Drake is taking it back to Nineties club nights (even if he toys with a phone from the Eighties). On Monday, the rapper released the nostalgia-harnessing video for “Nokia” from his Partynextdoor collab album, Some Sexy Songs 4 U. The black-and-white, Theo Skudra-directed video sees Drake walking through walls of …
Read More »Billy Corgan Will Play Smashing Pumpkins Classics and Deep Cuts on Tour — With a Different Band
Billy Corgan is heading out on a full-band tour in June featuring songs from classic Smashing Pumpkins albums, but the band in question won’t be the Pumpkins: The frontman has formed a new quartet, Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, which will perform songs from Mellon Collie and the …
Read More »The Killers and Hozier Lead 2025 Soundside Music Festival Lineup
Soundside Music Festival will return to Bridgeport, Connecticut at the beginning of the fall season with headlining performances from the Killers and Hozier. Scheduled for Sept. 27 and 28 at Seaside Park, the weekend will include sets from Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Rachel Chinouriri, Remi Wolf, Djo, the Backseat Lovers, and …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Morgan Wallen Perform 'I'm The Problem,' 'Just In Case'
Morgan Wallen appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform two tracks from his forthcoming album, I’m the Problem. Wallen, marking his second musical guest spot on the late night show, opened with the title track, and followed it up with “Just In Case.” Since January, Wallen has been teasing or …
Read More »Alison Krauss Says Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell Are Keeping 'Those Old Songs Alive'
When Alison Krauss was kicking around ideas on what to name her latest album with Union Station, the eureka moment came while on the phone with a friend, who just happened to be on their way to play a church gig in a tiny Louisiana town called Arcadia. “I’m like, …
Read More »Inside the 'Garden State' 20th Anniversary Concert: See the Shins and Iron & Wine Perform
It sounded like 2004, back on the plane with Andrew Largeman. The sun had already gone down over Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on Saturday night for the sold-out Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert, when the curtains opened and Zach Braff stood on stage underneath a spotlight as the Prayer to …
Read More »The Secret History of Nineties Lollapalooza
Before Lollapalooza became just another giant festival, it was a culture-shaking Nineties traveling carnival that helped define the thing we used to call “alternative.”Key moments in the careers of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Courtney Love, and many more played out on its …
Read More »I'm 73. Heavy Metal Just Changed My Life
In November, just after the election from hell, I became a metalhead. It was an accident, but it’s too late to reverse course now. Before saying more about that, I want to step back in time. By about 60 years. During most of those years, I was good at keeping …
Read More »Camila Cabello Felt 'Crushed' About Charli XCX Comparisons After 'I Luv It'
It’s almost been a year since Camila Cabello launched her album C, XOXO with her hyper-pop, left-of-center single “I Luv It.” At first, it was hated by many, but now, it’s becoming somewhat of a cult favorite. In a new interview with Dork Magazine Friday, Cabello admitted she felt “hurt” …
Read More »Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty of Fraud
Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner have been found guilty of federal charges stemming from more than $1 million in wire fraud. The decision came Friday after a 3-hour deliberation by the jury, per NBC News. Turner must stay in federal custody until her July sentencing while Kingston will …
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