This weekend, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will induct its 2020 class in a virtual ceremony on HBO. The Hall Of Fame has already announced that the ceremony will feature people like Bruce Springsteen and St. Vincent, and now it’s unveiled some kind of partnership with Amazon Music, which features a bunch of […]
Members Of Strand Of Oaks, Black Mountain, & Thirty Seconds To Mars Form Drone Project Lords Of The Drift, Share Debut Track
Strand Of Oaks leader Tim Showalter is best-known for doing a kind of indie take on heartland rock. But Showalter also likes to get out there. The last Strand Of Oaks record, for instance, was this past June’s benefit EP Ambient For Change, a collection of meditative synth experiments. And now Showalter has gotten together […]
Yard Act – "Peanuts"
Yard Act are a cantankerous new Leeds rock band featuring Ryan Needham of Menace Beach on bass. They claim allegiance to No Wave pioneers like ESG and Liquid Liquid as well as Madchester acts like the Happy Mondays, and they top off that danceable racket with screeds that resemble the Fall’s Mark E. Smith or […]
Malady – "London, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down"
Malady are a new London quartet playing loosely electronic and poppy metropolitan rock music. Released through Nice Swan Records’ ongoing Nice Swan Introduces… series — which has previously big-upped acts such as Sports Team and Pip Blom — their debut single out today would probably slot in real nicely amongst the glossier alternative radio playlists, […]
“Dancing Baby” From Imisc And J.O.Y Is The EDM Hit Of The Season
When love is unrequited and destroyed, the dance will find its way to heal the soul, and EDM beats from Munich-based producer Imisc featuring one of the most talented R&B artists J.O.Y. will heal your soul. The song filled with J.O.Y.’s super smooth, intimate vocals and Imisc’s groovy beats take you to the world of […]
You Can Now Enjoy The Epic Visuals For Andy Keels’ Debut Single “Dead To Me”
When a song sounds as good as UK-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter Andy Keels’ debut release “Dead To Me”, expecting visuals with matching aesthetics for the music video is obvious. However, Andy released the most gorgeously pleasing visuals we had seen in months. “Dead To Me” is the first taste of Andy’s musical talent and debut EP […]
Big Red Machine – "Wise Up" (Aimee Mann Cover)
For the past month, Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival has been sharing live performances for their For Wisconsin voting initiative. There have been videos from Vernon himself, Arcade Fire, and, just yesterday, Feist. With Election Day finally happening tomorrow (oh god), For Wisconsin is sharing one final performance and it’s a doozy. Big Red Machine […]
Stream Former Walkmen Member Paul Maroon's Debut Solo Release 'Instrumental Music'
Ever since the Walkmen went on indefinite hiatus seven years ago, each member of the band has stayed busy with new endeavors. Hamilton Leithauser has released a handful of solo albums, as has his cousin Walt Martin. Martin’s solo work has run the gamut from children’s albums to more memoir-oriented material; he’s also teamed up […]
Watch Busta Rhymes & Anderson .Paak Perform “YUUUU” On Fallon
Rap legend Busta Rhymes released his new album Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God, a sequel of sorts to his 1998 album E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front, yesterday. And today, he went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform early single “YUUUU” with Anderson .Paak. Watch their performance […]
ANOHNI Shares “I Will Survive” Cover Following “Facebook Debacle,” Implores Artists To Abandon Big Tech
ANOHNI has shared a cover of Gloria Gaynor’s iconic “I Will Survive” along with old live footage of herself from the ’90s and a story about how Facebook and other tech giants are “destroying our lives, our minds, our jobs, our cultures, and our societies’ ability to govern themselves”: In June, Facebook offered me 200,000$ […]