The Norwegian duo Röyksopp have been dropping new tracks left and right this year, many of which were collected on a project called Profound Mysteries that came out in April. They’re following that up next month with another collection of songs, Profound Mysteries II, and the pair recently shared a pair of new tracks that’ll...

Newport Folk Festival goes down this weekend in Rhode Island, and both Courtney Barnett and Dinosaur Jr. are on the lineup. Yesterday, during Dinosaur Jr.’s set, the college-rock greats brought Barnett out to sing and play guitar on ’90s classic “Feel The Pain.” Both acts are still promoting some new-ish r...

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The Chainsmokers are going to space — or, at least, to the edge of space. The Associated Press reports that the dance-pop duo have signed on to perform in a pressurized capsule that will be attached to a stratospheric balloon that’ll float 20 miles above the surface of the earth. The flight won’t happen until 2024, ...

Performing seated and reading your lyrics off a music stand does not rock according to the usual understanding of the word. But Jason Pierce is not your average rocker. Backed by a crack squad of musicians and a trio of grinning, dancing backup singers, the man known as J. Spaceman put on a powerhouse display on the first night of Pitchfork Musi...