Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme has recruited Primus bassist Les Claypool, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and more for the latest all-star installment of The Desert Sessions, his long-running stoner/hard-rock collective series. Volumes 11 and 12, Arrivederci DespairandTightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels, are out October 25th …
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Bebe Rexha has released a new anthemic song for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil titled “You Can’t Stop the Girl.” The song spins the story of Maleficent into a classic girl empowerment anthem (“They’re trying to take our voices/They’re trying to make our choices/So we scream loud, loud, loud”; “You can’t stop …
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Post Malone‘s Hollywood’s Bleeding took over Number One on the RS 200 this week, earning just north of 500,000 album-equivalent units. The star enjoyed a healthy mix of sales (more than 200,000) and streams (more than 350 million). Tool, whose Fear Inoculum held Number One last week by a solid …
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Neil Young headlined the Harvest Moon: A Gathering charity concert at Lake Hughes, California on Saturday along with Norah Jones and Father John Misty, a gig that benefitted the Bridge School and the Painted Turtle, a summer camp for severely-ill children. His 14-song acoustic set featured classics like “Old Man” …
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With Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s new album Colorado arriving on October 25th, the reunited rockers have shared “Rainbow of Colors,” the second preview from the upcoming LP. It’s a bright, optimistic tune calling for unity in the age of Trump. Much like the previous Colorado single “Milky Way,” it …
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Thurston Moore adds a folky tranquility to New Order‘s “Leave Me Alone” with his new cover of the 1983 post-punk track. The song opens with a murky electric guitar riff and a swirl of descending 12-string acoustic licks. The arrangement gradually swells with shakers, snare, buzzing guitar drones, Moore’s airy …
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Muse will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut LP Showbiz with a mammoth box set that collects the band’s first two albums along with their early EPs, demos, live recordings and B-sides from the era. The 9CD/4LP Origin of Muse, due out December 6th and available to preorder now, …
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Fetty Wap has been arrested in Las Vegas on Sunday morning following an alleged assault of three hotel employees, according to the Associated Press. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, was held by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on three counts of battery. The rapper reportedly …
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Deb Never‘s “Swimming” is brutally direct. “Treat me like you give a fuck about me now / If I ever let up, will you hold it down,” Never sings to open the song. Her only companion is a lone, somber guitar riff. Then, as if to slightly puncture the melodramatic air, frenetic …
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Iggy Pop has shared his synth-laden new single “Sonali” from his upcoming album Free, due out September 6th. “Are you tuning in to our listening party?,” Pop asked on Facebook Thursday. Like Free’s previous singles “James Bond” and the title track, the Stooges frontman croons over a backing that’s more …
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