The Rolling Stones have released the video for “Mr Charm,” a single off their latest studio album, Foreign Tongues.
Henry Scholfield, whose directing credits include clips for Billie Eilish, Stromae, Dua Lipa and Stormzy, called the shots. Golden Globe-winning actor Alexander Skarsgård, known for True Blood, Succession and Big Little Lies, stars. The shoot took place in Palmdale, Calif. Skarsgård is the latest actor to join the band’s visual output in recent months. Anya Taylor-Joy and Charles Melton starred in the video for “Jealous Lover,” while Odessa A’zion fronted the clip for “In The Stars.”
The “Mr Charm” video arrives alongside a streaming single that adds a track never before released on those platforms, “Bad Luck Hideaway.” The song is a duet between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, with drums from Charlie Watts pulled from sessions at British Grove. Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt is behind the board again. “Bad Luck Hideaway” is also available Thursday.
Foreign Tongues came out July 10 through Polydor Records and reached No. 1 in 14 countries. Critics were generous, with The Times calling it “a career high” and handing it five stars. The Telegraph also gave it five stars, praising its “vitality, wit, richness, energy and joy.” The 14-song set lands less than three years after the Grammy-winning Hackney Diamonds, which topped charts around the world and went multi-platinum.
Ahead of the album announcement, the band quietly stoked interest with a limited white label vinyl pressing of “Rough And Twisted,” issued under the name The Cockroaches. The record made the rounds among fans and collectors and set off plenty of speculation about where the new album was headed.
The band recorded Foreign Tongues in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London. Jagger, Richards and Ronnie Wood reunited with Watt, who also produced Hackney Diamonds. The result is a record that keeps the band’s trademark sound intact while pushing into fresh musical and lyrical ground.
Hot Topic and My Chemical Romance are extending their decades-long history to celebrate The Black Parade (20th Anniversary), arriving October 23 on Reprise Records. Few artists are as closely connected to Hot Topic as My Chemical Romance – as MCR grew into one of the most influential rock bands of its generation, Hot Topic became a destination where fans could discover the band, express their connection to its music and find merchandise inspired by its evolving visual world. It is only fitting that Hot Topic and MCR come back together to celebrate two decades of a monumental work that has since been RIAA-certified 4x Platinum, ranked among Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” and inspired fans and artists across generations and genres.
From October 1 through October 31, the Hot Topic Ovation Hollywood location will be completely transformed into an immersive My Chemical Romance pop-up. The first-of-its-kind takeover will transport fans into the theatrical world of The Black Parade and incorporate Keposhka – the fictional alphabet created for the band’s tour and the world of Draag – throughout the experience.
The pop-up features exclusive merchandise, limited-edition giveaways, and photo opportunities – including with His Grand Immortal Dictator’s throne from the fictional world of Draag. The monthlong celebration coincides with the finale of My Chemical Romance’s acclaimed The Black Parade 2026 Tour, concluding with an unprecedented five nights at the Hollywood Bowl on October 21, 23, 24, 30 and 31, making them the first band to perform five consecutive shows at the historic venue.
Hot Topic stores nationwide will join the celebration with My Chemical Romance storefront artwork, expanded merchandise assortments and a limited-run anniversary shopping bag featuring Keposhka lettering. On October 23, all Hot Topic stores will host a listening party marking the album’s official 20th anniversary, while U.S. stores will release the My Chemical RomanceThe Black Parade 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Tan & Black Galaxy) Double Vinyl LP – Hot Topic Exclusive.
“My Chemical Romance has been part of Hot Topic’s fabric—and the lives of our customers—for more than two decades,” said Andrea Lewis, Hot Topic Vice President of Marketing. “With the incredible community that has grown around the band, this celebration feels like a full-circle moment. We’re honored to celebrate 20 years of The Black Parade and give fans across our stores new ways to experience the world MCR has created.”
Fans visiting the Hollywood location can experience:
A full-store environment inspired by My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade and the world of Draag
Exclusive MCR merchandise and collectibles
A photo opportunity featuring His Grand Immortal Dictator’s throne from Draag
The Hot Topic-exclusive The Black Parade 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Tan & Black Galaxy double vinyl LP
Limited-edition Keposhka alphabet beads with qualifying purchases, while supplies last
An exclusive commemorative slip mat with qualifying MCR vinyl purchases, while supplies last
A limited-run anniversary shopping bag featuring Keposhka lettering
Special merch drops throughout October
Extended store hours until 1:00 a.m. on all five Hollywood Bowl concert nights
Beginning October 1, guests making qualifying apparel or accessory purchases will receive a limited-edition set of beads featuring characters from the Keposhka alphabet, while supplies last.
Customers purchasing MCR vinyl will also receive an exclusive commemorative slip mat, while supplies last. Together, the special merchandise, packaging and giveaways will extend the tour’s immersive world-building from the stage to the store.
Throughout October, Hot Topic stores across the chain will celebrate The Black Parade with:
Storefront window clings featuring 1 of 3 pieces of MCR 20th anniversary artwork by James Jean, the original The Black Parade cover artist
Expanded My Chemical Romance merchandise assortments
A limited-run anniversary shopping bag featuring Keposhka lettering, while supplies last
An all-store listening party on Friday, October 23
The October 23 release of the My Chemical RomanceThe Black Parade 20th AnniversaryDeluxe Edition (Tan & Black Galaxy) Double Vinyl LP – Hot Topic Exclusive
The October 23 listening party will bring fans together at Hot Topic stores to hear The Black Parade and celebrate the album’s enduring impact 20 years after its original release. The Hot Topic-exclusive Tan & Black Galaxy double vinyl LP is available for preorder now here. Additional listening-party details will be shared through Hot Topic’s official channels and participating stores.
Hot Topic Ovation Hollywood Takeover October 1–31, 2026 Hot Topic Ovation Hollywood, Level 3 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028
Wednesday, October 21: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Friday, October 23: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Saturday, October 24: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Friday, October 30: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Saturday, October 31: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m.
The full takeover experience is exclusive to Hot Topic Ovation Hollywood. Chainwide merchandise and promotional elements may vary by location. Merchandise, promotional gifts and limited-run shopping bags are available only while supplies last. Purchase requirements may apply. Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Founded in 1989, Hot Topic was the first retailer to bring alternative apparel and accessories to malls across the country. Today, Hot Topic is a cultural icon and fandom haven for shoppers obsessed with music, entertainment, and all things pop culture. With over 600 store locations across the U.S. and Canada, and online shop at hottopic.com, Hot Topic serves as a source for community, discovery, and inspiration, and continues to appeal to generations of fans.
(pictured merchandise is exclusive to the Hot Topic Ovation Hollywood location)
Collage artist Amanda Lee Stilwell of LastCraft Designs and Rosebud Tarot has been reading tarot for over two decades, which is probably long enough to start wondering why the major arcana should have all the fun when an entire generation of musicians spent the 80s dressing as though they had wandered out of an occult manuscript with a synthesizer under one arm. A few years ago, Stilwell began assembling her own artisan deck, filling it with elaborate digital collages drawn from the faces, fashions, poses, and peculiar glamour of New Wave, while borrowing some of the symbolic machinery associated with Pamela Colman Smith’s Rider-Waite illustrations and the Thoth deck.
The resulting New Wave Tarot works because Stilwell clearly knows both sides of the joke. She has done her tarot homework, but she has also paid attention to the people whose records, photographs, haircuts, eyeliner, and stage personas made them such natural candidates for divination in the first place. The suit of Pentacles, or Disks, becomes gold LP records; Swords become microphones; Cups turn into teacups, an affectionate nod to the considerable British presence in the deck; and Wands are represented by eyeliner, which may be one of the few substitutions in tarot history that feels immediately self-explanatory.
Then come the casting choices, where the project begins behaving like the record collection of an especially stylish fortune teller. Siouxsie Sioux takes her rightful place as the High Priestess, while Kate Bush presides over the Moon. Fad Gadget, with almost suspicious perfection, appears as the Fool. Robert Smith assumes the King of Cups and returns alongside Mary Poole as the Lovers, a pairing that hardly requires an explanatory pamphlet. Klaus Nomi and David Bowie command the Chariot; Gary Numan becomes the Magician; Budgie and Siouxsie share the Two of Cups. Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode’s dark prince, gets the Devil, while perhaps the smartest piece of casting in the entire deck gives Genesis P-Orridge the card associated with transformation, rupture, passage, and renewal: Death.
LastCraft began in 2013 as an outlet for Stilwell’s collage work, pop-cultural fixations, and interest in witchcraft. The company first made its name with an assortment of pop-culture candles, then expanded rapidly as enamel pins, patches, and other witchy accessories joined the catalogue. Stilwell has continued developing her tarot work through projects, including the Rosebud Tarot deck with Diana Rose, which uses found and vintage photography within her recognizable collage approach.
The backs of the New Wave Tarot cards carry 80s-inspired geometric designs threaded with roses, giving the deck the look of something that might have fallen out of the sleeve of an obscure 12-inch single bought in 1983 and kept ever since for reasons nobody can adequately explain.
Each card measures just under 3 by 5 inches, comes with rounded corners, and is printed on premium thick card stock. The complete deck ships in a tuck box with a fold-out guide explaining the cards and offering instructions for readers who would like to consult your higher self with this wonderfully strange congregation.
Your order comes shipped in a tuck box that holds the entire deck and a fold-out description of cards and details on how to read the deck.
This order is a preorder. They anticipate shipping out decks by the end of October 2026.
NOTE: This will be the final printing of the New Wave Tarot, which has been out of print for several years and revived due to high demand. The deck is available for pre-sale ONLY here.
They hope to reach 150 orders minimum. Music fans, dabblers in the occult, you know what to do. Let the spirits move you.
Major Arcana cards include: Gary Numan Siouxsie Sioux Nina Hagen Peter Murphy Nick Cave Robert Smith/Mary Poole Klaus Nomi/David Bowie Frank Tovey Andrew Eldritch Devo Grace Jones Ian Curtis Gen P-Orridge Morrissey Dave Gahan Kate Bush Marc Almond Pete Burns
In 1984, Anna Domino released the five-track mini-album East And West on Les Disques du Crépuscule, the Belgian indie label that often collaborated with Tony Wilson’s renowned Factory Records. The Tokyo-born artist was living in downtown New York and communicating the aura of the neighborhood through swimmy avant-pop daydreams. Now, East And West is getting a reissue from, appropriately, Domino.
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale has published a powerful statement against sexual assault, as New York state prosecutors reopen investigations of the alleged 2024 gang-rape of a woman at Cornell University.
The Nashville-based rocker took to Instagram this morning (Tuesday, October 1) and shared a short yet scathing post, containing an image with text that lambasted “the kind of man who thinks it’s OK to reduce a human being to nothing more than something you can stick your [dick] into”.
“If you are the kind of man who thinks it’s OK to reduce another human being to nothing more than something you can stick your [dick] into, there is something severely wrong with you,” she begins.
The singer/guitarist continues: “You are not a ‘promising young man’, you are a sick monster that needs to be punished and prevented from having contact with other humans.
“And if you are the kind of man who stands idly by while witnessing a rape (yes, even if you saw it in a group chat, you are still a witness to that rape), and choose to do nothing/say nothing, you are not ‘the good guy’; you are an accessory to the sexual assault and also need to be brought to justice, because we don’t want your kind walking among us either.”
Hale’s post follows a Jane Doe filing a civil lawsuit against Cornell University – an Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York – on September 16. The Doe claims that she was gang-raped by seven men at a fraternity in October 2024, while she was intoxicated and unable to consent.
The suit alleges sexual assault and battery, negligence, breach of contract and violations of New York’s Human Rights Law, and Doe says that the men were “afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays”. The 101-page document also contains an image purported to be from a fraternity group chat in which a participant alerted other members, in vulgar terms, to the potential for a sexual encounter with Doe.
In the caption on her social media post, Hale appears to reference the allegation of the men mitigating their conducts with essays. She writes: “And if you are in a position of power to hold these men accountable for their actions and do nothing, take their side, or let them off with a fucking ‘writing assignment’, you should be stripped of your power and privilege of walking among us.”
Hale co-founded Halestorm with her drummer brother Arejay in 1997, and the band are now one of the most commercially successful in the American rock scene, having sold more than three million albums in the US alone. Their 2012 single, Love Bites (So Do I), won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.
Halestorm are currently touring North America, supporting Babymetal, to promote their latest release, last year’s Everest. They’ll play at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, Arizona tonight. They also have a selection of European festival dates booked for summer 2027. See details and get tickets via their website.
