Seun Kuti and Egypt 80

This week's playlist includes new music by Lana Del Rey, Caroline Polachek, Feist, Bully & Soccer Mommy, MSPAINT, Janelle Monáe (ft. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80), Desire Marea, Dry Cleaning, and more.

It's Janelle's first new song since 2021.

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include IDLES, The Afghan Whigs, Cold Wave Fest, Mom Jeans, Rolo Tomassi, Karol G, Jesse Malin, and more.

The 2022 edition of Desert Daze also features Sky Ferreira, BADBADNOTGOOD, JPEGMAFIA, Men I Trust, Fuzz, Pond, Perfume Genius, Aldous Harding, Sleaford Mods, DakhaBrakha, Shannon and the Clams, Duster, Viagra Boys, and more.

Converge bassist Nate Newton shared a huge, eclectic, genre-spanning list of his favorite albums of 2018, with punk, metal, hip-hop, and indie rock picks including War on Women, Daughters, Mazzy Star, Mitski, St. Vincent, Tomb Mold, Hot Snakes, Judas Priest, Cardi B, Deafheaven, Voivod, High On Fire, Boygenius, Author & Punisher, The Body, and more.

PLUS: Mulatu Astatke, Roy Ayers, Panjabi MC, "Rock Steady Crew 40th Anniversary," and more.

Also: Margaret Glaspy, George Clinton, Main Source, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, DJ Premier, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Capone-N-Noreaga, GZA, Bilal, and so much more.

England's Glastonbury Festival is pretty much the forefather to all crazy worldwide "20,000 people standing in a field" festivals we have today...

One of the coolest festivals in the world, Barcelona's Primavera Sound will hold its 2014 edition from May 29 - 31. Arcade Fire, Pixies and Neutral Milk Hotel were announced as headliners a while back but the fest announced it's headliners today via an online short film...