Morrissey has unveiled a dramatic new song, “Love Is on Its Way Out,” from his upcoming album, I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, out March 20th via BMG. The track boasts cavernous drums and a prickly synth arpeggio that periodically veers into atmospheric spaces while still steadily building …
Read More »Orville Peck Performs 'Dead of Night' on 'Kimmel'
Orville Peck brought some gloomy atmospherics for his late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing the song “Dead of Night” from his debut album Pony on Wednesday night’s episode. Wearing his trademark fringed mask and bathed in murky red light, Peck begins the song with only the help of …
Read More »At Prince's Grammy Tribute Concert, Old Friends Meet Rock and Soul Superstars
Prince‘s death in 2016 spurred a global outpouring of sobering grief coupled with an attempt to celebrate his legacy via musical tributes. Four years later, fans and musicians continue to look for ways to properly send off the legendary musician. On Tuesday night at the Los Angeles Convention Center, modern …
Read More »Mick Fleetwood on His Peter Green Tribute Show, Future Plans, and Lindsey Buckingham
Mick Fleetwood should be relaxing. He just wrapped up a 13-month world tour — Fleetwood Mac‘s first since parting ways with Lindsey Buckingham and replacing him with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn — but the 72-year-old drummer is already deep into …
Read More »Draco Rosa Gets Transcendental in New 'Quiero Vivir' Video
Puerto Rican rocker Draco Rosa has dropped a striking new version of his 2013 song, “Quiero Vivir.” It is his first release since his Latin Grammy-winning 2018 album, Monte Sagrado. “Quiero Vivir” was inspired by the poem “Tengo Ojos,” by the Mexican poet Jaime Sabines. “La vida con dios, una …
Read More »'You Oughta Know': How Lauren Patten Helped Save Alanis Morissette's Song From Itself
Diane Paulus, director of the new rock musical based on Alanis Morissette‘s Jagged Little Pill, always knew “You Oughta Know” would be an elephant in the room. The fiery breakup anthem was the biggest hit from Alanis Morissette’s diamond-certified 1995 album. And it’s been embedded in our brains ever since, …
Read More »How Denver's Live Music Scene Exploded
In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like New Orleans and Nashville and Chicago, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Portland, Maine. The first city we’re spotlighting: Denver, where nearby Red Rocks is only the beginning of …
Read More »Watch Old Dominion Perform 'One Man Band' on 'Fallon'
Old Dominion appeared on The Tonight Show to perform “One Man Band,” a track off their recent self-titled album. In the clip, the musicians give the song deep emotional heft as Matthew Ramsey croons, “Been flyin’ solo for so long/Nobody’s singin’ the harmony.” Old Dominion first released “One Man Band” …
Read More »Rush's '2112' Climbs RS 200 After Neil Peart's Death
In the wake of Neil Peart‘s death, interest in Rush — the band that featured his virtuosic drumming and thought-provoking lyrics for more than 40 years — has surged, propelling their 1976 prog-rock masterpiece 2112 onto the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. From January 10th through January 16th, the …
Read More »Doors to Nirvana: John Densmore, Robby Krieger Plot Rare Performance With Krist Novoselic
Next Thursday, January 23rd, the two surviving members of the Doors — drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger — will make a rare appearance together at the Homeward Bound charity concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. It’s been a couple of years since the pair last took the …
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