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Death metal started out in the mid-Eighties as a mad sprint: a scrappy cohort of underground acts each looking to push the limits of speed and shock value. But for many in that first generation, it’s turned out to be a marathon. Of the bands that helped to cement the …

With new music on the horizon, Interpol have scheduled their return to the road for the first time since November 2019. This spring, the band will embark on a 27-date tour spanning North America and Europe. Interpol will be joined by openers Tycho and Matthew Dear in the U.S. and …

After teasing her new song “Shinigami Eyes” on social media, Grimes has dropped the new video for her latest single. As Grimes told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe in an interview that accompanied the song’s premiere, “Shinigami Eyes” was a “label executive decision song” — “Sorry. I’m just undermining the …

Miley Cyrus will perform at Steven Tyler’s 4th Grammy Awards viewing party and charity gala, set to take place April 3 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The event will raise money for Tyler’s charity, Janie’s Fund, which works with Youth Villages to help young women who’ve suffered abuse …

Spotify has begun to remove Neil Young‘s music following the rocker’s protest of dissemination of Covid-19 misinformation on the streamer’s Joe Rogan‘s podcast. Both Young, who shared a letter on his website, and Spotify confirmed the news in separate statements. On Monday, Young posted a since-deleted letter on his website …

Texas rebel Cody Jinks, L.A. rock band Lord Huron, and reunited Red Dirt heroes Turnpike Troubadours will headline the 2022 installment of Under the Big Sky. Set for July 15 through 17 in Whitefish, Montana, the festival boasts an eclectic lineup of Nashville radio stars like Midland and Lainey Wilson, …

Ty Segall has dropped new single “Story of the Century” from the upcoming soundtrack for documentary film, Whirlybird. It’s the musician’s first feature film score. He collaborated on the set with the film’s director Matt Yoka, whom Segall has previously worked with on music videos and other projects. For the …

UPDATE 1/25:Damon Albarn referenced the Swift controversy before the finale of his performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles Monday night, according to Spin. The British rocker even took aim at Los Angeles Timesmusic critic Mikael Wood, whose interview with Albarn contained the original Swift quip. Albarn …

In 2013, Kanye West released Yeezus, his sixth studio album. It sounded like nothing the rapper had ever produced. Fans recoiled at the album’s experimental sound. This was Kanye at his most provocative, lyrically and sonically. Critics began to wonder if Ye, who seemed to be at the height of …

UPDATE (1/25): Eric Clapton — referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding his stance on vaccines and pandemic safety measures as “the thing” — insisted he was neither for or against actions and inoculations that will help stop the spread of Covid-19, but an advocate for freedom of choice, in part …