Midway through Lethal Weapon 2, there’s a scene where Detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) brings Rika van den Haas (Patsy Kensit) to his beachside trailer for a date, even though she’s the secretary of an evil apartheid-era South African government official that’s determined to kill him along with much of …
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Kentucky ties run deep in the latest edition of “In My Room,” in which My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James pays tribute to John Prine‘s inimitable songwriting. Prine, whose family had links to the Bluegrass State, died on April 7th at the age of 73 from complications of COVID-19. Wearing …
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Twenty-five years ago, Full House actor/Beach Boys fan/sometimes-drummer John Stamos had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jam with Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty at a private 50th birthday party for the Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman. He’s been sitting on video from the event all these years and earlier this week he …
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Paul Simon and Edie Brickell performed a stripped-down quarantine cover of the Everly Brothers‘ 1957 song “I Wonder If I Care As Much.” The couple harmonize the tune against a blank wall, singing in precise harmony over Simon’s gently strummed acoustic guitar. At the end of the the clip, they …
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H.E.R. has announced that she’ll be launching her own Instagram Live series,Girls With Guitars, kicking off Monday night at 8:00 p.m. ET. The show featuring the two-time Grammy Award winner will run weekly and highlight live performances, including originals from H.E.R.‘s catalogue as well as covers and fan requests. H.E.R. …
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Frank Ocean has released two new tracks, “Dear April” and “Cayendo.” The singer first previewed the songs, which appear on special vinyl releases for fans, last October during his first-ever PrEP+ club night in New York. The songs, produced by Ocean alongside Daniel Aged, have been dropped as acoustic versions, …
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Guided By Voices will mark the 25th anniversary of their 1995 LP Alien Lanes with a new reissue via Matador Records’ Revisionist History series. Released April 4th, 1995, Alien Lanes was the prolific Ohio indie rock outfit’s first album on Matador, and the follow-up to their acclaimed 1994 album Bee …
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The Who are the latest act to postpone their upcoming spring tour due to the coronavirus outbreak, with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey delaying their North American trek until the fall of 2020. “The April and May stopsonThe Who’sMoving On!Tourare proactively being rescheduled to the fall/autumn out of an abundance …
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Khalid touts the virtues of refusing to settle for less in “Know Your Worth,” his collaboration with British DJ-production duo Disclosure. In the new video, the singer teams up with a dance crew, whose joyful choreography peppers the clip. In the Daniel Russell-directed visual, Khalid delivers the uplifting track’s words …
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Harry Styles shared his quarantine experience on a FaceTime call with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, discussing his adjustment to isolation, his daily schedule, and thoughts on the ongoing pandemic. “I think we’re kind of adjusting to the new normal,” he told Lowe. “I think for a lot of people, the …
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