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Viola Smith, the trailblazing drummer once heralded as the “fastest girl drummer in the world,” has died, The Washington Post reports. She was 107 years old. According to the Post, Smith died October 21 at her home in Costa Mesa, California. The cause of death was revealed to be complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Smith grew

Though Adele stuck to her hosting duties on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, she did sneak in a few of her hits in one sketch. While playing herself in a version of The Bachelor, she sang excerpts of her songs “Someone Like You,” “When We Were Young,” “Hello,” and “Rolling in the Deep.”

Adele hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend, returning to the show on October 24 for the first time since she performed in 2015. H.E.R. was the show’s musical guest, performing her new songs “Damage” and “Hold On.” Watch clips below. After an opening sketch recapping Thursday’s presidential debate, Adele began her

Billie Eilish performed a virtual concert tonight (October 24), which was broadcast live from Los Angeles. She appeared with her brother FINNEAS and drummer Andrew Marshall. See the full set list below.  Eilish opened the show in a flood of red light on an expansive set that allowed for different immersive digital effects to be

Jeff Tweedy appeared on CBS This Morning to play two songs: “Bad Day Lately” and “Opaline,” both of which appear on his latest album Love Is the King, released yesterday. The performances were shot at the Hideout in Chicago. Check those out below.  During an interview with CBS’ Anthony Mason, the Wilco frontman discussed his

HAIM guested on last night’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers in matching lacy wedding gowns. The sibling trio played “3 AM,” the band’s riff on guys who leave women indiscreet late-night voicemails. In this instance, the “emotional vampire” was played by former vampire Robert Pattinson. Check out the full performance below, along with

Bright Eyes have shared a new song to benefit Planned Parenthood. “Miracle of Life” is available exclusively on Bandcamp until October 28. Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers sing on the track, which features electric piano and synthesizers from Nathaniel Walcott, electric guitar and pedal steel from Mike Mogis, bass from Flea, and drums by Jon

Sigur Rós have announced a new album, out at the end of the year. Titled Odin’s Raven Magic, the project is an orchestral work that the band premiered at the Reykjavik Arts Festival in 2002. It’s out December 4 via Krunk/Warner Classics. Listen to “Dvergmál” and see the tracklist below. Odin’s Raven Magic follows 2013’s

Stretch and Bobbito, whose New York radio show helped popularize a flood of hip-hop heavyweights in the 1990s, have released a new EP of remixed freestyles by some of their program’s guests. Freestyle EP 1 features Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and Big L. The release celebrates the 30th anniversary of The

The Biden campaign recently ran an ad featuring Ann Arbor, Michigan venue the Blind Pig and its owner Joe Malcoun. The ad made its debut on Sunday, October 18, during an NFL game between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Notably, the ad also featured “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys, who do not typically

Caribou has shared the Suddenly Remixes EP. The four-track release includes reworks of songs from Dan Snaith’s most recent album from producers Shanti Celeste, Kareem Ali, India Jordan, and Logic1000. Take a listen to the EP below. Earlier this year, Dan Snaith shared longtime friend and creative collaborator Four Tet’s take on the Suddenly track

Quibi, the streaming service started by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is shutting down six months after launching, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to WSJ, the decision to shutter the company was made in an attempt to return as much capital to investors as possible. Read WSJ’s full report here. Quibi cost $4.99 a

Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon has announced his first memoir, as Rolling Stone points out. The Story of Raekwon is slated for publication in 2021 via Gallery Books. The memoir was co-written by Raekwon and music journalist Anthony Bozza, who has written books on Eminem and AC/DC. In a statement viewed by Rolling Stone, Raekwon wrote

Yaeji released a new mixtape this year called WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던. Today, she’s shared a new song that was previously only available as a CD-only bonus track on the Japanese and Korean formats of thh album. Listen to “When in Summer, I Forget About the Winter” below. Also today, Yaeji launched an interactive

Dolly Parton was a guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. During Parton’s interview where she discussed her new book Songteller and upcoming Christmas album, she spontaneously broke out into song. She sang the bluegrass standard “Bury Me Beneath the Willow,” and as she sang, Colbert began legitimately crying.  “So I

Tony Lewis, bassist and lead vocalist for English rock band the Outfield, has died. He was 62 years old. The news of Lewis’ death was posted on his official website as well as social media platforms. “It is with great sadness and sorrow to announce that Tony Lewis has unexpectedly passed away,” the announcement reads.

Ela Minus has shared the latest single from her debut album, acts of rebellion. The new track is called “dominique.” Check it out below. The Colombian musician releases acts of rebellion this Friday, October 23, via Domino. The album was recorded in her Brooklyn apartment. Before “dominique,” Minus shared “megapunk,” “they told us it was

Patti Smith appeared today on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast promoting the paperback edition of her 2019 book The Year of the Monkey, her relationships with Chelsea hotel denizens like William S. Burroughs and her “cowboy writer” Sam Shepherd, and the time Allen Ginsberg tried to pick her up because he thought she was “a very

Saying that 2020 has been a year of diverse output for the international underground just isn’t fair – when compared side by side with recent years past, 2020 has been a rainbow of rhythm and tonality that a lot of critics really couldn’t have seen coming. This fall, Canadian players like Chris Ning are gaining

“Farm” was created out of time I spent reflecting on my childhood and family. The process of developing it to its current version ended up being really tied to these reflections. Noah and I were visiting my family on the East Coast when the decision was made to release it in the coming months. We

Last night (October 17) during NIVA’s virtual Save Our Stages Fest, Miley Cyrus performed with a full band at Hollywood’s legendary Whisky a Go-Go. During her set, Miley covered the Cranberries’ 1994 single “Zombie,” as well as the Cure’s iconic track “Boys Don’t Cry.” Miley also sang her recent song “Midnight Sky.” Check out Miley’s

President Donald Trump is holding a fundraiser event in Newport Beach, California today that’s being headlined by Mike Love’s current touring lineup of the Beach Boys, the Los Angeles Times reports. Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, who are unaffiliated with Love’s touring version of the band, shared a statement with Variety distancing themselves from the

Adele has been announced as host for the upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live, set to air on October 24. The singer tweeted the news earlier today, which also revealed that this weekend’s musical guest will be H.E.R. Find the announcement below. Adele released her third album, 25, back in November 2015. She took home

Ariana Grande has teased something called “Positions.” It’ll arrive next week, according to a countdown clock on her website. Following her tweet earlier this week promising new material, the clock also alludes to more material arriving on October 30. See more here. Last year, Grande released two albums: thank u, next in February and k

Bob Biggs, who helped put Los Angeles punk on the map with his independent label Slash Records, has died, according to Deadline. He was 74. Biggs launched Slash Records in 1978, coming on to the Los Angeles punk zine Slash and developing the label out of the publication after its original founding. Along with Slash,

Last night the Grammys honored nearly a dozen artists with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the “Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends” tribute special. Two John Prine songs were performed: “Storm Windows” (Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires) and “I Remember Everything” (Brandi Carlile). Yola covered Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Up Above My Head, I Hear Music