Police Freeze $500 Million From Alleged Fraud Ring in HK, Taiwan
Police in Hong Kong and Taiwan have frozen more than half a billion dollars in assets linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, after US and UK authorities last month accused the…
Hear Cat Power’s cover of James Brown’s “Try Me”
January 20 marks the 20th anniversary of Cat Power's critical and commercial breakthrough, The Greatest. To celebrate, Chan Marshall will release the Redux EP, featuring three tracks recorded with her…
Famous Dex Threatens to Beat Up Rich The Kid
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‘That Was Too Many Blunts Ago’
Digable Planets. (Credit: Bruce Talamon) It was the summer of 1992, and Ladybug Mecca, Butterfly, and Doodlebug—collectively known as Digable Planets—were recording their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of…
How to build an AI business that survives the bubble
Subscribe • Previous Issues Boom, Bubble, or Bust? How to Build a Resilient AI Business Comparisons to the dot-com bust are common but this AI boom rests on short-cycle hardware. Frontier training…
Cat Power Revisits ‘The Greatest’ With New EP
Cat Power's Chan Marshall (photo: Mario Sorrenti). Cat Power is honoring the impending 20th birthday of her beloved album The Greatest with a three-song EP, Redux, which will arrive Jan.…
Over 90 Bands Announced for 2026 Download Festival
The Download Festival has booked a powerful lineup led by Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses for 2026. Continue reading…
Biggest Rock Star Deaths for Each of the Last 25 Years
It's heartbreaking and amazing the amount of talent we've lost in rock and metal over the last 25 years. Continue reading…
Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats
Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including…
Radiohead’s 30 Greatest Songs
As Radiohead reunite for their first tour in seven years, it seems a fitting time to revisit the band's 30 greatest songs – with help from their close collaborators, friends,…