You need to listen to the searing noise pop album Forever in Your Heart
The cover goes as hard as the album does. There’s something irresistible about music that sounds as if it’s coming apart at the seams. The Black Dresses are masters of…
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
If you’re an indie rock fan of a certain age, the name Stereogum will probably conjure strong feelings. The site was launched “January 1st, 2002, on a whim,” founder Scott…
How LimeWire ended the Napster music revolution
Quick: tell me how old you are by telling me which app you used to download free music. Was it Napster? Kazaa? Usenet? Gnutella? WinMX? Morpheus? The Pirate Bay? Were…
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action game that gets off to a slow start
I remember being blown away by the 2024 reveal trailer for Possessor(s), the new game from Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine. The trailer features a striking art design, where…
How to find music you will love without the algorithm
Oh, how I want to break free. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves to us, and how, the real problem with…
Pluribus’ third episode throws a bomb into things
If you weren’t clear on just what a miserable person Carol (Rhea Seehorn) is, episode 3 of Pluribus sure makes it obvious. It opens with a flashback, as Carol and…
YouTube TV, ESPN, and Disney: the latest on the blackout that’s now over
Disney and YouTube have reached an agreement to bring back ESPN and more than 20 other Disney-owned channels two weeks after they went dark on YouTube TV. During the dispute,…
Sony is making a Horizon MMO — here’s the video and details
The rumored MMO set in Sony’s post-apocalyptic Horizon universe is real. We spilled details about the game before it was revealed based on an announcement video we saw, and that…
Alien is coming back to Earth for a second season
No casting has been confirmed, but star Sydney Chandler is expected to return. | Image: FX More than a month after the first season’s finale aired, FX has finally confirmed…
Disney is losing over $4 million a day in revenue on the YouTube TV blackout
Disney’s spat with Google’s YouTube TV over a new content distribution contract is costing the entertainment giant $4.3 million a day in lost revenue, Morgan Stanley estimates. That’s $30 million…