The David Bowie estate is launching a new NFT series, “Bowie on the Blockchain,” that will feature works from nine different artists paying homage to the late music legend. The NFT project was spearheaded by the Bowie estate, the web3 venture We Love the Arts, and the NFT marketplace OpenSea, …
Read More »Björk Throws a Cavernous Connection-Seeking Rave in 'Atopos' Video
Björk seeks shelter within a slimy, cavernous rave in the music video for “Apotos,” the lead single from her forthcoming tenth studio album Fossora, set for release on Sept. 30. The single, which draws its name from the Greek word for strange, or out of place, puts connection under a …
Read More »Twista Reveals His Secret Love of Puppets
My Obsessionis a regular column in which our favorite musicians show off their nonmusical passions. Twista is a people pleaser. He loves to give that “whoa!” factor when he performs; just look at the speed-rapping skills that once earned him a place in the Guinness World Records, not to mention …
Read More »'A Lot of Things Were Born When She Was': Camilo Talks About Becoming a Father and Finding New Inspiration on His Third Album
DeAdentroPaAfuera, Camilo’s kaleidoscopic new album, caught him during a few different intersections in his life. Not only did the Colombian singer find new creativity as an artist, he had also recently become a father. And as his world tour makes its way across the U.S. this month, he’s realizing that …
Read More »Dave Coutts on the Brief, Difficult Life of Talk Show, the Forgotten Stone Temple Pilots Spinoff Group
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
Read More »Led Zeppelin Concert Footage Hits YouTube After 52 Years in Storage
Led Zeppelin’s September 4, 1970 concert at the LA Forum is one of the group’s most famous concerts, thanks to the Live on Blueberry Hill LP that is widely credited as one of the first rock bootlegs. But footage from the show wasn’t seen until earlier this week when seven …
Read More »Guided by Voices Compile Tracks From Rare EPs Into New Album 'Scalping the Guru'
Guided by Voices are diving into the archives for their next release, Scalping the Guru, which features tracks from four EPs the prolific indie rock band released in 1993 and 1994. The new album arrives on Oct. 28 via GBV Inc. Robert Pollard selected the track list and sequenced the …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Shows Up to a Funeral in Style in New 'Ungrateful' Video
Megan Thee Stallion has dropped a new music video for “Ungrateful,” the Key Glock-featuring cut from her latest album, Traumazine. The Colin Tilley-directed visual follows Megan as she shows up to a funeral in style, though it’s unclear who exactly is being mourned. Right after laying a black rose on …
Read More »The Summer Black Queer Music Took Over
“THIS MUST BE how the white gays felt when Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor came out,” I direct-messaged my best friend in the wee hours of July 29, 2022. “Finally, an album for us.” It was the third consecutive time I had listened to Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, Renaissance, …
Read More »Watch Aerosmith Play 'Back in the Saddle' At First Post-Pandemic Concert
Aerosmith played their first concert since the start of the pandemic Sunday night at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, Maine. It was also their first public appearance since Steven Tyler finished up a stint at drug rehabilitation. Here’s video of opening song “Back In The Saddle” shot by a …
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