Fitz and the Tantrums have announced their new album Let Yourself Free, and with it revealed their latest single “Moneymaker” and a 2023 tour. The band previously previewed their new album, due out Nov. 11, in June with their summery single “Sway.” For Let Yourself Free, Fitz and the Tantrums’ …
Read More »Sammy Hagar on Van Halen's Last Days, Trying to Make Peace With Alex, and a (Possible) Vegas Tribute to Eddie
A little over a week ago, we spoke with Sammy Hagar about his new album Crazy Times, which he cut with Nashville producer Dave Cobb and his longtime band the Circle. “It’s a concept record,” Hagar said. “It’s about how I feel about everything that has gone on since the …
Read More »See Alanis Morissette Sing 'You Oughta Know' With Foo Fighters at Tribute for Her Former Drummer Taylor Hawkins
Alanis Morissette helped the Foo Fighters pay honor to Taylor Hawkins — her drummer before he joined Dave Grohl and company — Tuesday night at the Los Angeles tribute concert for Hawkins. Backed by the Foo Fighters along with Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith on drums, Morissette delivered “You …
Read More »Brandi Carlile Talks Bible Parables, Sings 'You and Me on the Rock' on 'Austin City Limits' Season Premiere
Brandi Carlile anchors this weekend’s 48th-season premiere of Austin City Limits, bringing a little bit of church into Austin’s Moody Theater with her. Specifically, Carlile recalled attending vacation bible school as a kid and doing little projects around parables such as the wise man who built his house on a …
Read More »Jimmy Buffett Postpones 2022 Tour Dates After Hospitalization for 'Health Issues'
Jimmy Buffett has postponed the remainder of his 2022 tour dates after a “brief hospitalization” for undisclosed health issues. The singer-songwriter known for his tropical partyvibes, enduring anthem “Margaritaville,” and his legion of fans — “Parrotheads” — shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday. “Due to health issues and brief …
Read More »Lucy Dacus, Master of Covers, Takes on Two Carole King Gems
Lucy Dacus, a.k.a. Master of Covers, has finally dropped two renditions of Carole King songs she announced back in January: “Home Again” and “It’s Too Late.” Included as a seven-inch single to an archival King live album released via Third Man Records, Dacus puts her own elegant indie spin on …
Read More »Lizzo Becomes the 'First and Only' Person to Play the 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute of James Madison
But could James Madison twerk like that? While performing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday night, Lizzo was handed the prized crystal flute of the Founding Father and was allowed to play a few notes during her live show at the Capitol One Arena. The “heirloom” had never been played before — …
Read More »See Eddie Vedder Make Cameo in Emotional Joe Strummer Video for Lost Song
A new video for Joe Strummer‘s recently released “Fantasy” draws from the former Clash frontman’s vaults to create a revealing, personal portrait of the late artist. The clip opens with Strummer speaking posthumously from a boombox around New York City: “People are out there doing bad things together; it’s because …
Read More »Avicii Estate Sells Majority of Late DJ's Catalog to Pophouse
Pophouse Entertainment now owns 75 percent of Avicii‘s recording and publishing rights. On Wednesday, the music investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus announced that it had acquired most of the catalog’s publishing rights and masters from the estate of the late DJ. It’s unclear what the terms of the …
Read More »David Bowie's 'Hunky Dory' Gets Deluxe Reissue Treatment Including Unreleased Tracks
Hunky Dory, David Bowie’s classic album that yielded “Changes” and “Life on Mars?” will be the focus of an upcoming deluxe reissue that collects unreleased home demos, live recordings, radio sessions, and more from the rock legend’s fertile 1971. Divine Symmetry (An Alternate Journey Through Hunky Dory), arriving Nov. 25 …
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