Glass Animals recently announced their third studio album, Dreamland, along with its title track. Sonically, the songs shared from the upcoming album sound like what you’d expect from the psych-pop band; however, the subject matter is something the band has never tackled before. This is Glass Animals’ first autobiographical album. The album’s premise materialized after drummer […]
Thurston Moore Encourages American Fans to Vote With New Song 'May Daze'
Thurston Moore released a new song today to encourage American voters to vote. “May Daze” is a hazy political track recorded with producer Paul Epworth at the Church in London and his Thurston Moore Group bandmates — former Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe and guitarist James Sedwards. “A soundtrack for our […]
Gorillaz Pay Homage to Tony Allen With New Song 'How Far'
Gorillaz have paid homage to Tony Allen with a new song called “How Far.” The track features the late drummer, as well as English rapper Skepta. “The track was written and recorded with Skepta in London just before lockdown and is being shared immediately as a tribute to the spirit of a great man, Tony Allen,” […]
Metallica Share Reworked Version of 'Blackened'
Lars Ulrich suggested recently that Metallica could record an album while in quarantine — and it looks like he isn’t lying. On Friday, Metallica didn’t exactly share a new song, but they did release a new version of “Blackened” that they cooked up in quarantine In the caption for the clip, Metallica wrote: “Here’s a […]
Rage Against the Machine Postpones Reunion Tour Until June 2021
Rage Against the Machine has postponed their ballyhooed reunion tour until mid-2021. The first leg of their tour, at least through May, had been postponed and now, the whole thing has been pushed. In a post on their social media platforms, the band expressed their concern for their fans and vowed to refund those who […]
Madonna Says She Tested Positive for Antibodies and Is Going to 'Breathe in the COVID-19 Air'
Say this much for Madonna: it seems like quarantine has allowed her to get candid on Instagram. Like, extremely candid. In a new video posted on the platform titled Quarantine Diary #14, the Material Girl had another revelation: she claims to have tested positive for the COVID-19 antibodies. “I took a test the other day, and I […]
Nuthin' But a Grinch Thang: Watch Dr Seuss Meet Dr Dre
While in quarantine, parents are doing almost anything to keep their kids occupied — within reason of course. Now, a Wisconsin man has taken learning to the next level — or next episode. Milwaukee-based actor Wes Tank has been sharing videos that blends the two great doctors: Dr. Dre and Dr. Seuss. Using Dre’s beats, […]
Sleater-Kinney’s 'All Hands on the Bad One' Turns 20
Believe it or not, there was a time when people were sick of Prince. Sometime after 1991’s “Cream,” the record-buying public — increasingly rap-oriented radio — and his label agreed ‘enough, already,’ and even his reviews suffered. (Prince, being Prince, responded by releasing a triple-CD set, 1996’s Emancipation, and that wasn’t even his only 1996 […]
Nick Cave on "Stealing" and How It Can Progress Music
When Nick Cave was asked about Rising Signs’ claim that Grinderman’s “Palaces of Montezuma” sounds very similar to the band’s “Grey Man” and if purely “original music” can actually be written, it sparked Cave’s latest entry in The Red Hand Files. Cave revealed that he did talk to Warren Ellis, who wrote the chords and […]
David Byrne Debuts 'Now Anything Is Possible'
Reasons to be Cheerful, the online magazine founded by David Byrne, has just dropped a new reported series “about changes that have long seemed out of reach, but now, amid the coronavirus outbreak, are happening fast — and how we can make them stick.” And it is called “Now Anything is Possible.” From universal basic […]