Mick Jagger remembered his late bandmate Charlie Watts, who died one year ago today, in a moving tribute on social media. The post features a video montage of Watts with a voiceover by Jagger. The clip is soundtracked by the Rolling Stones 1974 track“Till The Next Goodbye.” “I miss Charlie …
Read More »Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album, 'The Car,' for October Release
Arctic Monkeys will release their seventh studio album, The Car, on Oct. 21 via Domino. The Car was written by frontman Alex Turner and produced by James Ford. The Britich rock band recorded the album at Butley Priory in Suffolk, La Frette in Paris, and RAK Studios in London. It …
Read More »The Truth About Harry Styles' Hairline – and 9 Other Secrets We Learned Hanging Out With the Pop Superstar
Over the past several months, I crisscrossed the world, following Harry Styles as he rolled out his impressive, game-changing third album, Harry’s House, and played explosive, sold-out shows for hundreds of thousands of fans from Coachella to New York to London. We finally sat down in Hamburg for a long …
Read More »Meet Cheap Trick's Secret Weapon
When Robin Taylor Zander was a little kid, he loved spending his summers on the road with his father’s band, Cheap Trick. At night, he’d snuggle up next to his dad, lead singer Robin Wayne Zander, on the tour bus, and when they performed he’d watch every show from the …
Read More »Madonna's Daughter Lourdes Leon Drops Debut Single as Lolahol, Titled 'Lock and Key'
Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon is entering the family business with her debut single, “Lock and Key,” under the moniker, Lolahol. “Lock and Key” is a bustling bit of dance music that combines speedy jungle-style breakbeats with woozy synths and hits of trip-hop horns that echo beneath Lolahol’s serene vocals. The …
Read More »Blondie Were New York Punk's Pop Masters. They're Still Ahead of Their Time
In the late Seventies, Blondie were the most widely mocked band of CBGB’s first punk wave — too pop, not rigorous enough. But after they hit Number One in early 1979 with “Heart of Glass,” their pasticheurs-and-proud stance not only made their string of hits a rare shot of excitement …
Read More »Harry Styles Got All of Madison Square Garden to Sing 'Happy Birthday' to James Corden
Harry Styles got all of Madison Square Garden to wish James Corden a happy birthday during his third of 15 shows in New York City. Corden shared a video of the moment on Instagram yesterday, Aug. 23. In the clip, Styles stops the show and says, “There is a friend …
Read More »Dove Cameron 'Reverses' Society's Patriarchical Roles in Powerful Video for 'Breakfast'
Househusbands. Power suits. Men fighting for reproductive rights? In her new video for “Breakfast,” Dove Cameron reimagines the world where the patriarchy doesn’t exist, and instead women hold the extreme, unfair power that men hold today. “I was feeling incredibly disillusioned watching the recent SCOTUS ruling, and I couldn’t wrap …
Read More »Kanye West Won't Be Charged for Alleged Battery of Fan in Los Angeles
Kanye West is off the hook for criminal prosecution for his alleged battery of a fan on a Los Angeles street in January. “Regarding the incident involvingKanyeWest that took place January 13, 2022, aftera thorough and careful review of all the evidence, our office is declining to file based on …
Read More »Chris Isaak, Indigo Girls to Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Awards
Chris Isaak and Indigo Girls will soon have their work recognized with Lifetime Achievement honors from the Americana Music Association. The “Wicked Game” singer-songwriter and the folk duo will be honored along with Fairfield Four, Don Williams, and Al Bell at the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards ceremony in Nashville …
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