Pop, Urban, and Indie Sounds

August 15, 2026 · 2 min read

11 Best Technical Death Metal Albums of the 2000s

The 2000s were a transformative decade for extreme music, seeing technical death metal evolve from an underground niche into a complex, virtuosic art form.

Indie

August 14, 2026 · 2 min read

CKY Honor Late Mastodon Guitarist Brent Hinds on ‘Beware of the Heartless’

CKY have released the previously unheard track 'Beware of the Heartless,' featuring a final guitar solo from the late Mastodon legend Brent Hinds.

Indie

August 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Sheryl Crow Announces New Album ‘Pick You Up’, Shares ‘Freedom Bus’

Alt-pop icon Sheryl Crow returns with a new seven-track project, 'Pick You Up,' featuring a collaboration with folk singer-songwriter Jesse Welles.

Pop

August 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Metal Journalist Dom Lawson Survives Heart Attack at Bloodstock Festival

Esteemed metal journalist Dom Lawson is recovering after suffering a heart attack at this year's Bloodstock Festival, with a GoFundMe launched to support him.

Indie

August 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Starcleaner Reunion Share Dreamy New Single “Lay On Plastic Moment”

The NYC dream-pop outfit Starcleaner Reunion returns with their latest single, a Cocteau Twins-inspired track titled “Lay On Plastic Moment.”

Pop

11 Best Technical Death Metal Albums of the 2000s

CKY Honor Late Mastodon Guitarist Brent Hinds on ‘Beware of the Heartless’

Sheryl Crow Announces New Album ‘Pick You Up’, Shares ‘Freedom Bus’

Metal Journalist Dom Lawson Survives Heart Attack at Bloodstock Festival

Starcleaner Reunion Share Dreamy New Single “Lay On Plastic Moment”

Logic1000 and Jam City Unite for Propulsive New Single “Jersey”

Ritchie Blackmore to Rejoin Deep Purple For First Time in More Than 30 Years

Jane Schoenbrun on Why ‘A Long December’ Defines Their New Horror Film

Death Valley Girls Announce New Album ‘Welcome To Earth’

40 Songs That Defined Rock Radio in 1986

Grumpy Announce New Album ‘Unfindable Ring’ and Share ‘OBL’

5 Classic Prog Rock Bands With No Original Members Left

13 Death Metal Bands Whose Debut Album Is Their Best

The Least Played Song Off All 19 Rush Albums

Sondre Lerche Returns With Tender New Single “Love Is All”

Maria Usbeck Announces New EP ‘Canciones De Amor’, Shares Lead Single ‘Luz’

Nate Sib Returns With Pop-R&B Bliss on “All I Needed”

Indie

11 Best Technical Death Metal Albums of the 2000s

CKY Honor Late Mastodon Guitarist Brent Hinds on ‘Beware of the Heartless’

Metal Journalist Dom Lawson Survives Heart Attack at Bloodstock Festival

Ritchie Blackmore to Rejoin Deep Purple For First Time in More Than 30 Years

40 Songs That Defined Rock Radio in 1986

Jane Schoenbrun on Why ‘A Long December’ Defines Their New Horror Film

5 Classic Prog Rock Bands With No Original Members Left

13 Death Metal Bands Whose Debut Album Is Their Best

The Least Played Song Off All 19 Rush Albums

32 Iconic ’90s Rock and Metal Songs That Debuted on Movie Soundtracks

Urban

Riviir’s Debut EP ‘Stay Down (Turn on You)’ Links Harlem Roots to Global Truths

Lifers Group: A Raw Look at the Reality of Incarceration

Wakko the Kidd and Insane Clown Posse Unleash ‘Bizerker 187’

Cowboy Drip: Nik Xandir Wolf on Genre-Bending, Collaboration, and Staying Authentic

Lil Cas Takes It Anywhere on Single Off Silent Echoes

Ramson Badbonez and Illinformed Unite for ‘Animos City’

Xxavier33x Shares Raw Emotion on New Single ‘Set Me Free’

Ohio Artist yvngxn!Que Announces Raw New EP for July 2026

Webb G Puts the Pedal Down on ‘Pimp Harder’

Samara Cyn and DJ Premier Reimagine ‘Can I Kick It?’ for MLS

Pop

Sheryl Crow Announces New Album ‘Pick You Up’, Shares ‘Freedom Bus’

Starcleaner Reunion Share Dreamy New Single “Lay On Plastic Moment”

Logic1000 and Jam City Unite for Propulsive New Single “Jersey”

Death Valley Girls Announce New Album ‘Welcome To Earth’

Grumpy Announce New Album ‘Unfindable Ring’ and Share ‘OBL’

Nate Sib Returns With Pop-R&B Bliss on “All I Needed”

Maria Usbeck Announces New EP ‘Canciones De Amor’, Shares Lead Single ‘Luz’

Sondre Lerche Returns With Tender New Single “Love Is All”

Steve Earle & Los Lobos Collaborate on “Volver A Celaya”

Behind the Mask: The Real Mission Driving POSITIVEMAN’s Phase 2