Bea Kristi first caught the world’s attention releasing bedroom tunes that became viral hits, particularly her epochal 2019 blast of indie-rock hero worship “I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus.” Her 2021 debut as Beabadoobee, Fake It Flowers, showed she could be and do many things, from a Hole-style angst merchant …
Read More »Watch Rage Against the Machine Play 'No Shelter' for First Time in 15 Years
Rage Against the Machine continued their reunion tour Tuesday evening at Chicago’s United Center, just one night after frontman Zack de la Rocha injured his leg at the same venue. He was seated throughout the entire night but still managed to put on a stellar show that included the group’s …
Read More »URL to IRL: Dirty Bird Is Building a Dance Music Community, One Beat at a Time
All humans are comprised of contradictions, and multimedia artist Dirty Bird is self-aware of his. He’s a Twitter-famous internet personality who doesn’t want to be known for his online persona. He’s a jazz-laden dance music producer who wouldn’t describe his own music as jazz. He’s a capital-A Artist who’s frighteningly …
Read More »Lizzo Says Coldplay's 'Yellow' Became Her Make Out Song — and Chris Martin Approves
Lizzo got a surprise visit from Coldplay’s Chris Martin, whom she was able to thank in person for inspiring her forthcoming Special track, literally titled “Coldplay,” during an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. The full interview airs today, July 13, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. The …
Read More »Sarah Shook Introduces New Synth-Rock Solo Project Mightmare
For the better part of the past decade, singer-songwriter Sarah Shook has made their name as the lead singer of the hardscrabble country-rock outfit Sarah Shook and the Disarmers. But after cutting their third full-length albumNightroamer just before the pandemic hit in 2020, Shook spent the remainder of 2020 making …
Read More »Panda Bear Reteams With Sonic Boom for New Collaborative LP 'Reset'
Animal Collective’s Panda Bear has reteamed with longtime producer Peter “Sonic Boom” Kember for the collaborative album Reset, due out next month. Ahead of the LP’s release, the duo shared the album’s first single, “Go On,” built on a sample of the riff from the Troggs’ 1967 song “Give It …
Read More »Gwen Stefani and Shenseea Join Sean Paul for a Retro Dayger in 'Light My Fire' Video
This musical trio lights our fire. On Wednesday, Sean Paul enlisted Gwen Stefani — in a Jamaica-inspired outfit — and Caribbean queen Shenseea for the summer night video to accompany their collab, “Light My Fire.” “’Light My Fire’ is an epic dream come true,” Paul tells Rolling Stone, premiering the …
Read More »Rhett Miller Feels a Sense of Contentment in New Single 'Follow You Home'
Rhett Miller finds himself pleasantly surprised by his contentment in “Follow You Home,” the first offering from the Old 97’s frontman’s first solo album in four years. Titled The Misfit, the project will be released via ATO Records on Sept. 16. With shades of Fleetwood Mac and dream-pop, the buoyant …
Read More »Harry Styles Goes On a Bed-Hopping Adventure in 'Late Night Talking' Video
Harry Styles enjoys a traveling slumber party in the new music video for “Late Night Talking.” The clip, directed by Bradley and Pablo, finds Styles following a portal in his own bed that leads him to an array of other beds — one in an art gallery, another in a …
Read More »NBA YoungBoy Scored a Major Win on First Day of His L.A. Felony Gun Trial
Chart-topping rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again appeared in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles Tuesday to begin one of the two felony gun possession trials he’s currently facing. As his first order of business before jury selection and opening statements, the judge ruled to exclude the use of YoungBoy’s rap …
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