11 August 2026
While JACK WHITE will promote his newest solo LP Frozen Charlotte on stage
in the UK/Ireland, his label Third Man Records will take over independent record
shops in the cities where White performs, between August 28 September 20.
Great poster, Jack.
FROZEN CHARLOTTE
Last night, British rock band SUEDE played a blistering-hot set at Lokerse Feesten in Belgium. Frontman Brett Anderson‘s starred in the middle. He’s aging backwards.
After all these years, his vitality and vocal range are still adrenaline-fueled. Class!
6 August 2026
Last Tuesday muscular rock cannons FOO FIGHTERS and
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE started their Take Cover Tour
in Toronto, Canada.
The Queens‘ Josh Homme is sooooo ready to rock.
New wave icon GARY NUMAN (68 now) saw
10,000 electric friends in front of him, last night
at Lokerse Feesten – Belgium.
They all were last night, Gary.
1 August 2026
TOM WAITS worked with Massive Attack on their upcoming 12″,
named Boots On The Ground. It’ll be out September 4.
The B-side of the 12″ is a spoken word piece by Waits, called The Fly.
It’s on all streaming platforms, and the proceeds will go to migrants
in the US.
Artwork on top.
Waits: “Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of
song will never go out of style. Man’s folly of fiascos is a feast for the flies.
‘The Fly’ features my appreciation for the winged nuisance.”
30 July 2026
Artist: LIDO PIMIENTA
Who: Colombian/Canadian Latin pop songstress
who rose to fame with her 2nd LP ‘La Papessa‘.
New album: Caribenya
Pitchfork says: “The record pairs focused songwriting with a vanguardist
streak, broadening the possibilities for what she calls “the Caribbean sublime.”
The LP’s artwork is both invetively funny and cool. Love it.
STREAM
26 July 2026
This is the cover of Daphni‘s new 3-track EP titled
hav u a sec that fell out of the sky without a warning.
Stream it below
Daphni is the moniker of Canadian synth pop artist Dan Snaith, who is
best known as Caribou with 11 albums thus far. His latest was released
earlier this year, named, yes, Butterfly.
STREAM EP
A couple of days ago, the eternal rock passenger IGGY POP performed
a part of his set at Mosswood Meltdown Festival Oakland in a cage.
Dead Kennedys‘ frontman Jello Biafra was also present and took some photos.