LSD, the supergroup featuring Labrinth, Sia and Diplo, close up their social circle on the playful new song, “No New Friends.” The track will appear on the group’s self-titled debut, out April 12th. On “No New Friends,” Diplo crafts a thumping dance beat peppered with bouncy synth loops that cleverly …
Read More »Rebuilding the ARC: America's Largest Music Collection Needs Your Help
The day the music died is a lie. Music never dies. It’s the one thing our minds protect at all costs. If only our wallets were so loyal. Now they have a chance to be: This week, the largest popular music collection in America (3 million recordings!) is, for the …
Read More »Mumford & Sons Extend 2019 North American Tour
Mumford & Sons have tacked on a string of West Coast shows to the end of their world tour in support of their 2018 album, Delta. The seven-date run kicks off August 3rd at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California and includes stops in Portland, Oregon, Vancouver, …
Read More »Death Metal Is Officially Classic Rock
Cannibal Corpse frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher had already shot down the possibility of an encore, playfully roasting the crowd in the process. But still, you knew what was coming. As a rule, the band — one of the biggest and most beloved in death metal — will not leave a …
Read More »Watch the Cranberries' Powerful New Video for 'All Over Now'
A woman seeks refuge in the wake of an abusive relationship in the new animated video for the Cranberries’ “All Over Now.” Animator Daniel Britt directed the video, which follows a woman in a yellow rain jacket as she wanders through the English countryside. The clip deftly balances the jarring …
Read More »R. Kelly in First Interview Following Sex Abuse Charges: 'I'm Fighting for My F-cking Life'
R. Kelly has broken his silence in his first interview since new sexual abuse charges have been brought against him in Chicago. In an exclusive discussion with Gayle King for CBS This Morning, the singer denied recent allegations, calling them “not true” and he vehemently dismissed them as rumors. The …
Read More »Smithsonian Folkways Details Massive New Orleans Jazz Fest Box Set
This year marks the 50th annual edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. To celebrate, Smithsonian Folkways will release Jazz Fest, a five-disc box set of live recordings from the iconic fest, spanning 1974 through 2016. You can preview the set now with Trombone Shorty‘s hard-grooving 2010 version …
Read More »Review: Weezer's Latest Hunk of Cali-Rock Malaise, 'The Black Album'
Twenty-five years after “Buddy Holly,” Rivers Cuomo still remains peerless in his ability to get you humming a line like “leave a five star review and I’ll leave one too” until the only way to un-hum it is by stabbing yourself in the thigh with the nearest sharp object. The …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Builds From Whisper to Scream With 'Seventeen' on 'Ellen'
Sharon Van Etten stretched her malleable voice from a whisper to a full-blown scream on Thursday’s Ellen, performing her cathartic single “Seventeen.” The singer-songwriter opened in a hushed tone, crooning over pulsating bass guitar, airy synth pads and a post-punk drum pattern. The song exploded in the final verse, with …
Read More »Hear Todd Snider Summon 'The Ghost of Johnny Cash' in New Song
Johnny Cash would have turned 87 this week. To honor the Man in Black on his birthday, folk singer Todd Snider unveiled the new single “The Ghost of Johnny Cash” from his forthcoming album Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3, which will be released March 15th via Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers. The …
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