Some covers play it safe. Some covers play it cute. And then there’s Electric 5, who walk straight into The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” like it’s a live wire they actually want to hold. Their new all-string reinterpretation doesn’t try to mimic the original, instead it warps, bends, and reshapes it until it becomes […]
Electric 5 Crash Through Genres with a New Sizzling Track
Electric 5 may have just dropped one of the boldest debuts of the year. The Chicago quintet of two electric cellos and three electric violins has unleashed a furious cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” complete with a striking video that has already pulled nearly 130,000 YouTube views in a month. It’s a release that feels […]
Suga From BTS Apologizes For Riding An Electric Scooter While Drunk
BTS’ Suga issued an apology Wednesday for driving an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol. The K-pop idol wrote in a statement that he had been fined for riding the scooter home while drunk Tuesday night — a violation of South Korea’s traffic laws — and had his driver’s license revoked. A Seoul […]
Hear Joni Mitchell’s “Help Me” Demo From New Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) Box Set
Joni Mitchell has announced a new box set. Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) will be out October 6 via Rhino Records and features rare recordings, all personally curated by Mitchell. The set also includes an accompanying book with photos and a conversation about this period of time — which saw the […]
NYPD Sergeant’s Lawsuit Claims Bosses Plotted To Break Into His Home After He Filed Complaint About Drunk Cops At Electric Zoo
An NYPD sergeant has filed a lawsuit against the department alleging that his bosses plotted to break into his home, forced him to undergo a psychiatric exam, and filed formal charges against him in retaliation for a complaint he filed about officers getting drunk on duty at the EDM festival Electric Zoo on Randall’s Island […]
Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble Dead At 59
Vivian Trimble, the keyboardist and co-founder of Luscious Jackson, has died. The band shared the news of Trimble’s death on Facebook, writing in a statement that Trimble had been battling cancer for several years and passed on Tuesday due to a complication she developed on Monday. Trimble was 59. Here is the band’s full statement: […]
Green Day Share Previously Unreleased “You Irritate Me” From Nimrod 25th Anniversary Edition
Green Day’s Nimrod turns 25 today, and it’s getting a special anniversary edition reissue. A box set will include the original album, a collection of demos, and a live set that was recorded in November 1997 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. That collection of demos features two previously unreleased Green Day songs — “You […]
Kurt Cobain Self-Portrait Caricature Sold for $281,250 at Music Icons Auction
A caricature drawing of Kurt Cobain, done by the icon himself, brought in $281,250 at Julien’s Auctions Music Icons sale. The sale price was 28 times the original estimate. The drawing, done in black felt pen on TNT Music Centre in Singapore stationery, depicts Cobain playing the guitar and is signed “Kurdt Kobain Rock Star.” […]
Metallica Donates $75,000 to Texas Food Banks
Metallica’s All Within My Hands non-profit donated $75,000 to Feeding America to support the many Texans who have suffered following last month’s crippling blizzards and winter storms. The monetary gift will help provide aid to those in need of food and supplies after enduring weeks without power and safe drinking water. “The winter storm that struck Texas last month […]
Deerhoof Cover 35 Songs In 43 Minutes On Free Surprise Album 'Love-Lore'
Deerhoof have released a dizzying new covers album called Love-Lore that finds the art-rock band covering 43 songs over the course of 35 minutes. The album is available now as a free download over on Deerhoof’s website. It comes on the heels of the band’s latest original album, Future Teenage Cave Artists, which came out […]