Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Dua Lipa – Live From Mexico,” Dua Lipa – CD + Vinyl: June 26
“A ? of WHEN,” Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – July 10
“Renascent,” The Durutti Column – July 31
“Beautlful Things,” Donnie Vie – July 31
“MADE FOR THIS,” Casey Barnes – Aug. 7
“Fireflies,” Danielle Nicole – Aug. 28
“Karaoke Bar,” Angus & Julia Stone – Sept. 4
“Sunset Riders,” Ciao Lucifer – Sept. 25
“The Best of The Boys (Original Soundtrack),” various artists – Sept. 25
“Ruin: It’s Not Just Music,” Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Oct. 2
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“bitknot,” feeble little horse (Pittsburgh indie rock quartet’s third album; Hear here; CD, White Vinyl and Cassette out June 26; Saddle Creek)
“Steppin’ Back 1999,” Jamie James (Hear here; Oglio Entertainment)
“are you mad at me?,” Bella Kay (three-song EP; Hear here; On Tour; Bella Kay)
“Find and You Will Seek,” Christian Balvig (backed by Danish string group Ensemble Hermes; Hear here; Night Poem)
“SANCHEZ SPUNK: Pomona Pop! Edition,” SANCHEZ BY THE SEA* (Hear here; Crimson Bottom Records)
Melodrama never makes me weep anymore
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Starless, A Perfect Circle
Lavender, Daley
Giraffe, Gilla Band
Timid, Shaina Hayes
The Beast, Patrick Wolf
Cringeworthy, Hayley and the Crushers
Coming, Kalamata
No Tomorrow, The Tortured Souls
Here to Stay, Edwina van Kuyk
Last Summer, Hayden Coffman
Something New, Eugene Kurolap
Time Killing, Strange Plants
Don’t Look Twice, Rogan Mei
Corpus Callosum, Jesus Cringe
The Worst, Kerrigan Barry
Oh, The Joy of Life!, Icarus Phoenix
Throb, Bustié
Call Your Mama, Candace Hastings
Tangerine, The Tensions
Pay to Play, Tornado Lobster Killer
I Like ‘em Braindead, EG Vines
Midnight Highway, Baby Jane
Ready to Burn, Radkey
Tantalus, Cold Equations
Penny Lane Pickets, Penny Lane Pickets
Blessing, Rhomanife feat. Zio Pino
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
John McClain (veteran music executive and co-executor of Michael Jackson Estate)
Sonny Rollins (colossus of jazz saxophone)
This Week In … 1977
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Sir Duke,” Stevie Wonder
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From ‘Rocky’),” Bill Conti (from No. 21 to No. 7)
Highest Debut (No. 52) – “My Heart Belongs to Me,” Barbra Streisand
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Life in the Fast Lane,” Eagles (from No. 73 to No. 53)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Solsbury Hill,” Peter Gabriel (peaked at No. 68)
No. 1 Album – “Rumours,” Fleetwood Mac
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “I Don’t Want to Talk About It / The First Cut Is the Deepest,” Rod Stewart
No. 1 Album – “Arrival,” ABBA
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “When I Need You,” Leo Sayer
No. 1 Album – “Hotel California,” Eagles
Music News
> American Music Awards Winners List | Deadline
> Magic, Mastery and Magisterial Power: 10 of Sonny Rollins’ Greatest Recordings | The Guardian
> Paul McCartney Reveals Prince Recorded a Beatles Cover That He Wants to Release | People
Tour + Festival News
> The Chicks Announce ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour | Rolling Stone
> Billy Idol Adds Devo, Susanna Hoffs, More to 2026 Tour | Rock Cellar Magazine
> Sepultura Announce Final Show Ever | Consequence of Sound
> Kehlani Announces ‘The Kehlani World Tour: North America’ Dates | Variety
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.