Author: Press Room
The Mad Cool Festival in Madrid is approaching its tenth anniversary. Scheduled from 8 to 11 July at Iberdrola Music in Madrid, the Spanish festival has become, in a round decade, a point of reference for those who love that unique energy of European festivals and, above all, for rock and pop fans. And just read this year's line up to understand it: Foo Fighters, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Pulp, Pixies, Jennie, Lorde and many others. A huge festival, with 5 stages and 100 thousand people a day, active from 6pm to 2am.And since tickets, as always, are…
New York-based electronic duo Ear have a new album on the way. Rumspringa is out May 29 on their new label, A24 Music, and arrives with plenty of mystery. They have yet to share a tracklist, artwork, or music, but they have detailed an ethos behind the LP, calling it a ““choose life’ record” in a press statement. The announcement follows the release of a new song, “Ne Plus Ultra,” earlier this month.Ear’s Jonah Paz and Yaelle Avtan met in 2024 while attending Bard College, bonding over a shared interest in British post-punk and IDM. “[Our] sound is so funny…
I n 1776, the notion of citizenship was a new idea. But there were now some people living on the East Coast of British North America who wanted to be citizens, not subjects, as most human beings had been throughout history. They knew that it would require self-improvement in order to earn and maintain that right. It’s the beginning of an American catechism that revolves around two ideas, utterly misunderstood for the past 250 years. One is that in order to be a citizen, to earn this extraordinary privilege, one has to be actively involved in community, in a civic…
Rolling Stone‘s interview series Last Man Standing features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and musicians who are the last remaining members of iconic bands. In some cases, they are the only classic-era member in the current touring lineup. In others, they are the only ones still alive. In either case, the task of keeping the torch lit has fallen onto their shoulders, whether they wanted that responsibility or not. At the dawn of the Seventies, three U.S. Air Force brat teenagers living abroad in England decided to form a rock band and call it America, modeling their sound…
Donald Trump wants to keep congressional Republicans in power through the remainder of his term — but he also wants to use the midterms to punish those who have stepped off the MAGA line. Tuesday's Republican primary in Kentucky will test the bounds of the president's control over the party, its voters, and how much power he can still exert over downballot elections. The race will see Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican who has represented Kentucky's fourth congressional district since 2012, face off against the Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL “I did not see this coming, but my…
Raye and Nile Rodgers have been tapped to help judge the fifth edition of the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards. The free-to-enter competition aims to recognize the best in music and concert photography from around the world. The winners of the 2026 MPAs will be announced Sept. 24 at a special ceremony at Abbey Road Studios in London. The contest will be judged by a mix of pro photographers and established musicians. On the latter end, joining Raye and Rodgers will be Måneskin's Damiano David, Abbey Road's producer-in-residence King Harpoon, Lilly Fontaine of Leeds-based indie rockers English Teacher, and Japanese…
Duet with Aries and say “fuck the bundles”: it's a new cycle. Preview listening. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
THE Nuclear Tactical Penguinsthey start again with a bang Sorry Sorry Lo Siento recording the highest debut of the week on Spotify and reaching the top of the radio charts in just 24 hours EarOne then maintaining first place throughout the weekend. Numbers that accompany the start of the band's new recording journey, already projected towards the 2027 stadium tour. Nuclear Tactical Penguins immediately first with Sorry excuse me With Sorry Sorry Lo Sientosong launched with Epic/Sony Music Italythe band led by Riccardo Zanotti signs one of the strongest pop debuts of recent years. A result that confirms the continuity…
Kylie Minogue has opened up about her experience with cancer over 20 years ago, saying that it is “still with [her] today”. The Australian pop icon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, which forced her to cancel her planned headline performance at Glastonbury that year, as well as some other live tour dates. She was 36 years old at the time. Minogue, now 57, later revealed in 2008 that she had been “misdiagnosed initially”. In 2023, the singer explained that she was still trying to “process” surviving the disease after undergoing surgery and chemotherapy. “It’s trauma, and any trauma…
Xiu Xiu have lined up an album based on their ongoing live show revolving around David Lynch’s Eraserhead. Out July 10 via Polyvinyl, Eraserhead Xiu Xiu follows Jamie Stewart and the band’s Lynch-approved Twin Peaks album and concerts. Below, listen to Stewart and Angela Seo’s take on a song from Eraserhead, “In Heaven,” originally composed by Peter Ivers, with lyrics by the late Lynch.Xiu Xiu are heading out on the road this fall for a string of dates, mostly playing the Eraserhead set. The concept, per a press release, is inspired by Alan Splet and Lynch’s original score and sound…
