In June, Tom Petty’s estate announced that the long-awaited Wildflowers box set would finally see the light of day. They shared an unreleased demo of “You Don’t Know How It Feels” from it, and now there’s more. On Wednesday (Aug. 5), the estate released “There Goes Angela (Dream Away),” another home recording from the collection. But […]
New Order to Release 'Power, Corruption & Lies' Box Set With Previously Unreleased Songs
New Order were supposed to hit the road with fellow alternative dance-pop pioneers Pet Shop Boys this year. We know how that turned out. Instead, we’re getting something else from the band: a box set of perhaps their greatest album: Power, Corruption & Lies. Titled Power, Corruption & Lies: Definitive Edition, the collection will include the first […]
Trent Reznor and Tobacco Join Forces on New Track
Trent Reznor and electronic artist Tobacco have joined forces on a new chopped up, noisy track, “Babysitter.” “’Babysitter’ is like one of those experiments I need to do every once in a while, to see how far I can push it within the constructs of writing a song, without just making noise,” Tobacco, also known […]
Read Nick Cave's Tips on How to Rise Above Writer's Block
Nick Cave detailed his process for overcoming writer’s block in his latest Red Hand Files post. The songwriter — answering the fan question, “What do you do when the lyrics just aren’t coming?” — examined how many musicians misdiagnose their own slow pace as a blanket lack of inspiration. “In my experience, lyrics are almost […]
Watch Ben Gibbard Cover John Fogerty's 'Centerfield' Before Mariners Opening Day
If you know anything about Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard beyond his music, you know that he’s a diehard Seattle Mariners fan. If you don’t, then have a look at how he thinks the team will do this season in our 2020 MLB preview. What does that have to do with anything? Well, Gibbard participated […]
Hear Members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Deradoorian, Interpol Cover Black Sabbath
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Angel Deradoorian, Interpol’s Brad Truax, Greg Fox, and Mick Barr have announced their first single as Black Sabbath cover band BSCBR. The quintet’s Master of Rehearsal seven-inch single, out September 4 via Famous Class Records, features “Sweet Leaf” and “Fairies Wear Boots.” All proceeds from the digital release will benefit Black […]
Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins Taps Ben Gibbard, Tegan Quin for New Podcast
Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins will discuss the intricacies of songwriting with Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Tegan and Sara’s Tegan Quin, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, and more on his upcoming podcast. The Pass-Through Frequencies series launches with a Hoppus-featured episode on Aug. 6. Adkins detailed his direction for the show in a […]
Kanye West Withdraws Petition to Appear on New Jersey Presidential Ballot
As Kanye West’s presidential campaign slogs on its second month, the rapper-mogul is reportedly having a hard time getting on a state’s presidential ballot. Despite getting enough signatures in Oklahoma, the West campaign had to withdraw its petition to appear on the New Jersey ballot, according to the AP, which saw an email thread between Administrative Law […]
Watch Kesha's New Video for 'Little But of Love'
Kesha is back with a new video for “Little Bit of Love,” which comes from her latest LP, High Road. Known for her off-the-wall and, at times, goofy ideas, Kesha takes us into her dreams where she imagines Mr. Peep$ as a life-size human with a feline face (of course). The dynamic duo explore the […]
Neil Young Sues Trump Campaign for Copyright Infringement
Over a week after writing that he’s “reconsidering” legal action, it looks like Neil Young is suing the Trump campaign. On his Neil Young Archives website on Tuesday morning, Young posted what appears to be a draft of a lawsuit that claims the Trump campaign did not have a proper license to play two of his songs: […]