News R.E.M. Announce 25th Anniversary Reissue of New Adventures in Hi-Fi The new edition features B-sides and rarities, liner notes from R.E.M., Patti Smith, and Thom Yorke, and more By Matthew Strauss August 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter R.E.M., photo by Chris Bilheimer Facebook Twitter R.E.M. are reissuing their 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi to
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News Drakeo the Ruler Arrested in L.A., Police Cite Gun Possession The LAPD’s arrest record notes he was arrested for being an “excon with a gun” after police apparently pulled over the rapper’s Uber driver By Evan Minsker August 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler, photo by Wyatt Winfrey Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler
News Phoebe Bridgers No Longer Playing Indoor Concerts on 2021 U.S. Tour Previously scheduled indoor shows will be moved to outdoor venues By Matthew Strauss August 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Phoebe Bridgers, photo by Frank Ockenfels Facebook Twitter Phoebe Bridgers will no longer be playing concerts at indoor venues on her upcoming tour of the
News Sex Pistols Beat John Lydon in Court Battle Over Danny Boyle’s Pistol TV Series Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, had tried to deny licensing rights to the FX show, which is based on guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir By Jazz Monroe August 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Sex Pistols in 1977 (Bill Rowntree/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter John
News Josephine Baker to Become First Black Woman Buried in Paris’ Panthéon The American-born French star will become one of very few foreign-born people to be interred at the storied tomb By Evan Minsker August 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Josephine Baker (Gaston Paris/Roger Viollet via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The remains of Josephine Baker—the American-born
News Man Dies After Falling From Balcony at Dead & Company Concert in New York A 46-year-old man fell at Citi Field on Friday. He died at New York Presbyterian Hospital later that night. By Madison Bloom August 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Citi Field (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter A 46-year-old
News The Everly Brothers’ Don Everly Dies at 84 His younger brother Phil Everly died in 2014 By Michelle Kim August 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Don Everly (Photo by Charles Paul Harris/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Don Everly, the eldest sibling of the Everly Brothers, died at his home in Nashville on Saturday (August
News Abra Shares New Song “Unlock It” With Playboi Carti: Listen The two Awful Records alumni come together for Abra’s first major label single By Noah Yoo August 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Abra, photo by Coughs Facebook Twitter Abra is back. The singer and producer’s first single for new labels Polo Grounds Music and RCA
News Drake Appears on Trippie Redd’s New Song “Betrayal”: Listen From an expanded edition of Trippie Redd’s new Trip at Night By Allison Hussey August 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drake (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) / Trippie Redd (Photo by Yulissa Benitez) Facebook Twitter Drake makes a guest appearance on Trippie Redd’s “Betrayal,” which appears
News Big Boi and Sleepy Brown Reveal New Album Release Date, Share Song: Listen Check out “The Big Sleep Is Over” from the long-teased The Big Sleepover By Matthew Strauss August 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, photo by A Miri Baraka Joint Facebook Twitter Since 2019, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown
News Tom T. Hall, Country Music’s “Storyteller,” Dies at 85 The Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member passed at his home in Tennessee By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tom T. Hall performs on the ABC television special The 1974 Country Music Awards (Photo by Disney General Entertainment
News Kendrick Lamar Says He’s Producing His “Final TDE Album” “See you soon enough,” the Pulitzer winner closed a note attributed to “Oklama” By Noah Yoo August 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar, September 2018 (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar has broken his silence and shared a new website for something mysterious called “Oklama.”
News 7 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Lorde, Angel Olsen, Deafheaven, and More Also stream new releases from quickly, quickly, Nathan Salsburg, James McMurtry, and Lil Bean By Noah Yoo and Madison Bloom August 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde, photo by Ophelia Mikkelson Jones Facebook Twitter With so much good music being released
News Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, and Cat Power Release Soundtrack for Sean Penn’s New Movie Flag Day: Listen Featuring three new Cat Power songs, Vedder’s cover of R.E.M.’s “Drive,” and more By Matthew Strauss August 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Glen Hansard, Olivia Vedder, and Eddie Vedder, photo by Josh Klinghoffer Facebook Twitter Seattle Surf and
News Cassandra Jenkins Covers Eartheater’s “Faith Consuming Hope”: Watch Jenkins’ version was recorded to raise awareness about mental health By Madison Bloom August 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Cassandra Jenkins, photo by Charlie Gross Facebook Twitter Cassandra Jenkins has shared a cover of Eartheater’s 2020 song “Faith Consuming Hope.” Jenkins recorded the track for Sounds of
The keys crash down upon us ever so slowly as the potent instrumental “February 13th” fills our speakers with its emotional tonal presence, and while there are no words in this song, the haunting echo of the verses preceding it in “Long Sleeves” and “Static” can be felt in every second of the track’s nearly
News Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce B-Sides & Rarities Part II, Share Song: Listen The album compiles rarities since the 2005 installment, including an official release of “Vortex” By Jazz Monroe August 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, photo by Cat Stevens Facebook Twitter Nick Cave & the Bad
News Neil Young Withdraws From Farm Aid 2021 Over COVID-19 Concerns “I don’t want to play until you feel safe, and it is indeed, safe,” the musician and festival co-founder wrote on his website By Madison Bloom August 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Neil Young at Farm Aid 2019 (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter
Tom Tikka and the Missing Hubcaps’ new album This Is My Happy Face is far from your standard boy meets girl pop/rock or other cookie cutter subjects. Tikka, instead, has penned an album about the Big Casino, death and may or may not await us following that looming eventuality, If this augers a heavy-going listen to you,
News Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl) Scores New Video Game Battlefield 2042 A collaborative effort with her husband and collaborator Sam Slater By Noah Yoo August 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Hildur Guðnadóttir, February 2020 (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Hildur Guðnadóttir—the composer behind Joker and the HBO series Chernobyl—has revealed her next project: Hildur
News Watch Courtney Barnett Perform “Rae Street” on Fallon From forthcoming LP Things Take Time, Take Time By Evan Minsker August 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Courtney Barnett, screengrab via YouTube/NBC Facebook Twitter Courtney Barnett was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch her perform “Rae Street” below.
Yungblud poses ahead of the MTV EMA’s 2020. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MTV) Pop-punk singer Yungblud has opened up being pansexual, saying he hopes it encourages others who are struggling to label their sexuality. The 11 Minutes singer came out as pansexual and polyamorous in December 2020, having previously described his sexuality as “very fluid”
News Los Angeles County Requiring Masks at Outdoor Concerts and Festivals The mask mandate, which begins this week, is in place regardless of vaccination status By Evan Minsker August 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (GAB Archive/Redferns) Facebook Twitter The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a new order
News Trippie Redd Avoids Prosecution for 2018 Aggravated Assault and Battery Charges The District Attorney is declining to prosecute but said there appears to have been probable cause for Redd’s arrest By Madison Bloom August 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Michael Lamar White IV aka Trippie Redd, May 2018 (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter In 2018,
News New Gift of Gab Song “Vice Grip” Gets Posthumous Release: Listen The first track from the Blackalicious MC since his death in June By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab performs during at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY, June 20, 2013. (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage)
Britney Spears. (Instagram) Britney Spears has heaped praised on the Free Britney movement in a heartfelt Instagram post, saying it has a “deeper meaning” than fans could ever know. The singer divulged her thoughts on the Free Britney movement, which has been campaigning to have her freed from her controversial conservatorship for years, after sharing
News Ray Charles Inducted Into Country Music Hall of Fame The singer joins Eddie Bayers, Pete Drake, and the Judds in the class of 2021 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ray Charles, photo courtesy of Missing Piece Group Facebook Twitter Ray Charles has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of
News Disclosure Share New Song “In My Arms”: Listen The first in a set of daily tracks coming from the duo this week By Allison Hussey August 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Disclosure, photo by Christina Arza Facebook Twitter Disclosure have shared a new single called “In My Arms.” The song is the first in a
News Cypress Hill Release 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition of Debut Album: Listen The trio has also shared the Alchemist’s remix of “How I Could Just Kill a Man” By Allison Hussey August 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Cypress Hill’s B-Real, DJ Muggs, and Sen Dog, October 1991 (Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Facebook Twitter Cypress Hill
News Live Nation to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations or Negative Tests at All Events The new policy goes into effect October 4. Employees must also be fully vaccinated by that date. By Madison Bloom August 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Crowd at 2017 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival—a Live Nation event (Photo by Douglas Mason/Getty Images). Facebook