Drugdealer delivered just about the smoothest ’70s pop-rock pastiche imaginable with last year’s great Hiding In Plain Sight. Today they’ve followed up the album with another retro delight, a new single called “Lip Service.” The song begins with essentially a primitive version of the Cars’ “Just What I Needed” intro before segueing into some soulful […]
Drake Announces Arena Tour With 21 Savage
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Drake has done a bunch of one-off sets and surprise performances, but he hasn’t mounted a full-on tour since 2018, when he and the Migos went off on their Aubrey And The Three Migos tour. Today, Drake has announced a return to to the road. Drake’s next tour is […]
Watch Chvrches Perform “Over” Live For The First Time In A São Paulo Stadium
Last month, Chvrches released the new one-off single “Over.” The group recorded the track with the Weeknd producer Oskar Holter, and it’s their first release for Island/EMI, their new label home. On Friday night, Chvrches gave “Over” its first-ever live performance, and they did it on about the biggest stage that they could’ve possibly envisioned, […]
Oscars: Watch David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu, & Son Lux Perform “This Is A Life”
David Byrne and Son Lux performed their Everything Everywhere All At Once song “This Is A Life” at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night. They were joined by Stephanie Hsu, who was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in the film. (Hsu took over vocals for Mitski, who is […]
Bruce Springsteen Postpones Third Concert Due To Illness, Little Steven Says “Nothing Serious”
Last month, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band kicked off a massive North American tour. But three planned concerts have now been postponed due to illness. A March 9 show in Columbus, OH kicked off the round of postponements; yesterday, a show scheduled for tonight in Connecticut was also postponed. And now a show […]
Watch Video From Camp Cope’s Farewell Shows In Melbourne
In February, Camp Cope announced that they were breaking up, just about a year after releasing Running With The Hurricane. Today the band had their final performance at Brunswick Music Festival in Melbourne. Over two performances at Estonian House, Camp Cope performed tracks from Running With The Hurricane, 2018’s How To Socialise & Make Friends, […]
Lewis Largent, 120 Minutes Host And KROQ DJ, Dead At 58
Lewis Largent, best known for his roles as MTV VJ and KROQ music director, has died. According to Variety, Largent died on February 20 after “a long illness,” as confirmed by his family. Largent was 58. Originally from Southern California, Largent originally became linked with KROQ (Los Angeles’ alternative-music radio station) as a teenager. While […]
Molina, Talbot, Lofgren & Young – “Rain”
Later this month, we’re getting a new album from Neil Young and his friends. Over the pandemic, Young got together with Crazy Horse members Nils Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina to record the new LP All Roads Lead Home. The record is credited, CSNY-style, to Molina, Talbot, Lofgren & Young. We’ve already posted lead […]
The Cure Explain Ticket Pricing Strategy For US Concerts
This week, a few days after Robert Smith dropped his Noel Gallagher remix, the Cure announced a spring and summer tour of North America. Now the legendary goth/new wave band has explained its ticketing policy for that tour. Upon announcing the tour, the band posted on their website, “The Cure have agreed all ticket prices, […]
Navy Blue – “Chosen”
In recent years, Sage Elsesser, the rapper and pro skateboarder better known as Navy Blue, has been one of the busiest and most acclaimed figures on the indie-rap underground. Navy Blue has done extensive work with artists like Earl Sweatshirt, Wiki, and AKAI SOLO. His own records, which are often self-produced, are deep dives into […]