Tom Breihan is a Senior Editor at Stereogum and the author of 'The Number Ones', set to be released on November 15 via Hachette Books. With a focus on music journalism, he covers a wide range of topics including the music business, pop culture, and cultural movements, while also exploring themes related to LGBTQ+ interests and gender issues. Breihan's work has been featured in notable publications such as The A.V. Club, The New York Times, and The Guardian.
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Tom Breihan's focus is primarily on entertainment news, particularly in the music industry. He covers a wide range of topics within this space, including song releases, cover songs, and updates about various music artists and genres. Based on his coverage attributes, he seems to be interested in event coverage and private sector announcements related to the music industry.
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By: Tom Breihan
If you're under 30, then the Alchemist has been making heady deep-concentration rap beats for longer than you've been alive. He's a one-man institution, and he continues to do incredible work in his own personal lane. Last year, he teamed up with Armand Hammer on
Tierra Whack can really, really rap. The Philadelphia artist is a super-inventive visual stylist with a ton of bright art-pop ideas, so it can be easy to overlook the fact that she's got bars. It'll be a lot harder once you hear her new record Whack's Museum . When she announced the impending release a couple of weeks ago, Whack referred to Whack's Museum as a "rap mixtape." She wasn't kidding.
Justin Cary, bassist for the Texan alt-pop band Sixpence None The Richer, has passed away. Cary suffered a stroke last week. Earlier this week, bandmate Leigh Nash shared the news on Instagram, as well as a link to a GoFundMe page to raise money for Cary and his wife Linda. Yesterday, Linda announced that Cary had passed away peacefully that morning. Cary was 50.
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is now biweekly, alternating with The Alternative Number Ones on Mondays. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
By: Tom Breihan
Perhaps you're familiar with Star Moles, the ultra-prolific recording project from Philadelphia musician Emily Moales; her recent album is one of our favorites of the year thus far . Perhaps you're also familiar with Rubber Band Gun, the similarly ultra-prolific project from regular Star Moles contributor Kevin Basko; Rubber Band Gun and Star Moles dropped the song " Frodoboy " a couple of months ago. Perhaps you would also like to know about Sam and Louise Sullivan, a sibling duo who make a ton of music with Moales and Basko and who have a new album of their own coming out soon.
The queer, feminist punk band Team Dresch started in Portland in 1993, and they inspired a whole lot of people before breaking up in 1998. They didn't stay broken up for long. Team Dresch played their first reunion show in 2004, and they've been touring sporadically since then. Back in 2019, they shared "
The UK hardcore scene is fertile ground these days, and London's Dynamite are among its many standouts. Dynamite haven't released a full-length yet, but they've already played all over the world and perfected their driven, purposeful, straight-ahead style. Dynamite collaborated with people like High Vis' Graham Sayle and Turnstile's Meg Mills on their 2023 debut EP
Clive Davis, one of the most successful and iconic executives in the history of the record business, has passed away. Over decades in the business, Davis pushed the careers of stars like Barry Manilow, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys, as well as signing dozens of others.
Look who's back! Carly Rae Jepsen, queen of critically acclaimed cult-favorite pop stars, has recently been teasing a return, and it's about time. Jepsen never stops touring, but she hasn't dropped a new album since 2022's and its 2023 companion piece The Loveliest Time . She's back in a few months with a big new double album called Day And Night
By: Tom Breihan
Aw shit, Olivia Rodrigo went and started her own festival! Rodrigo just released her excellent third album , and now she's announced plans for Daisy Chain Fields , a single-day fest with a cross-generational all-female lineup that includes a ton of rock legends and exciting newcomers.
