More than two decades after the Postal Service‘s first — and so far only—album,Give Up, became a surprise platinum-selling hit, Sylvan Esso remixed one of its singles at the group’s request. The duo, which formed a decade afterGive Up’srelease and has tiptoed in the Postal Service’s footsteps with their approach …
Read More »Coldplay and Maggie Rogers Send Love to Taylor Swift With 'Love Story' Cover in Vienna
Coldplay‘s Chris Martin always acts in the name of love. And he did just that during his latest tour stop in Vienna, Austria when he sang a cover of Taylor Swift‘s “Love Story” with opener Maggie Rogers. He dedicated the song to Swift and her fans following the forced cancellation …
Read More »See How Much Bret Michaels Loved the Decade of Decadence in Hair Metal Doc Trailer
Nobody on the planet has any doubt that Bret Michaels and Poison had a good time in the Eighties, but in the trailer for a new docuseries, which combs through hair metal‘s decade of decadence, he’s the first to tell you: “In the Eighties, it was an exciting time in …
Read More »Janelle Monáe and Tierra Whack to Co-Headline Election Year Music Festival in North Carolina
Fall festival season is almost here. To kick off the season, Janelle Monáe and Tierra Whack will bring their eclectic blend of pop and R&B music as co-headliners for the one-time election year music festival, Carolinadaze Music & Arts Festival Series. Hosted by nonprofit Common Cause North Carolina, Carolinadaze will …
Read More »'Boom': See New Trailer for Documentary About Influential Garage Rockers the Sonics
A documentary about the pioneering garage rock band the Sonics is finally set for wide release next month, over five years after Boom burst onto the film festival circuit. Later name-checked by artists like Kurt Cobain and LCD Soundsystem (who immortalized the Sonics on “Losing My Edge”), the core members …
Read More »See Mild-Mannered Adam Weiner Become Superhero Low Cut Connie in Doc Trailer
He’s shy. He’s square. He’s a very average person. And yet, as the trailer for the documentary Art Dealers shows, Adam Weiner (who makes all those claims himself) becomes extraverted, hip, and larger-than-life when he steps onstage to front revivalist-rock revivalists Low Cut Connie. The full documentary, which Weiner co-directed …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Plays With Perspective in Cinematic 'Highjack' Video
A$AP Rocky taps into abstract European art influences in a new visual for his forthcoming, highly-anticipated album Don’t Be Dumb. The video accompanies “Highjack,” the album’s first single. “We coming with a whole new aesthetic on everything, especially with German expressionism and the whole ghetto futurism grim thing,” the Harlem …
Read More »Lady Gaga on Fans Embracing Bruno Mars Duet: 'Power of Music is Big'
Lady Gaga is thanking fans for their strong response to “Die With A Smile,” her romantic duet with Bruno Mars, and her first single in two years. “Watching fans from all over the world celebrate this music has meant so much to me, to see the words of the song …
Read More »Michael Jackson Accusers Blocked From Getting Full Criminal Case File Going Back to 1993
A judge sided with Michael Jackson’s estate Thursday and blocked an attempt by accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck to obtain “the entirety of the criminal file” involving child molestation allegations leveled against the singer in two California counties since the early Nineties. Photographs of Jackson’s nude body and genitalia …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Catches Jenna Ortega Mid Shower Tryst in New 'Taste' Teaser
Sabrina Carpenter‘s new trailer for her upcoming single, “Taste,” sees the pop star running into actress Jenna Ortega in the most compromising of situations. In a video posted to social media on Wednesday, Carpenter is seen perusing a spread of sharp metal objects before sauntering up the steps of a …
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