Wallice brings the circus to indie rock

Wallice brings the circus to indie rock

Ahead of performances at Summer Sonic in Tokyo and Osaka, Wallice talks the worst advice she’s received, her favorite song to play right now, and more. Wallice. Photo by Nicole Busch   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. In her genre-bending 2024 debut album The Jester,…

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Ozzy Osbourne has died

Ozzy Osbourne has died

A key force in the creation of heavy metal, Osbourne passed away at age 76. Ozzy Osbourne in 1991. Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images   Ozzy Osbourne, the singer-songwriter who helped transform heavy metal music as both the first frontman of Black Sabbath and later as a solo artist, has died at age 76. His…

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The 5 biggest music news stories of this week

The 5 biggest music news stories of this week

The clubs are reopening and festivals are going for cheap. Yulia Shur/Parkwood Entertainment/Getty Pixel Grip spoke out over an uncleared sample on JackBoys 2 The electronic group believes their 2021 song “Pursuit” was sampled by Travis Scott and his team on the new Cactus Jack label compilation without permission. “As soon as I had headphones…

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Skullcrusher turned to songwriting, and David Lynch, as a means of recovery

Skullcrusher turned to songwriting, and David Lynch, as a means of recovery

Helen Ballentine talks her new song “Exhale” and making an album that dragged her through the “necessary chaos” of a life-changing break-up. Skullcrusher   Adam Alonzo Helen Ballentine’s ginger tomcat, Finn, slinks into view and perches himself above her right shoulder. Ballentine, who records gauzy and richly tactile folk songs as Skullcrusher, refers to her…

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