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With seven tracks and thirteen years in the making, Exit to Nowhere is a synth-pop memoir that finally puts LIM KIM’s voice front and center.  Thirteen years is a long time for an artist to sit with themselves and let music fall by the wayside. For LIM KIM, that time apart led to Exit to

Glen Hansard was memorialized at a funeral held in Dublin on Tuesday. During the ceremony, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined Hansard’s Swell Season collaborator Markéta Irglová and members of The Frames for a performance of “The Song of Good Hope” in tribute to the late musician. Vedder and Hansard collaborated frequently for more than

Thousands of mourners filed through Dublin’s Irish Museum of Modern Art today (Aug. 3) to pay their final respects to Glen Hansard during a public wake for the beloved Irish singer/songwriter, who died July 29 at age 56 following a motorcycle crash. Hansard lay in repose in a wicker coffin inside the Baroque Chapel at

Whether you’re looking to pick up a new pair of AirPods for upcoming travel, a quieter commute, or just an audio upgrade, Consequence has you covered with the best deals for August 2026. Among this month’s standout discounts are the AirPods Pro 3 ($199.99) and the AirPods 4 ($99), both available at close to their

Ed Askew’s first album, a 1968 self-titled release (later issued as Ask the Unicorn), on the ESP-Disk label, was almost his last. ESP-Disk’s catalog of now-legendary jazz and avant-garde artists couldn’t keep it in business, and Askew had no luck placing his follow-up, Little Eyes. But Askew’s cockeyed guerilla folk gradually gained a cult following,

Come on Barbie, let’s go party…again?! Three years after the Greta Gerwig-directed film sashayed into theaters, Warner Bros. Discovery is still attempting a sequel, but there’s a big deadline looming. As The New York Times reports, the rights to “Barbie” will revert to Mattel in December unless Warner Bros. can secure a deal with the

More than a decade after they first began recording together, Adam Wiltzie has completed one final collaboration with his late friend Jóhann Jóhannsson. Friendship Survival Guide, due Sept. 18 via Deutsche Grammophon, draws from sessions the pair recorded between 2013 and 2017 before the celebrated Icelandic composer died unexpectedly in 2018 at age 48. The

Slipknot have fired longtime band member Sid Wilson, according to TMZ. If confirmed, it would mark the end of a near-30 year run, as the turntablist joined the masked metal act in 1998. TMZ cited a source close to the band who said Wilson was notified on Friday afternoon (July 31st) that he was being

Since emerging in the early 2020s as fresh-faced jazz phenoms with co-signs from Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg and Anderson .Paak, DOMi & JD BECK have possessed the sort of musical chemistry that borders on telepathy. Spend five minutes with the duo offstage and that much is obvious: BECK’s hyperactive enthusiasm ricochets off DOMi’s bone-dry wit

Boy George has been pulled from his role in a London production of Jesus Christ Superstar days before his debut and only a short time after releasing a controversial pro-Israel song. Boy George’s manager, Paul Kemsley, announced in a Thursday social media post that he had canceled the Culture Club singer’s two-week appearance as Jewish

Tame Impala’s JENNIE-assisted remix of “Dracula” remains one of the biggest songs in the world, but the musicians had never performed it live together until last night (July 29) at Boston’s TD Garden Arena. Frontman Kevin Parker had told the crowd to expect “a special night,” and indeed JENNIE’s appearance 15 songs into the show

Ben Affleck has two Academy Awards, two BAFTAs, and three Golden Globes to his name. And now, with the help of Jeopardy! super champion Jamie Ding, he has just become the fifth celebrity ever to win the $1 million top prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — and the 18th winner overall in

Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Oscar for the 2007 film Once and later saw it earn multiple Tony Awards for its Broadway incarnation, died early this morning (July 29) in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident in Lucan, west of Dublin. Hansard, who was 56, is survived by his partner Maire Saaritsa and their three-year-old

The Thomas Crown Affair is a movie so nice, they remade it twice. The newest reimagining, though, features the red-hot (post-Oscar win) Michael B. Jordan as star and director, adapting the story of a gentleman art thief through a modern lens. Adria Arjona co-stars as the insurance investigator chasing Thomas Crown down, and based on

For more than three decades, Jeff Ament has quietly documented life behind the scenes with a camera. This fall, the Pearl Jam bassist/co-founder will finally open the archive with Since Forever, a 9-by-12-inch hardcover photography book arriving Sept. 25. In the works for four-plus years, the volume pairs more than 250 black-and-white photographs, most of

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released the title track of their forthcoming techno album Alien Metal, due out later this summer. The new single, like all the songs on the album, was created on a modular synthesizer rig, nicknamed Nathan, that the band has been using for their rave shows. “Alien Metal” gives listeners

After hinting at its return earlier this summer, Faith No More has confirmed its first live performances in more than 11 years. The veteran Bay Area-reared outfit announced four stadium dates supporting System of a Down in Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2027, marking the band’s first concerts since August 2016. “It’s

Fans who attended the ninth and final show of Bon Jovi’s residency at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, July 26th, were treated to an appearance by fellow New Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen on two songs. The Boss joined Jon Bon Jovi and company during the encore, first playing guitar and singing

Martin Garrix and U2 have finally unveiled “Fireflies,” a long-gestating collaboration that brings the Dutch EDM superstar together with all four members of the Irish rock icons for the first time. Out now via Darkroom Records, the track blends Bono’s soaring vocals and U2’s arena-sized sensibilities with Garrix’s polished electronic production. It made its live

For the first time in their 57-plus-year career, Sparks are set to release an official live album. Spanning a robust 20 tracks, Live on The Moon is due out August 14th via Transgressive. According to the band, Sparks’ Ron and Russell Mael followed up their 2025 world tour by performing on the Moon. (And not,

FREAK NEST is back. Ten years after the genre-defying gathering first earned near-mythical status in Bay Area music circles, co-founders Taylor Lissandrello and Matthias Wesner are reviving the iconic festival. On August 22, Public Works in San Francisco will host FREAK NEST’s long-awaited return, transforming the venue into a three-stage celebration of music, visual art,

Lou Koller, the frontman of legendary New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has died at age 59 following a battle with the esophageal cancer adenocarcinoma. The hardcore pioneer’s band broke the sad news on its social pages on Friday evening, posting the following statement: “It’s with unbelievable sadness that we announce to our

Michael Stipe is offering another glimpse into his long-gestating solo era. The former R.E.M. frontman today (July 24) unveiled “Hum Desiderata,” a new spoken word and musical work created for the latest edition of the online sound/art platform Joyfully Waiting. Click here to sample it. Rather than a conventional single, the piece pairs Stipe’s recitation

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to attacking music producer Abe Diaw at a London nightclub in 2023. The R&B singer entered the guilty plea during a hearing in London on Friday. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped more serious charges of assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, and possessing an offensive weapon, according

Internationally acclaimed DJ and producer Richie Hawtin recently collaborated with digital artist John Gerrard for a live performance built around SPIRITS, Gerrard’s year-long solar artwork project examining society’s dependence on plastic and petroleum. The groundbreaking work at LACMA’s newly opened David Geffen Galleries transforms discarded footwear collected from beaches around the world into high-resolution digital

It remains to be seen what Stephen Colbert’s next chapter will look like after The Late Show, but Jimmy Kimmel says he will always have an open invitation to return to late night to guest host Jimmy Kimmel Live! if ever he’s interested. With Kimmel currently on his annual summer break from the show, a

Kacey Musgraves is leaning all the way into summer. The eight-time Grammy winner has unveiled the official video for “Mexico Honey,” the sultry standout from her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere. Shot on location in Mexico and directed by Running Bear (Alexa Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos), the clip doubles as both a postcard to

Elon Musk has graciously acknowledged that he was wrong about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey after spending months criticizing the film as “woke,” only for it to become a critical and commercial smash. Just kidding. In the wake of The Odyssey’s blockbuster opening weekend, which even drew praise from some conservatives, Musk announced that he plans

Peter Keys has crossed the global stage to find himself amidst the intimate soundscapes of Nashville. For most musicians, the goal is often the next gig, the next tour, or the next big event. For Peter Keys, it’s always been about something smaller and yet far more profound: being there. He calls it “living in

Guns N’ Roses’ debut album, Appetite for Destruction, was the darker, grittier response to Sunset Boulevard’s glam-rock scene. The LP’s unique sound helped move it away from the sea of spandex and hairspray in which it was spawned and make it a staple found in nearly every hard rock fan’s collection, alongside classics like Led