s disastrous earthquake and tsunami. Although its good intentions […]