Neil Young is returning to the grounds of the Painted Turtle summer camp in Lake Hughes, California, on Oct. 25 for the third Harvest Moon benefit show. He’ll be joined by Lana Del Rey, Beck, and the marimba ensemble Masanga. Ticket sales begin Sept. 24 via the event’s official website. …
Read More »David Byrne Laughs at the Weirdness of Life on 'Who Is the Sky?'
By now, fans see David Byrne as more than a quirky dude in a beloved legacy rock act. He’s a plainspoken public intellectual; an advocate for civic improvement and multi-cultural cooperation; a neurodiverse poet of the modern condition; an artistic éminence grise with fingers on multiple cultural pulses. In some …
Read More »Tame Impala Recruits Joe Keery to Star in New 'Loser' Video
Fresh off the “End of Summer,” Tame Impala is back with another single, enlisting actor Joe Keery for the new video “Loser.” The Sam Kristofski-directed video follows the Stranger Things star and Djo singer in the moments after a breakup, tracking him as he walks over to a local bodega …
Read More »Drummergeddon 2025: Why We're Witnessing a Global Percussion Apocalypse
Welcome to Drummergeddon 2025, when the entire music world wants to know: What the hell is going on with the drummers? There’s an epidemic of high-profile bands dumping their drummers, or getting dumped by them, and nobody has any clue why. It’s not just the Who or the Foo Fighters. …
Read More »The Black Keys Are Still Really Good at Being the Black Keys
The economy might be slowing down, but they’re still firing on all cylinders at the Black Keys‘ retro-rock factory. “Time don’t slow/It’s passing you by/No matter how we try,”Dan Auerbach intones on the smooth-rolling title track from No Rain, No Flowers, the band’s 13th album. If anything, Auerbach and drummer …
Read More »Fcukers Are Having More Fun Than Anyone Right Now
When Fcukers booked their debut concert at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn in March 2023, they had understandably low expectations for the evening. The electronic act had uploaded their first two songs literally hours before they took the stage, and they’d already logged many frustrating years in separate indie-rock bands …
Read More »Cher Busts Out the Elvis Wig for 'Walking in Memphis' at Love Rocks NYC
Cher broke out one of her best musical bits last night at the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking the stage dressed as Elvis Presley to perform Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.” Donning a pristine Presley pompadour wig and a pink shirt with a massive collar, Cher delivered a …
Read More »Beck Will Reinvent His Catalog on an Orchestral Tour
Beck will bring his symphonic reinvention back to North American stages this summer, with nine concerts across eight cities backed by local orchestras. This announcement follows Beck’s well-received orchestral performances at Carnegie Hall and other venues last year. “The band got a little bigger since last time,” Beck joked during …
Read More »Alicia Keys, Beck, Cher to Lead 2025 Love Rocks NYC
The ninth anniversary of Love Rocks NYC will see an all-star lineup take the stage to help raise money for the non-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which offers medically tailored meals and nutrition services to those in need. Alicia Keys, Beck, and Cher will lead the the roster, along with …
Read More »So Long, Marianne Faithfull: The Woman Who Refused to Go Quietly
Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public. Faithfull was …
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