UPDATE (11/1): Le Tigre‘s Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman have settled their lawsuit against Barry Mann, Pitchfork reports. Mann had previously filed a cease-and-desist complaint claiming Le Tigre’s “Deceptacon” infringed on the copyright for the 1961 hit Mann cowrote, “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp).” The parties …
Read More »Pavement Are Back: Indie Rock Greats Add North American Leg to 2022 Reunion Tour
Pavement have expanded their 2022 reunion plans to include a North American tour next fall. The run will precede a previously announced European trek, and it’s set to kick off Sept. 27 at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California, and wrap Oct. 11 at ACL Live at the Moody …
Read More »Mark Hoppus Plays Blink-182 Hits With Travis Barker in First Show Since Beating Cancer
Mark Hoppus performed live for the first time since announcing that he was cancer-free in September. TheBlink-182frontman was joined by bandmateTravis Barkerand musician Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft for a pay-per-view Halloween concert hosted by Barker. Hoppus wore a Batman outfit at the “House of Horrors” show to perform ‘What’s My Age …
Read More »Radiohead's 'Follow Me Around' Is a Holy Grail for Fans. 20 Years Later, It's Here
More than two decades after its creation, Radiohead have finally released a studio rendition of “Follow Me Around,” from the upcoming box set Kid A Mnesia. The track arrives with a video starring Guy Pearce, bringing the lyrics “Nowadays I get panicked/I cease to exist” to reality, as Pearce frantically …
Read More »Jon Bon Jovi Tests Positive for Covid-19, Cancels Miami Performances
Jon Bon Jovi was forced to cancel a Miami concert at the last minute Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19. The singer was scheduled to appear at the “Runaway With JBJ” fan event Saturday — featuring a Q&A sessions, photo ops and an acoustic performance — when the crowd was …
Read More »Watch Coldplay Perform 'My Universe, 'Human Heart' on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Coldplay appeared on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge to perform four songs, including their hit single “My Universe,” which features BTS. The band also played their tracks “Human Heart and “The Scientist,” along with a cover of PinkPantheress’ “Just for Me.” For the vibey performance, Coldplay was joined in the …
Read More »Coldplay and BTS Expand 'My Universe' With a Suga Remix
Coldplay and BTS’ recently released collaboration “My Universe” has gotten a new remix from BTS rapper SUGA. “My Universe (SUGA’s Remix)” was born from a conversation the two groups had during a New York City lunch date. It follows the release of an acoustic version of the collaboration and a …
Read More »Watch System of a Down Play 'Genocidal Humanoidz,' 'Protect the Land' Live for First Time
System of a Down played their first concert in over two years Friday at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, finally giving the metal band an opportunity to play “Genocidal Humanoidz” and “Protect the Land” live for the first time. Both tracks arrived in November 2020, and marked System of a Down’s …
Read More »K-Pop Superstars Seventeen Reveal Tracklist for Mini-Album 'Attacca'
K-pop superstars Seventeen have detailed their upcoming mini-album Attacca, which arrives next Friday, October 22nd. In addition to lead single “Rock With You,” the seven-track collection contains “To You,” “Crush,” “PANG! (Performance unit),” “Imperfect love (Vocal unit),” “I Can’t Run Away” (Hip-hop unit),” and the digital-only “2 MINUS 1,” which …
Read More »Flashback: Paul Simon's Bizarre 1962 Novelty Song 'The Lone Teen Ranger'
Paul Simon turned 80 on Wednesday. The news caused his name to trend throughout the day on Twitter, where the platform helpfully explained that he “shot to fame in the 60s as half of the ‘Simon and Garfunkel’ duo.” “This is triggering,” Questlove wrote. “Come on now. Ya’ll could have …
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