Primus have rescheduled their Rush tribute tour, during which they’ll play A Farewell to Kings in its entirety, for the summer of 2021. This actually marks the third time Primus have announced dates for their Tribute to Kings trek: It was originally supposed to take place back in the fall …
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Brent Cobb conjures up a surreal world in the new video for his haunting song “The World Is Ending.” The Georgia native released the song earlier in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to shut everything down. Alternately nightmarish and beautiful, the clip created by Delaney Royer superimposes Cobb …
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“Yeah, it’s true that I was on the fence,” Jess Cornelius sings on “Body Memory.” “The future scared me half to death.” Cornelius is singing about miscarriage, a topic — with a few exceptions (see Lily Allen’s “Take My Place“) — that’s rarely addressed as directly as it is on …
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In June 1997, singer-songwriter Billy Yates, whose hard-country vocals were reminiscent of Keith Whitley, released his self-titled debut album, populated with classic-leaning honky-tonk tunes all co-written by the Missouri native. Five years earlier, one of Yates’ most famous tunes became a minor radio hit and a major music-video event for …
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Anderson .Paak gathers with friends as he reflects on racial injustice, police brutality, unemployment and COVID-19 in the new video for his protest song, “Lockdown.” The Dave Meyers-directed clip includes cameos from .Paak’s son Soul Rasheed, Jay Rock, Andra Day, Syd of the Internet, Sir, Dominic Fike and others. The …
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Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the former Confederacy, has been celebrated as a holiday by many black Americans since shortly after the historic events of June 19th, 1865. This year, with the movement to end racial injustice back in the news, a number of companies have taken …
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Christine and the Queens brought their latest single “I Disappear in Your Arms” to The Tonight Show With Jimmy FallonFriday. For the performance, singer Héloïse Letissier delivered the track from the stage inside Paris’ empty La Cigale venue; Colin Solal Cardo, who directed Christine and the Queens’ recent 14-minute La …
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Ace Frehley is returning to live music this summer. The former Kiss guitarist announced on Friday that tickets are on sale for an August 7th show in Warren, Ohio, at the Robins Theatre, with his Facebook page also listing an August 6th date at Warrendale, Pennsylvania, and three more concerts …
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The Cadillac Three — a Southern-rock and country band known for anthems like “The South” and “Peace, Love & Dixie” — are pledging this week’s net profits from their online merchandise sales to the NAACP. The group of Jaren Johnston, Kelby Ray, and Neil Mason released a statement voicing their …
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Bono introduced an all-star cover of U2’s “Beautiful Day” during YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020” special. The four-hour celebration advertised an appearance by “Finneas & Co,” and the singer/producer delivered a “remix” of U2’s 2000 hit with a roster that included Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Camila Cabello, Ty Dolla $ign, Tove …
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