February 23, 2026

Is AI Ruining Music? King Gizzard, Spotify’s Doppelgängers, and the Streaming Era’s Creative Panic

By the time Charlie Warzel pressed record on the February 13, 2026 episode of Galaxy Brain, the question in the title already felt less like a thought experiment and more like an incident report: Is AI ruining music? The Atlantic staff writer frames the conversation around a reality artists have been muttering about for years—streaming […]

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Foo Fighters Break Silence on Josh Freese Exit as New Album Your Favorite Toy Nears Release

For the first time since last year’s lineup shift, Dave Grohl has publicly addressed why Foo Fighters parted ways with drummer Josh Freese. Speaking in a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Grohl described the decision as a collective one that unfolded over several months rather than a sudden fracture. “In those six or

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Louder Than Life 2026 Goes Bigger Than Ever With TOOL, Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance with Key Sets From Sublime, Codefendants & The Ataris and more!

Louder Than Life is swinging for the fences again. The Danny Wimmer Presents flagship festival will return to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky from September 17 through 20, 2026, marking its 12th edition with what organizers are calling the largest lineup in the event’s history. Nearly 200 artists are slated to perform across

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Poppy Announces 2026 “Constantly Nowhere” North American Tour With Landmvrks and Thousand Below

Poppy has officially mapped out the North American leg of her Constantly Nowhere tour. The run kicks off July 7 in Washington, D.C., and stretches through August 19 in Nashville. Joining her on the road are French metalcore outfit LANDMVRKS and post-hardcore band Thousand Below. Tickets went on sale to the general public on February

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