musicThursday, August 20, 2026
Today's music coverage splits between legacy acts taking stock and a new underground sound bubbling up. Weezer talks spreadsheets and survival as they drop album 20, while Pitchfork maps the dirty, sweet world of hyperclash. A retrospective on Graceland and a police investigation into historical abuse in Byron Bay add gravity to the mix.
Two very different bands are thinking hard about their past and future this week.
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo says he needs to 'think like a CEO' as the band releases their 20th album. The Guardian interview is refreshingly honest about the grind behind the geek-chic persona.
Multiple outlets revisit Paul Simon's 'Graceland' at 40, with a new book excerpt calling it a 'damn unicorn.' The piece wrestles with both its musical genius and the political controversy that surrounded it.
A fresh genre gets its name, while a dark chapter in Australian music gets a formal investigation.
Pitchfork coins 'hyperclash' to describe a seamy new strain of underground dance pop from artists like Snow Strippers and Frost Children. It's cloud rap meets 2010s EDM, filtered through a Xerox machine.
NSW Police have launched a task force into historical sexual abuse allegations in the Byron Bay music scene from the early 2000s. Multiple outlets are covering it today.
Madonna Is Still Queen of the VMAswww.rollingstone.com
Wednesday Have a Song Called ‘Townies.’ Townies Have One Called ‘Wednesday.’ This Is a Thingwww.rollingstone.com
<em>Blonde</em> Turns 10stereogum.com
Prairie Princess: Jewish American Prairie Princesspitchfork.com
Jaafar Jackson Says ‘Michael’ Sequel “Will Give Even More Insight” Into Child Abuse Allegations “From His Point Of View”deadline.com
Trevor Dunn: From Mr. Bungle to ECMrockandrollglobe.comNicole Atkins – “Trippin’ On Teardrops”stereogum.com
Nicole Atkins has released the album opener "Trippin' On Teardrops" from her upcoming record, *Drama*. The song follows previous singles "When The Night Falls" and "Singing In The Mirror." Atkins describes the track as an "SOS" that evolved through collaboration with Peter Morén
FX Has Just Dropped A New Trailer For The ‘Snowfall’ Spinoff Series, ‘The Drop,” And We’re Hyped!uproxx.com
'The Drop: A Snowfall Saga' hits FX and Hulu in just over two weeks!
Weird Al Yankovic finally brings some parodies to the Tiny Deskwww.avclub.com
"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts with a new set featuring his signature parodies, marking a shift from his earlier 2010 appearance where he performed original songs. The article highlights this change in the context of the series' evolution and current musi
What is a ‘torch song’ and how did Judy Garland deliver the genre’s pinnacle in 1954?faroutmagazine.co.uk
"The night is bitter. The stars have lost their glitter." The post What is a ‘torch song’ and how did Judy Garland deliver the genre’s pinnacle in 1954? first appeared on Far Out Magazine .
Song You Need to Know: Talia Perese, ‘Groundhog Day’au.rollingstone.com
The promising South Auckland artist links up with Zhuli and MELODOWNZ on a UKG-meets-R&B anthem The post Song You Need to Know: Talia Perese, ‘Groundhog Day’ appeared first on Rolling Stone Australia .
When Chino Moreno played a concert 400ft inside a volcano in 2017faroutmagazine.co.uk
One for the books. The post When Chino Moreno played a concert 400ft inside a volcano in 2017 first appeared on Far Out Magazine .
Las Vegas Strip music festival: 100 shows, 300 No. 1 hitsneon.reviewjournal.com
The second annual Las Vegas Songwriters festival is taking over Mandalay Bay through Saturday night.
Strong headlining lineup set for downtown’s F1 weekend partyneon.reviewjournal.com
Fat Joe, Subtronics and Marshmello are among the first set of headliners for the Neon City Festival.
1975 Folk-Rock Ballad, Written by Bob Dylan, Is Still a Powerful Listen 51 Years Laterparade.com
Bob Dylan’s personal life was complicated when he wrote this 1975 heartbreak song.
The Tragically Hip is the tip of the iceberg in Kingston music historywww.ajournalofmusicalthings.com
The Tragically Hip is the tip of the iceberg in Kingston music history #musicnews
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