San Francisco metal favorites Deafheaven have released a new song, “Great Mass of Color,” from their upcoming album, Infinite Granite, out August 20th via Sargent House. “Great Mass of Color” is a characteristically dense and sprawling composition that repeatedly strives toward supersonic heights. Notably, however, frontman George Clarke delivers much …
Read More »Nick Jonas Recalls Death-Defying First Memory in Exclusive 'Blood' Excerpt
Around the time the Jonas Brothers reunited in 2019, Nick, Joe and Kevin announced plans to spill all the boy band dirt in a jointly written memoir titledBlood. Plans were put on hold last year, but the long-awaited project is officially back on. Jointly written with Neil Strauss, the former …
Read More »Jessie Ware Dances It Out on New Single 'Hot N Heavy'
Jessie Ware has dropped a new track, “Hot N Heavy,” off What’s Your Pleasure? The Platinum Pleasure Edition. Written by Ware along with Shungudzo Kuyimba, Model Child, and SG Lewis and co-produced with Lewis, the soulful dance number has an Eighties vibe. What’s Your Pleasure? The Platinum Pleasure Edition,a deluxe …
Read More »Smokey Robinson Reveals Origin Story Behind 'I Second That Emotion'
Smokey Robinson explains how some Christmas shopping inspired not only the Miracles’ 1960 hit ”Shop Around,” but the group’s 1967 track “I Second That Emotion,” on the first installment of AARP Studios’ new series Smokey Wrote That. In the clip, Robinson calls “I Second That Emotion” another “happenstance song,” which …
Read More »Moor Mother Tries to Commune With a Better Future on 'Zami'
Philadelphia-based musician/poet Moor Mother — the project of Camae Ayewa — has signed to the storied punk label Anti- and dropped a new song, “Zami.” “Zami” was produced by Moor Mother’s regular collaborator, Madam Data, and the track is heavy with grinding, swelling synths, although some softer, more ambient tones …
Read More »Roger Waters Announces 'Animals' Deluxe Edition, Plans for a Memoir
After years of quiet conflict, David Gilmour and Roger Waters have finally agreed on a release plan for a deluxe edition of the 1977 Pink Floyd masterpiece Animals. There’s no exact release date at the moment, but Waters announced in a post on his website and Instagram page that it’ll …
Read More »Stevie Nicks, Run the Jewels, the Strokes to Headline Shaky Knees Festival
Stevie Nicks, Run the Jewels, and the Strokes have been tapped to headline the 2021 Shaky Knees Festival, which will take place October 22nd through 24th at Central Park in Atlanta. The three-day festival will also feature performances from St. Vincent, Mac DeMarco, Alice Cooper, Portugal. the Man, Modest Mouse, …
Read More »Watch Danny Elfman's Trippy 3D 'Insects' Video
Danny Elfman has created a surreal 3D video for “Insects,” a remake of a 1982 Oingo Boingo song that is appearing on his double LP Big Mess, which arrives on June 11th. “In the beginning of 2020 I was preparing a live show for Coachella,” Elfman says in a statement. …
Read More »Brandi Carlile, Demi Lovato, H.E.R. to Honor Elton John at iHeartRadio Music Awards
Brandi Carlile, Demi Lovato, and H.E.R. will take part in a special tribute honoring Elton John at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which will air May 27th on Fox. John will receive the iHeartRadio Icon Award this year in recognition of his long career, impact on popular music and culture, …
Read More »Bob Dylan Musical 'Girl From the North Country' to Return to Broadway
On Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, May 24th, the producers of the musical Girl From the North Country, announced that the jukebox musical would resume performances on Broadway on October 13th. To accompany the announcement, the cast of Girl From the North Country shared a video in which they perform Dylan’s …
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