Netflix‘s hit hip-hop competition Rhythm + Flow is proving to be a solid launching pad for its contestants, with D Smoke and Londynn B — the winner and third-place finisher, respectively — both steadily climbing Rolling Stone‘s Trending 25 chart. The Trending 25 ranks new songs that are seeing the …
Read More »Dr. Dre to Receive Honor During 2020 Grammys Week
Grammy-winning producer Dr. Dre is set to be honored at the Recording Academy’s 13th annual Producers & Engineers Wing during 2020 GrammysWeek. The kick-off event for Grammys Week, which is set to take place Jan. 22nd, will be held at the Village studios in West Los Angeles and “will pay …
Read More »Tame Impala Map Spring 2020 Tour With Clairo and MGMT
Tame Impala have announced the first set of North American tour dates in support of the band’s upcoming fourth LP, The Slow Rush, out Valentine’s Day via Interscope. The brief leg will kick off on March 9th, 2020 at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena. The band will make stops at the Forum …
Read More »Jenny Lewis Courts Some Zentai Suit Suitors in 'Rabbit Hole' Video
Following her zany performance of “Rabbit Hole” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, Jenny Lewis has released the music video for the track. The visual was shot live with Lewis and her band at the three-and-a-half hour On The Line Online fundraiser this past March, which raised more …
Read More »Kurt Cobain's 'Unplugged' Sweater Sells for Record $334,000 at Auction
Kurt Cobain‘s famed green cardigan from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged concert sold for $334,000 at auction Saturday, establishing a new record for the most expensive sweater ever sold at auction and more than doubling its final-bid sale price from just four years ago. Once again, the olive green Manhattan brand sweater …
Read More »The 1975 Explore Their 'Frail State of Mind' on New Song
The 1975 have released the latest taste of their upcoming 2020 album Notes on a Conditional Form with new song “Frail State of Mind.” The band’s third album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships, came out last year. Singer Matty Healy’s vocals sit low in the mix on the drum-heavy song. …
Read More »Weyes Blood Unveils Cozy Alternate Takes from 'Titanic Rising'
Weyes Blood has released alternate takes of tracks from her 2019 critically acclaimed album Titanic Rising. Compiled on an EP titled Rough Trade Session, the set is available now via Sub Pop. Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, the EP was originally released as a bonus CD included in Rough Trade’s release …
Read More »Watch Toto Reunite With 'Africa' Singer David Paich at Final Show for 'Foreseeable Future'
Toto wrapped up the final show of their 40 Trips Around the Sun tour at Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday night, and, according to guitarist Steve Lukather, it’s going to be their last performance for quite some time. “I don’t know what the future-future’s gonna be, but I do …
Read More »The Flaming Lips Announce 'Soft Bulletin' Live Album
The Flaming Lips will release their first-ever live album, The Soft Bulletin Recorded Live at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, November 29th via Warner Records. The album features the band’s 2016 live performance of the band’s seminal 1999 effort The Soft Bulletin, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this …
Read More »Big Thief Perform 'Two Hands' Single 'Not' on 'Colbert'
Big Thief appeared onThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday night to perform their song “Not,” from their new albumTwo Hands. The track got a hard-rock spin for the band’s live performance, with plenty of distorted guitar fuzz, manic drums and beautiful, wailing vocals from Adrianne Lenker, who veered into …
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