Run the Jewels appeared on The Late Show to showcase their track “A Few Words for the Firing Squad.” The duo, El-P and Killer Mike, offered a hard-hitting rendition of the 2020 song, which sees the pair reflecting on their value as artists. “A Few Words for the Firing Squad” …
Read More »David Ellefson on Megadeth Firing: 'You Find Out Who Your Friends Are… When the Shit Hits the Fan'
Over a year after David Ellefson was dismissed from Megadeth following an online scandal involving sexually explicit text messages, the bassist spoke about his sudden departure in a new interview. “You find out who your friends are and you find out who your friends aren’t pretty fucking quick when the …
Read More »Early James Wasn't Made for These Times
Early James doesn’t like it when his lyrics sound too straightforward. The Alabama singer-songwriter tends to approach things obliquely, adding an air of mystery and haziness that doesn’t just spell it all out. Sometimes he even does it to his detriment. “I like to confuse myself by what I even …
Read More »Elvis Costello Reunites With Rusty, Announces 10-Show NYC Residency on 'Fallon'
Elvis Costello announced a 10-show New York City residency and reunited with his short-lived teenage band Rusty Wednesday on The Tonight Show. Performing alongside Allan Mayes — who played in Rusty with Costello when the two were teenagers over 50 years ago — Costello delivered a cover of Nick Lowe’s …
Read More »The World According to PinkPantheress
PinkPantheress first created buzz with snippets of her work on TikTok and then dazzled audiences with songs like the Mura Masa-produced “Just For Me” and “Break It Off, with Adam F. On her debut EP “To Hell With It,” the U.K. artist creates trancelike choruses and —true to her TikTok …
Read More »Watch Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Reunite at 'South Park' 25th Anniversary Concert
Primus have spent the past year honoring Rush by playing their 1977 masterpiece Farewell to Kings straight through on tour, and it reached a stunning climax Wednesday night at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater when Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee joined them to play “Closer to the Heart” as part of …
Read More »Pepe Aguilar on His Family's Legacy and the 'Growing Pains' of Música Mexicana
Pepe Aguilar knows a thing or two about continuing a legacy. The son of the greatest ranchera singer of all time, Antonio Aguilar, and a star of the golden age of Mexican cinema, Flor Silvestre, Pepe built a career by successfully carrying the heavy, storied history of the Aguilar last …
Read More »Rage Against the Machine Cancel European Tour Due to Zack de la Rocha's Leg Injury
Rage Against the Machine announced Thursday that they must cancel the upcoming European dates of their reunion tour due to Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury. The singer suffered the injury on just the second show of the band’s pandemic-postponed reunion trek, and while he persevered through the pain by …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Details 'Traumazine' Album, Reveals Tracklist
Ahead of the release of Megan Thee Stallion’s highly anticipated sophomore LP, the Houston rapper revealed the album’s title, cover art, and the track list. She appeared to share the information before the album dropped due to some information about it circulating before she was able to make the announcement. …
Read More »Bob Dylan's Legal Team Sues Accuser's Lawyers Over 'Ludicrous' Lawsuit
Weeks after the highly disputed lawsuit that claimedBob Dylansexually abused a 12-year-old girl in New York in 1965 was withdrawn, the singer’s legal team has sued the lawyers involved in filing the “ludicrous” lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by Dylan’s lawyers this week, argues that Daniel Isaacs and Peter Gleason — …
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