The Smashing Pumpkins headlined Saturday night at their own The World Is a Vampire fest in Mexico City, a festival that also featured Peter Hook and the Light on the lineup. Both of those bands share the same bassist — Jack Bates, Hook’s son — so it was only natural …
Read More »The National Stay Up Late to Perform 'Tropic Morning News' on Fallon
The National took to the late night stage Friday to perform “Tropic Morning News” on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Frontman Matt Berningerled the vocals while backed with bandmates Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf. In January, the group announced their upcoming albumFirst Two Pages of …
Read More »See the Beths Deliver Refreshing 'Expert in a Dying Field' Mini-Set on 'CBS Mornings'
New Zealand indie-pop band the Beths visited CBS Mornings to showcase tracks off their 2022 album Expert in a Dying Field for the “Saturday Sessions.” Currently in the midst of a U.S. tour, singer Elizabeth Stokes and company’s three-song mini-set featured the album-opening title track, “Your Side” and “When You …
Read More »Glastonbury Co-Organizer Promises Female Headliners in 2024 After All-Male Top Billing This Year
Following criticism that the 2023 Glastonbury Festival features all-male headliners, the co-organizer of the famed British music fest has pledged that next year’s lineup will have two women with top billing. On Friday, Glastonbury announced half of its 2023 lineup, and while the initial 52 artists billed are almost evenly …
Read More »Dijon Doesn't Know Whether to Bottle It Up or Let It Out on 'Coogie'
The inventive Los Angeles-based artist Dijon is back with a new song, “Coogie,” marking his first release since his acclaimed 2021 debut, Absolutely. “Coogie” finds Dijon doing what he does best: Crafting something cohesive and compelling out of a slow-burning tangle of crunchy guitar, scattershot drums, and the occasional shot …
Read More »Suki Waterhouse Won't Take Romance for Granted on New Single 'To Love'
With the world crumbling down around her, Suki Waterhouse is grateful to be in love. On her latest single, “To Love,” the British musician exchanges her signature sad girl heartbreak songwriting for a warmer and more optimistic take on romance. “‘To Love’ is a song that I wrote really recently …
Read More »J-Hope and J. Cole Meet in the Middle for New Song 'On the Street'
BTS member J-Hope‘s latest single “On the Street” is an ode to his artistic roots, drawing a connection between hip-hop and street dance, according to HYBE. That said, it was only fitting that he recruited J. Cole, one of the genre’s greats, to assist on taking the record to new …
Read More »David Lindley, Multi-Instrumentalist Who Shaped the Sound of Soft Rock, Dead at 78
Notable session musician David Lindley, a multi-instrumentalist known for his prolific work and collaborations throughout the Seventies and Eighties, died at age 78 on March 3, Rolling Stone confirmed. No cause of death was given. An active musician since the Sixties, Lindley was a popular session musician whose skillset when …
Read More »Demi Lovato Is 'Still Alive' After Fighting Off Ghostface in 'Scream 6' Music Video
After everything, Demi Lovato‘s still standing. On Friday, the singer released “Still Alive,” the lead single off the Scream VI soundtrack, which they co-wrote with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. “I couldn’t think of a more perfect home for ‘Still Alive’ than within the Scream universe,” Lovato said in a …
Read More »De La Soul's Beloved Albums Are Finally Streaming
After years of long delays and legal disputes, De La Soul’s catalog is finally available on streaming services. The bittersweet return follows the death of David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur at age 54 in February. De La Soul’s back catalog had been stuck in digital purgatory for years thanks to …
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