Oasis will release several limited edition formats of their third album, Be Here Now, on Aug. 19 via Big Brother Recordings. The release will come for the 25th anniversary of the album, which dropped on Aug. 21, 1997. Formats include a silver-colored double heavyweight LP, a double picture disc, and …
Read More »Brandi Carlile to Take Maren Morris, Sara Bareilles, More Women on 'Girls Just Wanna Weekend'
In the wise words of Cyndi Lauper, “Girls just wanna have fun.” Right, Brandi Carlile? The Americana star announced that she’s taking an all-female lineup led by Maren Morris, Sara Bareilles, and Wynonna on her fourth annual Girls Just Wanna Weekend in Mexico next January. “We asked you what artists …
Read More »Yungblud Cancels Upcoming Tour Dates Due to 'Unforeseen Circumstances'
Yungblud has canceled three dates from his upcoming North American fall tour due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The British musician had scheduled headlining gigs in Montreal and Toronto (Sept. 13 and 15) along with Salt Lake City (Oct. 4), in addition to his obligations at fall music fests like Chicago’s Riot …
Read More »Lil Baby Takes Stock of His Unexpected Rise in New 'Untrapped' Trailer
Lil Baby traces his rise from someone who never dreamed of rapping to a generation-defining talent in the new trailer for Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, set to arrive Aug. 26 on Amazon Prime Video. The clip for the new doc, directed by Karam Gill, opens with some exceptionally …
Read More »Death Cab for Cutie Taps Lance Bangs for 'Here to Forever' Music Video
Death Cab for Cutie has released a new single, “Here to Forever,” along with a music video written and directed by filmmaker Lance Bangs. The clip depicts frontman Ben Gibbard being forced to deal with packaging the band’s vinyl himself after having a conversation with two inept pressing plant employees, …
Read More »NBA YoungBoy's Defense Point to Lack of Fingerprints in L.A. Felony Gun Trial
Prosecutors spent considerable time Wednesday going over the FNX-45 pistol and $700,000 worth of high-end jewelry found in rapper NBA YoungBoy‘s Mercedes Maybach during an arrest. The defense focused on what wasn’t found – fingerprints. FBI Forensic Examiner Icel Kuznetsova, an expert in the field of latent print examinations, testified …
Read More »Santigold Battles Invisibility and Transcends the Human Form in New 'Nothing' Video
Santigold is back with another new song, “Nothing,” which will appear on her upcoming album, Spirituals, out Sept. 9. The track is an exploration of how it feels to be invisible, Santigold explained in a statement written during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Writing the lyrics, she continued, allowed …
Read More »Charley Crockett Previews Second Album of 2022 With Funky 'I'm Just a Clown'
Charley Crockett just released his latest album Jukebox Charley in April and he’s already made plans for another one. The Man From Waco, the Texas singer-songwriter’s second full-length of 2022, will be released in September and includes the lead single “I’m Just a Clown.” Funky and downcast at the same …
Read More »Beabadoobee Fights Tough Emotions With Sweet Tunes — and Wins — on 'Beatopia'
Bea Kristi first caught the world’s attention releasing bedroom tunes that became viral hits, particularly her epochal 2019 blast of indie-rock hero worship “I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus.” Her 2021 debut as Beabadoobee, Fake It Flowers, showed she could be and do many things, from a Hole-style angst merchant …
Read More »Watch Rage Against the Machine Play 'No Shelter' for First Time in 15 Years
Rage Against the Machine continued their reunion tour Tuesday evening at Chicago’s United Center, just one night after frontman Zack de la Rocha injured his leg at the same venue. He was seated throughout the entire night but still managed to put on a stellar show that included the group’s …
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