The decades-long rift between Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour and Roger Waters doesn’t show signs of mending anytime soon. On Monday, Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson, who helped write several songs after Waters’ left the band in 1985, took to social media to publicly criticize Waters. “Sadly @rogerwaters you are antisemitic to …
Read More »Charlie Thomas, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer of The Drifters, Dead at 85
Charlie Thomas, who was known for R&B hits like “There Goes My Baby”and “Under the Boardwalk” with the Drifters, died on Jan. 31 at the age of 85. His friend, singer Peter Lemongello Jr., said the cause was liver cancer, the New York Times confirmed Monday. Thomas was inducted into …
Read More »Paramore Ignore the Hourglass on New Song 'Running Out of Time'
What’s the rush? Hayley Williams refuses to race against the clock on Paramore‘s latest song, “Running Out of Time.” The band premiered the track during an album release show in Nashville ahead of their upcoming album This is Why, out Friday, Feb. 10. “This is a song about how I’m …
Read More »Yo La Tengo Deliver Ode to New Jersey on 'Sinatra Drive Breakdown'
Few people would classify Hoboken, New Jersey, as the perfect scenic backdrop for an existential spiral about time, but Yo La Tengo makes it work on their new single “Sinatra Drive Breakdown.” The song appears on their upcoming album, This Stupid World, out on Friday, Feb. 10. “I see clearly …
Read More »Barbra Streisand's Fabled, Long-Awaited Memoir Will Finally Be Published This Year
Barbra Streisand has finally finished her memoir, My Name is Barbra, which will be published on Nov. 7 via Viking. Per a page for the book on the Viking website, the memoir will find Streisand recounting the totality of her life and career, “from growing up in Brooklyn to her …
Read More »Pharrell Teaches Tyler, The Creator the Other Meaning of House Music in 'RapCaviar Presents' Clip
Tyler, The Creator recalls the moment Pharrell inspired him to really get serious about music in a new clip from Hulu’s upcoming docuseries, RapCaviar Presents. In the clip, Tyler talks about how Pharrell — a longtime influence and mentor figure — was there for him at a pivotal moment in …
Read More »Zach Bryan's Back on Twitter
Zach Bryan has returned to Twitter after nearly two weeks of his account being deactivated. The songwriter credits the blackout to his upcoming tour. “sorry guys had to avoid twitter while the tour went on sale,” he wrote. “I love you guys all so much and I’m so insanely happy …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Are All Silhouettes and Technicolor Dreams in 'Blacktop' Music Video
Yeah Yeah Yeahs go full technicolor dream in the music video for their latest single, “Blacktop,” which appears on their recently released studio album Cool it Down. With Karen O at its center, the David Black-directed video toys with shadows and silhouettes to pair a visual narrative with the emotionally …
Read More »Foo Fighters, the Killers to Hit the Beach for 2023 Sea. Hear. Now Festival
The Foo Fighters and the Killers will head to Asbury Park, New Jersey, later this year for the Sea. Hear. Now festival taking place on Sept. 17 and 18. The Killers will headline the festival’s first day, which will also feature performances from Greta Van Fleet, Sheryl Crow, Nathaniel Rateliff …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Remembers Loretta Lynn With 'Coal Miner's Daughter' at the 2023 Grammys
Kacey Musgraves paid tribute to Loretta Lynn on Sunday night during the 2023 Grammy Awards’ In Memoriam segment. Strumming Lynn’s Epiphone guitar — with “Loretta Lynn” spelled out on the neck —Musgraves sang Lynn’s autobiographical 1970 song “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as images of the stars we lost last year, like …
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