Known for being the voice of Nightmare Before Christmas’ Jack Skellington and the Corpse Bride’s Bonejangles, it only makes sense that composer Danny Elfman’s first release in 36 years, “Happy,” would drop only days before Halloween. “I always enjoyed Halloween because it was a night to let loose, to become something or someone else,” Elfman […]
Watch The Kills Cover 'I Put a Spell on You'
The Kills are getting in the Halloween, calling on the ghosts of the past by sharing Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You.” Recorded in 2009, Alison Mosshart brings in dark soulful vocals over Jamie Hince’s fuzzy guitar. The track comes with a self-produced visual that’s comprised of live footage from shows in […]
Mogwai Announce 10th New Album, Share 'Dry Fantasy'
Mogwai is back, announcing that they’ll be releasing their 10th studio album As the Love Continues. Recorded earlier this year, the band were going to work on the entire album in the U.S. However, the global pandemic had different plans — relocating the sessions to Worcestershire, UK, while working with producer Dave Fridmann an ocean apart. […]
Watch Elvis Costello Perform a Pair of Songs on the 'Late Show'
Elvis Costello has a new album that’s out tomorrow (Oct. 30). He dropped by Late Show With Stephen Colbert to promote his new album Hey Clockface, his upcoming Armed Forces box set and to chat with the host about how his 2020 was thwarted due to the pandemic. Costello was supposed to unveil a musical adaptation of A Face in the Crowd that […]
Hayley Williams Rips Former Bandmate Over Homophobic Comments
Paramore singer Hayley Williams hasn’t been afraid to speak up in the past, so it should come as no surprise that she didn’t mince words when it came to a former bandmate. In a post that had been circulating on Facebook, ex-Paramore guitarist Josh Farro made homophobic comments that compared homosexuality to pedophilia. not josh […]
Neil Young's Older Brother Releases First-Ever Song at Age 78
Apparently, music is in the Young family’s genes. Neil Young’s older brother Bob dropped his first-ever single, “Hey America” with the Peterboroughs, at the age of 78. (Neil is four years, er, younger.) The tune, out on Shakey Pictures Records, features Neil Young on harmonica. “The filming of ‘Hey America’ was done in the Covid 19 […]
Foo Fighters Brew a 'Fresh Pot' of Fun in Caffeinated Commercial Spoof
In a spoof that mimics commercials for nebulous drugs that treat unnamed issues, Dave Grohl reflects on a decade-old coffee addiction used to impair “solid bowel movements” leave him with “noxious coffee breath.” In his (excellent) version of a serious/sad TV voiceover, Grohl laments, “I found myself doing anything for the fix. My roast grew […]
Tom Morello to Release New EP 'Comandante' This Week
Tom Morello has been making the most of his time in quarantine. Despite Rage Against the Machine’s ballyhooed reunion tour being postponed, Morello has remained active, whether he’s releasing a new book, endorsing 10-year-old phenom Nandi Bushell, or teaming up for a new song titled “Stand Up.“ Today, Morello announced that he’s releasing a new five-song […]
Watch the Trailer for New David Bowie Film Stardust | SPIN
The “Starman” will take flight again in the Ziggy Stardust origin picture Stardust, which stars Johnny Flynn as David Bowie and podcaster/actor Marc Maron as his publicist. A trailer came out today (Oct. 28) and the film hits theatres and VOD on Nov. 25. IFC Films, whcih is releasing the movie, offered a summation: “In 1971, […]
Billy Joe Shaver, Outlaw Country Singer, Dies at 81
Billy Joe Shaver, who had solo hits and was known for writing songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” has died at the age of 81. According to SiriusXM, Shaver died of a massive stroke. Born in Corsicana, Texas, on Aug. 16, 1939, Shaver’s catalog featured a number of hits, including “Georgia on a Fast Train,” “Wacko in […]