Rosé surprised fans with an appearance from Bruno Mars at Blackpink‘s second concert in Los Angeles over the weekend. The singer enlisted Mars to perform their joint single, “Apt.,” which dropped last fall. Mars joined Rosé onstage at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium to showcase the flirtatious track, which sees the …
Read More »Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' an Ode to Deported Workers, Has Never Been More Relevant
For anyone who follows the news, the story will sound eerily familiar: migrant workers rounded up by immigration officials, put on a plane and transported to a deportation center and, ultimately, Mexico. The shocking twists, however, are the year it happened — 1948, in Fresno County, California — and the …
Read More »Bebe Buell, a Grand Dame of Rock, Stares Down Cancer in Empowering Song 'Skin Suit'
Bebe Buell turns 72 today, and the rock & roll grand dame has never been more vital. Or more appreciative of her time on this planet. Last summer, the singer, songwriter, and model was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram. She had a lumpectomy, and then a breast …
Read More »How Jessie Murph Brought 'F-ck It and We'll See What Happens Energy' to Her Daring New Album
When Jessie Murph returns home to northern Alabama, she heads to the gas station for an oversize cup of boiled peanuts. It’s one of several rituals she now enjoys when she comes back to the region that Murph despised growing up in and fled as a teenager. “My relationship with …
Read More »How All Time Low Turned Outside Noise Into New Music
Twenty years into their career as a band, All Time Low hit a crossroads. They had just re-recorded and released a compilation album, revisiting the catalog hits that made them pop-punk pioneers in the mid-aughts. As All Time Low tapped into the nostalgia of past milestones, they were forced to …
Read More »Nikki Sixx Says 'Health Issues' Kept Mötley Crüe From Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show
Nikki Sixx said health issues were the reason Mötley Crüe did not partake in Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show in Birmingham, England, earlier this month. The band’s presence wouldn’t have been out of the question, as the Back to the Beginning show featured a bevy of rock legends, including Metallica, Slayer, …
Read More »Watch 'Survivor' Icon Parvati Shallow Go Hardcore Punk With Ben Katzman in Debut Song
Parvati Shallow, reality TV’s ‘Black Widow,’ has officially gone Black Flag. In collaboration with Shred Maestro and fellow Survivor alum Ben Katzman, Shallow has released “Nice Girls Don’t Win,” a two-minute blast of bratty, bubblegum napalm that doubles as the unofficial theme song to her debut memoir of the same …
Read More »Matt Cameron Confirms He's Not Retired After Pearl Jam Exit: 'Still an Active Musician'
Matt Cameron sent shockwaves through the rock world last week when he announced his departure from Pearl Jam after 27 years. “I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” he wrote. “I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world …
Read More »BBC Team Members at Glastonbury 'Had the Authority' to Cut Bob Vylan Stream
In the aftermath of Bob Vylan‘s controversial Glastonbury performance, the BBC denounced the duo. “We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC,” the broadcaster said in a formal apology earlier this month, referring to their “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF” chants. …
Read More »Bad Bunny Drops 'Alambre Púa' After Debuting Track at Puerto Rico Residency
Bad Bunny is back with a surprise new single, “Alambre Púa,” marking his first new music since the release of his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The track’s official release comes after Bad Bunny debuted it live over the weekend, highlighting “Alambre Púa” as the show-opener at his residency …
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