Neil Young and Daryl Hannah will make guest appearances at a digital rally for presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on March 16th. My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James and the Free Nationals are scheduled to perform during the online-only event, becoming the latest musicians to perform in support of the candidate. …
Read More »Italian Band Plots 'Sound Flashmob' to Unite Locked Down Country
A Rome-based brass band is organizing a “Sound Flashmob” as a way to bring people in Italy together as they remain holed-up due to the spread of the coronavirus there. The “Flashmob Sonoro,” as Billboard notes, was organized by the 18-piece outfit, Fanfaroma, and it will take place Friday, March …
Read More »Miami's Winter Music Conference Canceled Over Coronavirus
The annual Winter Music Conference in Miami is the latest event to be canceled over coronavirus concerns. Organizers of the event announced the news on Monday, following Florida Governor Ron Desantis’ state of emergency declaration that day. The conference was originally scheduled for March 16th through 19th. “Due to the …
Read More »Haim Announce New Album, Release 'The Steps'
Haim make a mess of getting ready in the video for “The Steps.” The sister trio also announced a new album, Women in Music Part III, out April 24th via Columbia. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and Danielle Haim, the clip features the band hastily putting on makeup and getting …
Read More »The Hollies Plot First United States Tour in 18 Years
Storied British Invasion outfit the Hollies will embark on their first full tour of the United States in 18 years this summer. The Road Is Long tour will launch July 8th at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California, and over the next month, the Hollies will criss-cross the U.S. stopping …
Read More »The National's Matt Berninger Visits the Beach in 'Holes' Video
The National‘s Matt Berninger rides a bicycle to the beach in the video for “Holes.” Berninger covered the Mercury Rev track for the 7-inches for Planned Parenthood series, titled Vol.2-Pt.2. Directed by Chris Sgroi, the clip shows Berninger recording the song as scenes of him on the bike flash by. …
Read More »See Mick Fleetwood Honor Peter Green With David Gilmour, Steven Tyler, Neil Finn
Mick Fleetwood honored Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green with a star-studded concert at London Palladium on Tuesday, which benefited Teenage Cancer Trust. The show included appearances by David Gilmour, Steven Tyler, Neil Finn, Pete Townshend, Billy Gibbons, Christine McVie, Bill Wyman, Kirk Hammett, and Noel Gallagher among other luminaries. “The …
Read More »Throwing Muses Announce New Album, Drop 'Dark Blue'
Throwing Muses get nautical on the thrashing new song “Dark Blue.” The track is the lead single off the band’s new album, Sun Racket, out May 22nd on Fire Records. “If I were a better dreamer, you’d be a dream come true,” Kristin Hersh seethes on “Dark Blue.” She sings …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne Talks Sobriety, Chris Cornell and Having 'the Midas Touch'
In a new interview with Zane Lowe, Ozzy Osbourne revealed that Ordinary Man — his first solo LP in a decade — is the first album he’s made completely sober. “I thought it was the drugs and the alcohol that made it all work,” he told Lowe. “But it’s not …
Read More »Watch Harry Styles Perform 'Falling' at 2020 BRIT Awards
Harry Styles appeared on the BRIT Awards Tuesday in London to perform his song “Falling.” For the performance, the singer stood on a stage covered in water — with more water pouring out of a grand piano — as he crooned the ballad. The song comes off Styles’ recent album …
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