Blondshell is two days away from dropping her self-titled debut, but Sabrina Teitelbaum couldn’t resist debuting one more single before its release. “Salad” opens with tinkling piano and frightening drums that contrast and twist around Teitelbaum’s defiant vocals. “Keep an eye out for his pickup/I know all about it,” she …
Read More »Tanya Tucker Recruits Brandi Carlile for New Album 'Sweet Western Sound'
Newly-announced Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker will release her latest album, Sweet Western Sound, on June 2, a record that finds her reuniting with production collaborators Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings. The country musician has shared the first preview of their latest efforts with the lead single …
Read More »Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Will Tour Solo This Summer
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will embark on a solo tour this summer before releasing his new book, World Within a Song. Le Ren will open many of the dates, according to his announcement on Twitter. The solo dates start next month, following the end of Wilco’s current tour, which runs …
Read More »Linkin Park Reflect on Chester Bennington's Allegiance to the Band: He Was 'All for One and One for All'
The surviving members of Linkin Park reflect on their late singer Chester Bennington and their 20th-anniversary edition of Meteora in an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe. In the interview, airing Wednesday, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Dave Farrell talked about how it was Bennington who pushed back against …
Read More »Hear Springsteen Faves Suicide 'F-ck Up' 'Born in the U.S.A.' Live
“This little song [is] from Bruce Springsteen,” Suicide frontman Alan Vega tells a Paris audience in 1988. The audience, which has gathered to hear the duo’s minimalist electro-rock songs like “Ghost Rider,” promptly boos him. “Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,” he retorts with his trademark New York snarl, “It’s our …
Read More »Christina Aguilera Reflects on Growing Up in an Abusive Household: 'Trauma Never Leaves You'
It’s been decades since Christina Aguilera was a young child trying to understand the fear she felt while growing up in an abusive household, but even now, she carries the experience with her closely. During a recent appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the singer opened up to host …
Read More »Christine McVie Died of a Stroke and Metastasized Cancer: Report
Christine McVie died of a stroke and cancer, a death certificate obtained by The Blast revealed Monday. McVie suffered an ischemic stroke, which occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from receiving oxygen and nutrients, according to the Mayo Clinic. …
Read More »Foo Fighters Will Play Opening For Replica of D.C.'s Storied 9:30 Club
Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club has a reputation as one of the most celebrated and storied concert venues in the U.S., and now the club’s owners are set to open a replica of the space’s original digs right next door to its current home — with a star-studded set of underplays …
Read More »Alanis Morissette, LCD Soundsystem, Leon Bridges Set for 2023 Format Festival
Alanis Morissette, LCD Soundsystem, and Leon Bridges are among the artists headed to the Ozark Mountains for the 2023 Format Festival, taking place Sept. 22 through 24 in Bentonville, Arkansas. The three-day event features a packed schedule of music, as well as visual and performing arts. On the music side, …
Read More »Witch Preview First New Album in 39 Years With 'Avalanche of Love'
Zambian psych-rock group Witch, who helped establish the genre known as Zamrock, are returning with their first new album in 39 years. Zango will arrive on June 2 via Desert Daze Sound. It also marks frontman and co-founder Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda’s first LP with the group since 1976. To accompany …
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