#Nevermind baby refiles exploitation lawsuit against Nirvana

#Nevermind baby refiles exploitation lawsuit against Nirvana

“#Nevermind baby refiles exploitation lawsuit against Nirvana” The case was dismissed from federal court last week. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.   Spencer Elden, the now-31-year-old man who was photographed as an infant for the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind in 1991, sued the band’s New Mexico limited liability company, its members, the image’s photographer,…

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#Shamir reflects on past lives for “Reproductive”

#Shamir reflects on past lives for “Reproductive”

“#Shamir reflects on past lives for “Reproductive”” The new song is the third single from Heterosexuality, out February 11. Photo by Marcus Maddox.   Shamir dissects the core components of gender and sexuality and peers at them through a high-powered microscope. Today, he takes on the breeding impulse with the release of “Reproductivity.” It’s the…

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#SASAMI embraces the rage on “Say It”

#SASAMI embraces the rage on “Say It”

“#SASAMI embraces the rage on “Say It”” The new single, from her forthcoming album, Squeeze, comes with an animated, arachnoid vizualizer. Photo by Angela Riccardi.   Sasami Ashworth (SASAMI) has shared “Say It,” the third single — and third track — from her forthcoming sophomore LP, Squeeze, out February 25 on Domino. The new song…

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#Judge dismisses Nevermind baby’s pornography lawsuit

#Judge dismisses Nevermind baby’s pornography lawsuit

“#Judge dismisses Nevermind baby’s pornography lawsuit” Spencer Elden, now 31, sued the band in August, claiming they violated child pornography statues. Spencer Elden recreates the Nevermind cover image as an adult in 2012. Photo by Pål Nordseth/Wikipedia Commons.   U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin of California’s Central District dismissed a child pornography case against…

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#Patti Smith gets the key to NYC

#Patti Smith gets the key to NYC

“#Patti Smith gets the key to NYC” Mayor Bill de Blasio presented the honor to Smith on Monday. Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.   Patti Smith received a key to New York City Monday afternoon during outgoing mayor Bill de Blasio’s daily press conference. De Blasio presented Smith with the honor, detailing her importance…

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#Deerhoof share live album Devil Kids

#Deerhoof share live album Devil Kids

“#Deerhoof share live album Devil Kids” The new recording comes from a November live-streamed concert. Image via publiist.   Deerhoof have shared Devil Kids, an album-format recording of a live-streamed concert the band performed in November. According to a statement accompanying the record, the show marked the first time the first time the band had…

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#The 100 best songs of 2021

#The 100 best songs of 2021

“#The 100 best songs of 2021” The 100 best songs of 2021 From RXK Nephew’s thrilling “American tterroristt” to Lucy Dacus’s poised and startling “Thumbs,” and everything in between, these are the songs that reflected a deeply strange year. By Alex Robert Ross, Jordan Darville, David Renshaw, Salvatore Maicki, Larisha Paul, Antoinette Isama, Son Raw,…

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