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Ian Worang, who co-founded and played guitar in the Toronto post-punk band Uncut, has died, Exclaim! reports. Sam Goldberg, Jr.—Worang’s former Uncut bandmate—confirmed the news to Pitchfork through a representative for Arts & Crafts Productions. A cause of death was not provided. Ian Worang was 47 years old. Ian Worang co-founded Uncut with Jake Fairley back in 2001. After releasing a 12″ together, Fairley left to pursue a different career and Worang chose to turn Uncut into a full band, adding guitarists Chris McCann and Sam Goldberg, drummer Jon Drew, and bassist Derek Tokar to the lineup. Uncut released their first two albums, their 2004 debut Those Who Were Hung Hang Here and the 2006 follow-up Modern Currencies, through Paper Bag Records. In 2013, the band released a third ...

We’re just always experimenting and creating in the studio, and it was just one of those things where we had so much music but just all different genres. And we’re just like, “You know what?” And then we would be in the studio sometimes debating on, “OK, this feels like rap, but then really, it’s pop. And then this feels like R&B, but really, it’s gospel; or really, it’s gospel, but it feels like…. So we’re letting the fans decide. We’re letting the fans, the supporters, put rap question mark, pop question mark. Is it really? And I started by saying, when I was younger, I would have people tell me, “Yo, you got to stick to one thing, one style.” But it’s like, if this is all in me, I’m an artist. I should be able to express, you know? So, yeah, we’re just doing us. I’m giving you...

Salty Artist Management—the management firm that was once home to Mitski, Jay Som, Car Seat Headrest, and other notable indie acts—closed on October 29, Billboard reveals in a new report. The firm’s website and social media accounts have also disappeared. According to Billboard, Salty’s co-founders Chris Crowley and Chad Heimann closed the business after Crowley was accused of sexual harassment. According to Billboard’s report, Crowley sent a text message to a music business professional suggesting that he wanted to “hook up” with a woman on the Salty management team who was in her twenties. The woman—whom Billboard calls Stephanie—began working at Salty on July 19. The text message was reportedly sent some time between her start date and August 21. On August 22, Stephanie reportedly went ...

Doja Cat is the subject of a new Rolling Stone cover story. In the article, written by EJ Dickson, the singer addresses her professional relationship with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, who has worked on some of her biggest songs, including “Say So,” “Best Friend,” and “Kiss Me More.” Doja Cat has also been signed to Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records since 2013. “I haven’t worked with him in a very long time,” Doja Cat told Rolling Stone. “A lot of those songs were…. There’s shit that he’s credited for, where I’m like, ‘Hmm, I don’t know, I don’t know if you did anything on that.’” Doja Cat added, “The point is he’s gotten some credit for shit. And, you know, it’s whatever. I don’t think I need to work with him again. I don’t think I need to work with him in the future. I know that…. I think it was...