Today, Depeche Mode, synthpop elder gods and inspirers of entire internally warring tribute-band scenes, release their new album Memento Mori. Last night, the group kicked off their massive world tour at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center. Depeche Mode have been on the promotional trail for months, playing late-night shows and whatnot, but this was the first […]
Watch Fever Ray Perform Live For The First Time In Five Years
Earlier in March, Fever Ray (aka Karin Dreijer) released their new album (our Album Of The Week, in fact): Radical Romantics. Now, they are currently on tour in Europe; in May, the There’s No Place I’d Rather Be Tour will hit the US, starting with New York’s Terminal 5. Tonight, Dreijer played the first date […]
Adidas Splits With Beyoncé’s Underperforming Ivy Park Line
Beyoncé and Adidas are parting ways around Ivy Park, the singer’s athleisure brand originally launched via TopShop in 2016. Adidas and Beyoncé first teamed up in 2018 to relaunch Ivy Park, but, according to the Hollywood Reporter, the split was mutual and due to “creative differences.” Beyoncé is excited to “reclaim her brand, chart her […]
Superbloom – “Head First”
The Brooklyn grunge band Superbloom have a new EP on the way, but it sure feels like an LP. Life’s A Blur, the follow-up to the group’s 2021 debut album Pollen, comprises 11 tracks, including last year’s single “Daisy.” How is that not a full-length? Two of the tracks are “Intro” and “Outro,” but still. […]
Neil Young, Responding To The Cure Ticketmaster Fiasco, Says Touring Is Broken
The Cure’s Robert Smith has been the latest star musician raising the alarm about Ticketmaster and the deeply dysfunctional system related to the sale and purchase of concert tickets in America. And although Smith got Ticketmaster to issue small refunds to Cure fans in light of their “unduly high” fees, it seems like Congress will […]
Cameron Crowe Will Direct A Joni Mitchell Movie They’ve Been Working On In Secret
Cameron Crowe will direct a new Joni Mitchell movie he’s been developing with Mitchell in secret over the past two years. As Above The Line reports, the film is neither a traditional biopic nor a documentary but something more like autobiography. Crowe, who interviewed Mitchell for Rolling Stone back in 1979 and has maintained a […]
Hazel English – “Slide” (Goo Goo Dolls Cover)
Last year, the Australian musician Hazel English — who is now based in California — released a new EP, Summer Nights, produced with her longtime collaborator Jackson Phillips, aka Day Wave. Today, she’s back with her first new single since then, and it’s a cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ 1998 alt-rock hit “Slide.” Check it […]
Henry Rollins Won’t Perform In A Band Again But Has Put His Life Savings Into A Project Launching Next Year In Nashville
It might not come as a huge surprise, but Henry Rollins has no plans to perform music live again any time soon. Outside of a couple stray appearances at friend’s shows, he hasn’t performed as part of a band on stage in 17 years. He is, however, currently on an extensive spoken word tour, and […]
FLO – “Fly Girl” (Feat. Missy Elliott)
The London trio FLO have been on the rise for the last few years, making music that’s a throwback to the R&B girl groups that were ever-present at the turn of the millennium. Today, they’re back with a new single, “Fly Girl,” which sees them teaming up with Missy Elliott, who contributes a verse to […]
Band To Watch: Softcult
Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn are sitting on the floor of their hotel. The Canada-born twin siblings, who lead the post-punk/dream-pop/shoegaze project Softcult, are in a sleepy state of post-show bliss, having played a date last night the End — a venue on Nashville’s famed “Rock Block.” Today is a day off before heading to Memphis, […]