Clairo loves a good cover, and she has great taste when picking them. Recently, she’s done a couple of Judee Sill classics, contributed to an upcoming Margo Guryan tribute album, and recorded a rendition of Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” for Spotify. She’s on tour right now supporting her new album Charm, and on Sunday […]
The Cure Preview “A Fragile Thing,” Justin Hawkins Loves “Alone” Despite Robert Smith Hating The Darkness
In a few short weeks, the Cure will release their long-anticipated new album Songs Of A Lost World, their first in 16 years. The band has already shared the epic seven-minute opening track “Alone,” which absolutely fucking rules. Last week, they shared a short clip of the new track “Endsong.” Now, they’ve dropped a brief […]
Vampire Weekend Brought Billy Joel Covers And A Piano Man Tribute Band To MSG
Vampire Weekend do a lot of covers. We know this. But they really leveled things up for their hometown shows at Madison Square Garden over the weekend. On Saturday night — following an opening set from the Billy Joel tribute band Turnstiles — Vampire Weekend covered the Piano Man’s epic “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.” […]
Watch Clairo Join Freddie Gibbs & Madlib In LA
Aside from leading his funk group El Michels Affair, Leon Michels is a pretty prolific producer who recently worked on Clairo’s new album Charm. Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, El Michels Affair also opened for Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. The duo brought out Clairo at a show earlier this year to do her […]
The Baseball Project – “Oh Oh Ohtani”
The Baseball Project brings together a veritable all-star team of indie rock veterans: R.E.M. members Peter Buck and Mike Mills, Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows dude Scott McCaughey, the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn, and Linda Pitmon, who plays in Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 and Filthy Friends (Buck’s band with Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney). Their […]
Scarab – “Tetanus” & “Untitled”
The former Year Of The Knife frontman Tyler Mullen now leads the frantic, concussive Philadelphia hardcore band Scarab, which also features members of groups like Simulakra, Seed Of Pain, and Envision. Scarab have reportedly been having crazy live shows for a couple of years, and they’ve released a great demo and an even better EP […]
Tommy Richman Says He’s “Not A Hip Hop Artist,” Sparks Instant Backlash
In response, DJ Hed, the California rap DJ who opened Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert, tweeted, “Glad I got the PSA before I did my radio mix. I now have 2 open slots. What should I play ? (From an artist proud to be Hip-Hop)” He added, “NO ONE is bigger than the culture.” Glad […]
Opening The Gates With Blood Incantation
“We like when metal bands make non-metal records,” Riedl adds. “When I was a teenager getting into extreme, underground, black and death metal, I loved bands like Corrupted, who would do a second disc of entirely ambient music on their two-hour album. Or a band like Ulver, who goes acoustic immediately, and then comes back […]
Garth Brooks Sued For Sexual Assault By His Former Makeup Artist
Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a new lawsuit. According to CNN, the country superstar is being sued by a “Jane Roe” who allegedly worked as his hairstylist and makeup artist. The complaint was filed today (Oct. 3) in California. It claims that Brooks raped her during a work trip […]
Tylan’s “Won’t Get It…” Captures the Heart of Modern R&B
R&B has always been a genre that finds its power in vulnerability and storytelling, and Tylan, the emerging artist from Washington, D.C., is embracing this tradition while carving out a space of his own. With influences like Usher, Brent Faiyaz, and Drake, Tylan blends the emotional depth of classic R&B with contemporary stylings, creating music […]