Rachel Brodsky

Last we heard from LAKE, the Olympia indie-pop outfit were releasing a reissue of their 2009 album . They also spent part of May on a West Coast tour. Today, LAKE are back again with a totally charming cover of Counting Crows' 2003 Shrek 2 highlight “Accidentally In Love.”

Guitar techs: they see everything. New details are emerging about what went down between Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro at the Jane's Addiction show in Boston earlier this month, which ended abruptly when the singer threw a punch at the guitarist onstage, ending the tour and calling the band's entire future into question. In a lengthy podcast conversation , the band's longtime guitar and bass tech Dan Cleary says that Farrell took another swing at Navarro after all band members went backstage. Unlike the missed stage punch, this one landed on Navarro, according to Cleary, who adds that Jane's Addiction is in all likelihood finished.

Colorado slowcore act Gleemer are set to release a new album, End Of The Nail , in December. Last we heard from them, Gleemer released a captivating five-song EP in 2022, . Prior to that, we got a 2020 album, Down Through . Anyway, it's nice to hear from them again, particularly since “Half Smile” sounds like early, We Have The Facts Death Cab For Cutie, only quite a bit cloudier. Listen to “Half Smile” below.

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has announced his resignation as a vice president of the Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (RSPCA). “It is with profound sadness and not without massive soul-searching that today I have to offer my resignation as a vice-president of the RSPCA,” May posted to Instagram, adding how he had been kept informed “of complaints that have been levelled in recent months at the RSPCA over appallingly bad standards of animal welfare in member farms of the RSPCA Assured scheme…. I have understood that the RSPCA needed time to evaluate the evidence and make decisions on action to be taken.”

Berlin electronic pop duo Tarwater (Ronald Lippok and Bernd Jestram) haven't released an album since 2014's Adrift . Today, they've announced their 13th album is coming in November. Titled Nuts Of Ay , the album's lead single is also out now: “Trapdoor Spider.”

Grecian synthpop/chillwave duo Keep Shelly In Athens have shared a brand-new single, “Knotty Eyes,” and boy does it scratch that sadly exuberant, '80s maximalist itch. Also, check that excellent “In The Air Tonight”-esque drum fill.

Action Bronson has been cast in Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming film Caught Stealing , according to Variety . He'll be starring opposite Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Matt King, and Bad Bunny

Today just so happens to be the 20th anniversary of Ciara's debut album, , which is exciting. Ciara's camp is releasing a limited-edition vinyl featuring two bonus tracks — “Crazy” and “Represent Me” — to celebrate. Also today, Ciara has Busta Rhymes on a new track called “Wassup”; it's her second overall new single in 2024, following August's “ Run It Up ” featuring BossMan Dlow.

19-year-old underground Alabama rapper Yhapojj is having a big year. In 2024 alone, our Artist To Watch shared “Moshpit” featuring Nino Paid, “Flock,” plus the album P.S. Fuck You, which dropped in May. Today, a week before he kicks off a North American tour, Yhapojj returns with the authoritative, 808s-blasted song “I’m Da 1ne,” which also comes with a Grand Theft Auto-themed video.

Whibley details sexual harrassment allegations against Sum 41's former manager, Greig Nori, who did not respond to The Times' request for comment.