Weezer released the first song off their upcomingThe Black Album, which will drop next year viaCrush Music/Atlantic Records. The thumping rock song “Can’t Knock The Hustle” arrives in the form of a music video that starsFall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz as an Uber driver. In the four-minute video, produced byJerry …
Read More »White Sun Release New LP 'White Sun III'
The Los Angeles-based New Age band White Sun released their third studio album, the double-LP White Sun III, on September 29th. The 90-minute project follows two previous albums, their 2015 self-titled debut, which reached Number One on the iTunes World Music chart, and 20176’sWhite Sun II, which topped Billboard’s New …
Read More »Greta Van Fleet Plot 2019 World Tour Behind Debut LP
Greta Van Fleet announced a massive world tour in support of their upcoming debut LP,Anthem of the Peaceful Army. The headlining 2019 trek launches January 29th in Sydney, Australia; after a run of international dates, a North American leg kicks off May 7th in Miami, Florida and wraps June 4th …
Read More »See Margo Price's Trippy 'Leftovers' Video
Margo Price shows the haters and imitators of the world how it’s done in the stylish and trippy new music video for “Leftovers,” her recent Amazon-sponsored collaboration with producer Matt Ross-Spang. Released last month, “Leftovers” is a withering put down to those not-so-flattering folks who don’t have an original idea …
Read More »Soundgarden and Family Honor Chris Cornell at Seattle Statue Unveiling
A massive crowd gathered on a misty Sunday to honor the late grunge pioneer Chris Cornell. The Seattle Museum of Pop Culture unveiled a life-size bronze statue of the late Soundgarden singer, which was commissioned by his widow, Vicky Cornell. She was there with their children Lily, Toni and Christopher, …
Read More »Uncle Tupelo's 'Anodyne' at 25: An Oral History
When Americana pioneers Uncle Tupelo released their major-label debut, Anodyne on October 5th, 1993, it should have been the beginning of something big. In a way, it was. Led by Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy from tiny Belleville, Illinois, the alt-country movement’s promising breakout band was packing clubs in major …
Read More »See Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats' Intense 'Tearing at the Seams' on 'Seth Meyers'
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats visited NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday, with the singer and his band offering a simmering, soul-drenched take on “Tearing at the Seams,” the title cut from the group’s 2018 LP. Sung in a single take on the album that bears its …
Read More »The Killers: How We Wrote 'Mr. Brightside'
“Who would have thought betrayal would sound so good?” the Killers‘ Brandon Flowers asks with a laugh while reflecting on his band’s pulsing breakthrough single, “Mr. Brightside.” “I still remember the hairs on my arm standing up when I heard our demo for the first time.” It’s been 15 years …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Jamie Kent, 'Ain't No Jesus'
“I can’t walk on water / can’t part the sea,” Jamie Kent sings in a high falsetto on his new single “Ain’t No Jesus.” Those divine talents would have come in handy at last weekend’s Pilgrimage Festival near Nashville, where a daylong downpour nixed the entire lineup, including Kent’s lead-off …
Read More »Juicy J Taps Travis Scott for Druggy New Song 'Neighbor'
Juicy J recruited Travis Scott for his druggy new single “Neighbor.” The Three 6 Mafia rapper barks melodic, auto-tuned hooks throughout the track over an airy trap beat laced with synth-flutes and backing chants. “Filled on drugs, yeah / That’s my love in a cup, yeah / Keep it shut, …
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