A woman plays with a prism while Iggy Pop blocks the light with his head in the video for “Loves Missing,” a track off the former Stooge’s recent solo LP, Free. “She’s thinking about something we all need,” Pop croons. He eventually declares that “love’s absent,” explaining why the woman …
Read More »2019 Bluegrass Awards: Del McCoury, Billy Strings Win Big at IBMAs
The 30th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday night with Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers taking the top prize, Entertainer of the Year, with their very first nomination in that category. Mullins and band also shared the Collaborative Recording of the Year, for …
Read More »Watch Big Sean, A$AP Ferg Have One Bizarre Afternoon in 'Bezerk' Video
Big Sean and A$AP Ferg have released the music video for their latest collaboration “Bezerk,” produced by Hit-Boy. The clip was co-directed by the two rappers along with Mike Carson, and takes cues from the likes of Missy Elliott and Outkast in its bizarre, trippy visuals: What starts out as …
Read More »Of Monsters & Men Bring Their Hit Song 'Alligator' to 'Ellen'
Talk show stalwarts and Icelandic darlings Of Monsters & Men brought their “fever dream” to The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday with a performance of their Number One hit, “Alligator.” Bedecked in Björk-like jewels and glittering pants, lead singer Nanna Bryndís belted out the band’s hit in front of an undulating …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Captivates at Norman Rockwell Tour-Opening New York Show
Lana Del Rey‘s “New York” show Saturday– the first leg of the Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour‘s lone East Coast gig – took over Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, a beachside venue just west of Fire Island and many miles past where city kids without cars are usually willing to …
Read More »She & Him Plot North American Holiday Tour
She & Him, the folk duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, will embark on a seven-date North American holiday tour this December. During the trek, they’ll perform their two Christmas records, the critically-acclaimed A Very She & Him Christmas from 2011 and 2016’s Christmas Party. The trek kicks off …
Read More »Ric Ocasek, Cars Singer Who Fused Pop and New Wave, Dead at 75
Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic singer and guitarist for the Cars and hitmaking album producer, died on Sunday in his New York City apartment. He was 75. A rep for the NYPD confirmed Ocasek’s death to Rolling Stone. The cause of death was heart disease, according to the New York City …
Read More »AmericanaFest 2019: 25 Best Things We Saw
AmericanaFest grew to nearly South by Southwest proportions this year, with concerts seemingly going on all day long at venues, backyards, and parking lots across Nashville. Heavy hitters were everywhere, like Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, and the Mavericks, who somehow shoehorned their big band onto two of Nashville’s tiniest stages: …
Read More »Gloria Trevi, Karol G Talk Gold-Certified Hit, Joint U.S. Tour
The inimitable Mexican pop queen Gloria Trevi is going back on the road — and taking Colombian superstar Karol G with her. In support of Trevi’s 2019 album, Diosa de La Noche, the duo’s fall U.S. tour opens this Friday the 13th, under an auspicious full moon, in Fresno, California. …
Read More »Undead, Undead: Bauhaus Plot First Reunion in More Than a Decade
Bauhaus, the pioneering British group whose fusion of post-punk and black couture kickstarted the goth-music movement, will reunite for the first time in more than a decade this year for an Los Angeles gig. The performance will take place at the Hollywood Palladium on November 3rd. Over the years, frontman …
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